---
title: 'American Splendor (2003)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Shari Springer Berman'
released: '2003-01-20'
runtime_minutes: 96
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/american-splendor-2003'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0305206/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# American Splendor (2003)

2003 · 96 min · Drama, Comedy, History · United States


## Synopsis

American Splendor is a 2003 American biographical comedy drama film written and directed by Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini. The film, which chronicles the life of comic book writer Harvey Pekar, is a hybrid production featuring live actors, documentary, and animation. It is based on the 1976–2008 comic book series of the same name written by Pekar and the 1994 graphic novel Our Cancer Year written by Pekar and Joyce Brabner. The film stars Paul Giamatti as Pekar and Hope Davis as Brabner. It also features appearances from Pekar and Brabner themselves, who discuss their lives, the comic books, and how it feels to be depicted onscreen by actors.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Shari Springer Berman](https://cinepixo.com/people/shari-springer-berman), [Robert Pulcini](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-pulcini)
- **Screenplay:** [Shari Springer Berman](https://cinepixo.com/people/shari-springer-berman), [Robert Pulcini](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-pulcini)
- **Editor:** [Robert Pulcini](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-pulcini)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Basil Poledouris](https://cinepixo.com/people/basil-poledouris)
- **Producer:** [Ted Hope](https://cinepixo.com/people/ted-hope)
- **Director of Photography:** [Terry Stacey](https://cinepixo.com/people/terry-stacey)

## Cast

- [Paul Giamatti](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-giamatti)
- [Molly Shannon](https://cinepixo.com/people/molly-shannon)
- [Harvey Pekar](https://cinepixo.com/people/harvey-pekar)
- [James Urbaniak](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-urbaniak)
- [Donal Logue](https://cinepixo.com/people/donal-logue)
- [Hope Davis](https://cinepixo.com/people/hope-davis)
- [Katrina Bowden](https://cinepixo.com/people/katrina-bowden)
- [Judah Friedlander](https://cinepixo.com/people/judah-friedlander)

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Official site: http://www.americansplendormovie.com
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/american-splendor-2003
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