An original mix of fiction and reality illuminates the life of comic book hero everyman Harvey Pekar.
This film is a living graphic novel.
FUN FACT: NBC would not lease out the actual Late Show with David Letterman (1993) footage where Harvey Pekar finally lashed out at David Letterman, so the scene had to be recreated with actors.
American Splendor
Director
Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini
Film Rating
R
Cast
Paul Giamatti, Harvey Pekar, Hope Davis, Joyce Brabner, Judah Friedlander, Toby Radloff, James Urbaniak
Year
2003
Run Time
1h 41min