American splendor / 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.

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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 comi...

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Uniform Title:	American splendor (Motion picture)
Corporate Authors:	HBO Films Fine Line Features Good Machine (Firm) HBO Video (Firm) Warner Home Video (Firm)
Other Authors:	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 Suozzo, Mark Pekar, Harvey Brabner, Joyce
Language:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	Closed-captioned.
Published:	New York, NY : Burbank, CA : HBO Video ; Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2004], ©2003.
Series:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:	Comic books, strips, etc. > Drama. Illustrators > United States > Drama. Man-woman relationships > Drama. Films for the hearing impaired. Feature films. Comedy films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre:	Drama. Feature films. Comedy films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Local Note:	MSU: Copy 3 does not include booklet.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (101 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (12 pages : color illustrations ; 12 x 18 cm)
Format:	Video DVD

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500			\|a Includes in container comic strip booklet entitled My movie year by Harvey Pekar.
500			\|a Originally released as a motion picture in 2003.
500			\|a Based on the comic book series "American splendor" by Harvey Pekar and "Our cancer year" by Harvey Pekar and Joyce Brabner.
500			\|a Special features: group audio commentary with directors and cast ; "My movie year" 10 page comic insert that appeared in "Entertainment Weekly"; and DVD ROM features including screen saver.
500			\|a Videorecording.
508			\|a Director of photography, Terry Stacey ; editor, Robert Pulcini ; music, Mark Suozzo ; costume designer, Michael Wilkinson ; production designer, Thérèse Deprez.
511	1		\|a Paul Giamatti, Hope Davis, Judah Friedlander, James Urbaniak, Earl Billings, James McCaffrey, Maggie Moore, Vivienne Benesch.
520			\|a 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.
521	8		\|a Rated R; for language.
538			\|a DVD; Region 1; NTSC; Dolby Digital.
546			\|a Closed-captioned.
586			\|a Sundance Film Festival (2003): Grand Jury Prize ; Cannes Film Festival (2003): Film Festival International Critics Award.
590			\|a MSU: Copy 3 does not include booklet.
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