American Splendor
Ordinary life is pretty complex stuff
2003 | 101m | English
Popularity: 12 (history)
| Director: | Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini |
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| Writer: | Joyce Brabner, Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini, Harvey Pekar |
| Staring: |
| An original mix of fiction and reality illuminates the life of comic book hero everyman Harvey Pekar. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 15, 2003 |
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| Director: | Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini |
| Writer: | Joyce Brabner, Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini, Harvey Pekar |
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama |
| Keywords | biography, based on comic, v.a. hospital, junk sale, jellybean, greeting card, file clerk, garage sale, comic book art, neurotic, woman director, cleveland, ohio |
| Production Companies | HBO Films, Good Machine |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $6,003,587
Budget: $2,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 02, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Paul Giamatti | Harvey Pekar |
| Hope Davis | Joyce Brabner |
| Judah Friedlander | Toby Radloff |
| James Urbaniak | Robert Crumb |
| Earl Billings | Mr. Boats |
| James McCaffrey | Fred |
| Maggie Moore | Alice Quinn |
| Vivienne Benesch | Lana |
| Daniel Tay | Young Harvey |
| Harvey Pekar | Real Harvey |
| Donal Logue | Stage Actor Harvey |
| Josh Hutcherson | Robin |
| Joyce Brabner | Joyce Brabner |
| Molly Shannon | Stage Actor Joyce |
| Toby Radloff | Toby Radloff |
| Eytan Mirsky | Guitarist |
| Joey Krajcar | Batman |
| Chris Ambrose | Superman |
| Cameron Carter | Green Lantern |
| Mary Faktor | Housewife |
| Madylin Sweeten | Danielle |
| Ebon Moss-Bachrach | MTV Director |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Thérèse DePrez | Production Design |
| Terry Stacey | Director of Photography |
| Robert DeSue | Set Decoration |
| Joyce Brabner | Novel |
| Ann Goulder | Casting |
| Shari Springer Berman | Writer, Director |
| Robert Pulcini | Writer, Director, Editor |
| Michael Wilkinson | Costume Design |
| Mark Suozzo | Original Music Composer |
| Harvey Pekar | Novel |
| Name | Title |
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| Organization | Category | Person | |
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| Spirit Awards | Best Picture | N/A | Nominated |
Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 15 | 29 | 8 |
| 2024 | 5 | 14 | 28 | 8 |
| 2024 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 8 |
| 2024 | 7 | 12 | 28 | 7 |
| 2024 | 8 | 15 | 29 | 8 |
| 2024 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 5 |
| 2024 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 5 |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 6 |
| 2024 | 12 | 9 | 24 | 5 |
| 2025 | 1 | 10 | 22 | 6 |
| 2025 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
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