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Movie profile

American Splendor

Ordinary life is pretty complex stuff

7.2/ 1020031h 41mR

ComedyDrama

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

Directed by Shari Springer Berman

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Behind the frames

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The cast

Faces behind the story

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