03469cgm a2200721La 4500 39389 20230410123841.0 vd cvaizq 050107s2003 nyu101 e vleng d (OCoLC)ocm79412661 PPT TEU 0783123876 9780783123875 026359203121 92031 HBO Video (OCoLC)79412661 CM DVD 00830 GRAL American Splendor (Motion picture) American splendor [videorecording] / HBO Films in association with Fine Line Features presents a Good Machine production, a film by Shari Springer Berman & Robert Pulcini ; produced by Ted Hope ; written and directed by Robert Pulcini & Shari Springer Berman. New York, NY : Home Box Office, c2003. 1 videodisc (101 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. DVD; Dolby Digital. Closed-captioned. Paul Giamatti, Hope Davis, Judah Friedlander, James Urbaniak, Earl Billings, James McCaffrey, Maggie Moore, Vivienne Benesch. Director of photography, Terry Stacey ; editor, Robert Pulcini ; music, Mark Suozzo ; costume designer, Michael Wilkinson ; production designer, Thâeráese Deprez. 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. MPAA rating: R; for language. 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. 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. Sundance Film Festival (2003): Grand Jury Prize ; Cannes Film Festival (2003): Film Festival International Critics Award. Comic books, strips, etc. Drama. Illustrators United States Drama. Man-woman relationships Drama. Feature films. Comedy films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Hope, Ted. Pulcini, Robert. Berman, Shari Springer. Giamatti, Paul. Davis, Hope, 1967- Friedlander, Judah. Urbaniak, James, 1963- Billings, Earl. McCaffrey, James, 1960- Moore, Maggie. Benesch, Vivienne. Stacey, Terry. Suozzo, Mark. Wilkinson, Michael. DePrez, Thâeráese. Pekar, Harvey. American splendor. Pekar, Harvey. Our cancer year. Brabner, Joyce. Our cancer year. HBO Films. Fine Line Features. Good Machine (Firm) Home Box Office (Firm) lcc dvd C0 DRFGD 67247 67247 0 0 lcc 0 0 BJB BJB CM 2023-04-10 0 CM DVD 00830 00000040053 2018-10-25 00:00:00 1 2018-10-25 dvd