American splendor
(DVD)
Contributors
Hope, Ted, producer.
Pulcini, Robert, screenwriter,
Berman, Shari Springer, screenwriter,
Giamatti, Paul, actor.
Davis, Hope, 1967- actor.
Pulcini, Robert, screenwriter,
Berman, Shari Springer, screenwriter,
Giamatti, Paul, actor.
Davis, Hope, 1967- actor.
Status
Popular Media - 3rd Floor
PN1997 .A3434 2004
2 available
PN1997 .A3434 2004
2 available
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Popular Media - 3rd Floor | PN1997 .A3434 2004 | On Shelf |
| Popular Media - 3rd Floor | PN1997 .A3434 2004 | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
OCLC Fast Subjects
Biographical films.
Comedy films.
Comic books, strips, etc.
Drama.
Feature films.
Illustrators.
Man-woman relationships.
Pekar, Harvey. -- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJxMhwgYbQR8wccxRrFh73
United States. -- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Comedy films.
Comic books, strips, etc.
Drama.
Feature films.
Illustrators.
Man-woman relationships.
Pekar, Harvey. -- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJxMhwgYbQR8wccxRrFh73
United States. -- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
More Details
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (101 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
026359203121, 026359232022, 026359232121
Notes
General Note
Based on the comic book series "American splendor" by Harvey Pekar and "Our cancer year" by Harvey Pekar and Joyce Brabner.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 2003.
General Note
Special features: audio commentary with directors and cast featurette: Sundance Channel's "Anatomy of a scene"; music only track: "American splendor song"; special "My movie year" 6 page comic insert that appeared in "Entertainment Weekly"; DVD-ROM features including screen saver; Easter eggs; original theatrical trailer.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Terry Stacey ; editor, Robert Pulcini ; music, Mark Suozzo ; costume designer, Michael Wilkinson ; production designer, Thérèse Deprez.
Participants/Performers
Paul Giamatti, Hope Davis, Judah Friedlander, James Urbaniak, Earl Billings, James McCaffrey, Maggie Moore, Vivienne Benesch.
Description
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.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: R; for language.
System Details
DVD, NTSC, region 1; Dolby digital 5.1 or 2.0.
Language
In English with optional subtitles in English, French or Spanish; closed-captioned.
Awards
Sundance Film Festival (2003): Grand Jury Prize ; Cannes Film Festival (2003): Film Festival International Critics Award.
Local note
SACFinal081324
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Hope, T., Pulcini, R., Berman, S. S., Giamatti, P., Davis, H., Friedlander, J., Urbaniak, J., Billings, E., McCaffrey, J., Moore, M., Benesch, V., Stacey, T., Suozzo, M., Wilkinson, M. 1., DePrez, T., Pekar, H., & Brabner, J. (2003). American splendor . HBO Video.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ted, Hope et al.. 2003. American Splendor. New York, NY: HBO Video.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ted, Hope et al.. American Splendor New York, NY: HBO Video, 2003.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Hope, T., Pulcini, R., Berman, S. S., Giamatti, P., Davis, H., Friedlander, J. and Urbaniak, J. et al (2003). American splendor. New York, NY: HBO Video.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Hope, Ted,, et al. American Splendor HBO Video, 2003.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
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