American Splendor

Ordinary life is pretty complex stuff

Duration: 101 min

Release date: 2003-08-15

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

Comedy Drama

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as Harvey Pekar

as Joyce Brabner

Judah Friedlander

Judah Friedlander

as Toby Radloff

as Robert Crumb

James McCaffrey

James McCaffrey

Vivienne Benesch

Vivienne Benesch

as Young Harvey

as Stage Actor Harvey

Josh Hutcherson

Josh Hutcherson

as Joyce Brabner

as Stage Actor Joyce

as Toby Radloff

as Green Lantern

Madylin Sweeten

Madylin Sweeten

Ebon Moss-Bachrach

Ebon Moss-Bachrach

as MTV Director

David Letterman

David Letterman

as Self (archive footage)

as Self (archive footage)

Shari Springer Berman

Shari Springer Berman

as Interviewer (voice)

Larry John Meyers

Larry John Meyers

as Throat Doctor

as Old Jewish Lady

as Mattress Guy #1

Allen Branstein

Allen Branstein

as Mattress Guy #2

as WWII Patient

Charles Eduardos

Charles Eduardos

as Bob the Director

as Counter Girl

as Cheery Waitress

as Stage Manager

Terrence Sullivan

Terrence Sullivan

as Letterman Regular

Patrick Lafferty

Patrick Lafferty

as Talk Show Host

Robert J. Williams

Robert J. Williams

as Cancer Doctor

as Letterman Regular (voice)

as Talk Show Host (voice)

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Shari Springer Berman

Shari Springer Berman

Shari Springer Berman

Shari Springer Berman

Original Music Composer

Director of Photography

Michael Wilkinson

Michael Wilkinson

Thérèse DePrez

Production Design

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