Ordinary life is pretty complex stuff
An original mix of fiction and reality illuminates the life of comic book hero everyman Harvey Pekar.
ComedyDramacomic bookbiographybased on comicv.a. hospitaljunk salejellybeangreeting cardfile clerkgarage salecomic book artneuroticcomic book artist
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Character
Prestige, contemplative, character-led and intimate.
- unpretentiousprestige
- contemplativerelentless
- character-ledplot-driven
- intimateepic
- sparerichly built
Who loves it, who doesn't
18 profiled raters. Loved most by The Prestige Hunters; disliked most by The Formalists.
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Cast
- Paul GiamattiHarvey Pekar
- Hope DavisJoyce Brabner
- Judah FriedlanderToby Radloff
- James UrbaniakRobert Crumb
- Earl BillingsMr. Boats
- James McCaffreyFred
- Maggie MooreAlice Quinn
- Vivienne BeneschLana
- Daniel TayYoung Harvey
- Harvey PekarReal Harvey
Crew
- Shari Springer BermanDirector
- Robert PulciniDirector
- Shari Springer BermanWriter
- Robert PulciniWriter
- Harvey PekarNovel
- Joyce BrabnerNovel
- Terry StaceyDirector of Photography
- Mark SuozzoOriginal Music Composer
- Robert PulciniEditor
- Ted HopeProducer
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