American splendor
(DVD)
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Published
New York, NY : HBO Video, [2004].
Format
DVD
ISBN
9780783123875, 0783123876
Physical Desc
1 DVD (101 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lawson McGhee Library - Feature Films - Media collection | DVD FEATURE AMER | Checked Out |
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Published
New York, NY : HBO Video, [2004].
Language
English
ISBN
9780783123875, 0783123876
UPC
026359203121
Notes
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 2003.
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
Special features: group audio commentary with directors and cast ; "My movie year" 6 page comic insert that appeared in "Entertainment Weekly"; and DVD ROM features including screen saver.
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
Rated R; for language.
System Details
DVD; NTSC (Region 1) ; Dolby Digital.
Language
Closed-captioned.
Awards
Sundance Film Festival (2003): Grand Jury Prize ; Cannes Film Festival (2003): Film Festival International Critics Award.
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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., Pekar, H., & Brabner, J. (2004). American splendor . HBO Video.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ted. Hope et al.. 2004. American Splendor. HBO Video.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ted. Hope et al.. American Splendor HBO Video, 2004.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Hope, Ted., et al. American Splendor HBO Video, 2004.
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