American Splendor

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R

71%

American Splendor

Ordinary life is pretty complex stuff

ComedyDrama

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

Aug 15, 2003101 minReleasedEN

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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

Molly Shannon

Molly Shannon

Stage Actor Joyce

Toby Radloff

Toby Radloff

Toby Radloff

Madylin Sweeten

Madylin Sweeten

Danielle

Ebon Moss-Bachrach

Ebon Moss-Bachrach

MTV Director

David Letterman

David Letterman

Self (archive footage)

Kurt Loder

Kurt Loder

Self (archive footage)

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