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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Bibliographic Details
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