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American Splendor is a 2003 American biographical comedy-drama film about Harvey Pekar, the author of the American Splendor comic book series. The film is also in part an adaptation of the comics, which dramatize Pekar's life. The film was written and directed by documentarians Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini, who share writing credit with Pekar and his wife, Joyce Brabner. The film stars Paul Giamatti as Pekar and Hope Davis as Brabner.... More

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Jan 20, 2003

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R (USA)

Runtime:

1 h 40 min

Produced by:

Ted Hope

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Directed by

Shari Springer Berman

Shari Springer Berman is an actor, film director, producer and screenwriter.

Robert Pulcini

Robert Pulcini is an actor, film director, producer, editor and screenwriter.

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Ordinary life is pretty complex stuff.

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Cinematography:

Terry Stacey

Edited by:

Robert Pulcini

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Film release region	Release Date	Film release distribution medium
	2003
	Feb 3, 2004	DVD
United States of America	Sep 12, 2003	Theatrical

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Other crew:

Crewmember	Film crew role
Luisa Abel	Makeup Department Head
Deanna	Hair Department Head
Deborah Lilly	Hair Swing
Deborah Lilly	Makeup Swing
Kathy Madison	Additional Hair
Kathy Madison	Additional Makeup
Ron Bochar	Re-recording mixer
Allan Zaleski	Sound Effects Editor
Whit Norris	Production Sound Mixer
Nicholas Renbeck	Supervising Sound Editor

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Music by:

Mark Suozzo

Runtime:

1 h 40 min
1 h 41 min

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English Language

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United States of America

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Currency	Amount
US$	2,000,000

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35 mm film

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American Splendor

American Splendor is a series of autobiographical comic books written by the late Harvey Pekar and drawn by a variety of artists. The first issue was published in 1976 and the most recent in September 2008, with publication occurring at irregular intervals. Publishers have been, at various times,...

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Cleveland

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Award Nominations:

Year	Award	Award Nominee	Notes/Description
2003	Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay	Shari Springer Berman Robert Pulcini
2004	Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress - Film	Hope Davis	role: Joyce Brabner
2004	Satellite Award for Best Film – Musical or Comedy	Fine Line Features
2004	Satellite Award for Best Director	Robert Pulcini Shari Springer Berman
2004	Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy	Paul Giamatti	Role: Harvey Pekar
2004	Independent Spirit Award for Best Director	Shari Springer Berman Robert Pulcini
2004	Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead	Paul Giamatti
2004	Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male	Judah Friedlander
2004	Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay	Shari Springer Berman Robert Pulcini
2004	Independent Spirit Award for Best Feature	Ted Hope

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Year	Award	Award Winner	Winning work
2003	Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize - U.S. Dramatic	Robert Pulcini Shari Springer Berman
2003	New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress	Hope Davis	The Secret Lives of Dentists
2003	Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Film
2003	National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Picture
2003	National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Screenplay	Shari Springer Berman Robert Pulcini
2004	Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Most Promising Filmmaker	Shari Springer Berman Robert Pulcini
2004	Chlotrudis Award for Best Adapted Screenplay	Shari Springer Berman Robert Pulcini

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Metacritic Top Films	52

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