American Splendor
Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini, 2003
American Splendor
Harvey Pekar, 1976
American Splendor is a movie directed by Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini in 2003 and based on the comic book of the same name by Harvey Pekar, first published in 1976. The movie features Paul Giamatti, Hope Davis, Harvey Pekar, Shari Springer Berman, Earl Billings, James Urbaniak, and others.
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“The comic book is better than the movie”
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Comic Book by Harvey Pekar, Joyce Brabner, Frank Stack
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Storyline
Harvey Pekar is file clerk at the local VA hospital. He regularly scours Cleveland’s thrift stores and garage, savoring the rare joy of a 25-cent find. It is at one of these junk sales that Harvey meets Robert Crumb, a greeting card artist and music enthusiast. When, years later, Crumb finds international success for his underground comics, the idea that comic books can be a valid art form for adults inspires Harvey to write his own brand of comic book.
Movie vs Book
Year
2003
Minutes
101
Movie Rate
7.40
Source: IMDb
Movie
American Splendor
Director: Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini
Country: USA
Year: 2003
Length: 1h41m
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Year
1976
Pages
50
Book Rate
8.32
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Comic Book
American Splendor
Author: Harvey Pekar
Country: USA
First published in: 1976
Length: 50 pages
Genre: Biography
Book series: American Splendor
User polls & recommendations
“In screenplay terms, writing a novel is more like writing a full 22 episode season of a TV series, than it is a movie.”
JEFF LYONS (Screenwriter)
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