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American Splendor DVD

R (Restricted) :: HBO Video :: Released: 2004-02-03

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American Splendor Summary Array

Based On The Life And Work Of Underground Comic Book Writer Harvey Pekar- A Prickly Poet Of The Mundane Who Knows That All The Strategizing In The World Can't Save A Guy From Picking The Wrong Supermarket Checkout Line.

One of the most acclaimed films of 2003, American Splendor is also one of the most audaciously creative biographical movies ever made. Blending fact, fiction, and personal perspective from the comic books that inspired it, this marvelous portrait of Harvey Pekar--scowling curmudgeon, brow-beaten everyman, insightful chronicler of his own life, and frustrated file clerk at a Cleveland V.A. hospital--is an inspired amalgam of the media (comic books, TV, and film) that lifted Pekar from obscurity to the status of a pop-cultural icon. As played by Paul Giamatti in a master-stroke of casting, we see Pekar and his understanding wife (played by Hope Davis) as underdogs in a world full of obstacles, yet also infused with subtle hope and (gasp!) heartwarming perseverance. We also see the real Pekar, and this multifaceted commingling of "reel" and "real" turns American Splendor into a uniquely cinematic celebration of Pekar's life and, by extension, the tenacity of an unlikely American hero. --Jeff Shannon

Techincal Details Cast: Paul Giamatti, Harvey Pekar, Chris Ambrose, Joey Krajcar
Director: Shari Springer Berman Array
Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
Rated: R (Restricted)
Running Time: 101 mins
UPC: 766481298335
Binding: DVD
Studio: HBO Video
Release Date: 2004-02-03
Region Code: 1
Specs: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen

Language & Subtitles English (Unknown - Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), English (Original Language - Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround),