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American Splendor

Location	Call Number	Item Status
Peninsula Center DVD Drama	Ame	Due 2-6-2012

Copies Available	0 of 1

Additional Authors	Hope, Ted. Pulcini, Robert. Berman, Shari Springer. Giamatti, Paul, 1967- Davis, Hope, 1967- Friedlander, Judah. Urbaniak, James, 1963- Billings, Earl. McCaffrey, James, 1960- Pekar, Harvey. Brabner, Joyce.
Publication Info	New York, NY : Burbank, CA : HBO Video ; Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2004], c2003.
Year Published	2003
Description	1 videodisc (101 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Notes	Originally released as a motion picture in 2003. Based on the comic book series "American splendor" by Harvey Pekar and "Our cancer year" by Harvey Pekar and Joyce Brabner. Special features: audio commentary with directors and cast featurette: Sundance Channel's "Anatomy of a scene"; music only track: "American splendor song"; special "My movie year" 6 page comic insert that appeared in "Entertainment Weekly"; DVD ROM features including screen saver; Easter eggs; original theatrical trailer. Paul Giamatti, Hope Davis, Judah Friedlander, James Urbaniak, Earl Billings, James McCaffrey, Maggie Moore, Vivienne Benesch. Pekar is a frustrated file clerk working at the local V.A. Hospital. He is also a comic book fan who befriends the young illustrator Robert Crumb and is soon inspired to create comic books based on his own life. Along his bumpy journey he meets, marries and falls in love with Joyce, an admiring comic book seller.
Subject Headings	Comic books, strips, etc. -- Drama. \| Illustrators -- Drama. -- United States \| Man-woman relationships -- Drama. \| Feature films. \| Comedy films. \| Films for the hearing impaired.

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