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American Splendor
American Splendor

American Splendor

Ordinary life is pretty complex stuff

Genres

ComedyDrama

OverView

An original mix of fiction and reality illuminates the life of comic book hero everyman Harvey Pekar.

Others

Budget

$2000000

Revenue

$6003587

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

101 mins

Rating

7.186/10

Release Date

15 August 2003

Country

United States of America

Cast

Paul Giamatti

Paul Giamatti

Harvey Pekar

Hope Davis

Hope Davis

Joyce Brabner

Judah Friedlander

Judah Friedlander

Toby Radloff

James Urbaniak

James Urbaniak

Robert Crumb

Earl Billings

Earl Billings

Mr. Boats

James McCaffrey

James McCaffrey

Fred

Maggie Moore

Maggie Moore

Alice Quinn

Vivienne Benesch

Vivienne Benesch

Lana

Daniel Tay

Daniel Tay

Young Harvey

Harvey Pekar

Harvey Pekar

Real Harvey

Donal Logue

Donal Logue

Stage Actor Harvey

Josh Hutcherson

Josh Hutcherson

Robin

Joyce Brabner

Joyce Brabner

Joyce Brabner

Molly Shannon

Molly Shannon

Stage Actor Joyce

Toby Radloff

Toby Radloff

Toby Radloff

Eytan Mirsky

Eytan Mirsky

Guitarist

Joey Krajcar

Joey Krajcar

Batman

Chris Ambrose

Chris Ambrose

Superman

Cameron Carter

Cameron Carter

Green Lantern

Mary Faktor

Mary Faktor

Housewife

Madylin Sweeten

Madylin Sweeten

Danielle

Ebon Moss-Bachrach

Ebon Moss-Bachrach

MTV Director

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