American Splendor

American Splendor

101 mins | Drama, Comedy | Aug. 15, 2003

An original mix of fiction and reality illuminates the life of comic book hero everyman Harvey Pekar.

American Splendor

101 mins | Drama, Comedy | Aug. 15, 2003

American Splendor
An original mix of fiction and reality illuminates the life of comic book hero everyman Harvey Pekar.
IMDb rating 7.4
Producers Good Machine
Original title American Splendor
Directors Robert Pulcini, Shari Springer Berman
Writers Joyce Brabner, Robert Pulcini, Shari Springer Berman, Harvey Pekar

Cast

Paul Giamatti

as Harvey Pekar

Hope Davis

as Joyce Brabner

Judah Friedlander

as Toby Radloff

James Urbaniak

as Robert Crumb

Earl Billings

as Mr. Boats

James McCaffrey

as Fred

Maggie Moore

as Alice Quinn

Daniel Tay

as Young Harvey

Harvey Pekar

as Real Harvey

Donal Logue

as Stage Actor Harvey

Josh Hutcherson

as Robin

Joyce Brabner

as Herself

Molly Shannon

as Stage Actor Joyce

Toby Radloff

as Himself

Eytan Mirsky

as The Guitarist

Joey Krajcar

as Batman

Chris Ambrose

as Superman

Cameron Carter

as Green Lantern

Mary Faktor

as Housewife

Madylin Sweeten

as Danielle

Ebon Moss-Bachrach

as MTV Director

Rae Sunshine Lee

as Cashier