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American Splendor (2003)
Ordinary life is pretty complex stuff.Director: Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini
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Commentaries:Audio commentary by directors Shari Springer-Berman & Robert Pulcini, cast Paul Giamatti, Joyce Brabner, Toby Radloff and Harvey Pekar
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Extras:5 “Behind the Scenes segments”
- Paul and Hope (1:17)
- Blue Screen (0:58)
- Genuine Nerd (1:02)
- Crumb (0:57)
- Title Sequence (0:49)
"Road to Splendor: The Real Harvey Pekar in Cannes" featurette (3:47)
SBS Movie Show interview with the directors (9:59)
Trailer 2:13
Bonus Trailers
- "Together" (1:54)
- "Lost in La Mancha" (1:33)
- "Amandla!" (1:42)
- "Leunig Animated" (0:48)
- "Owning Mahowny" (1:59)
- "Tais Toi" (1:54)
DVD-ROM
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Subtitles:No
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
English Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:The package mistakenly states the 2.0 track as Japanese and the disc including English subtitles.
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Commentaries:Audio commentary by directors Shari Springer-Berman & Robert Pulcini, cast Paul Giamatti, Joyce Brabner, Toby Radloff & Harvey Pekar
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Extras:"Road to Splendor" featurette (5:27)
"American Splendor" song performed by Eytan Mirsky (audio only) (2:32)
Theatrical trailer (2:19)
HBO original films promo (1:53)
DVD-ROM content:
- Cast & crew bios
- 3 still galleries
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Subtitles:English, French, Spanish
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:12-page "My Movie Year" comic book insert
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Easter eggs:1 - On the special features menu, highlight the speaker on the fast food drive-up menu, to access a short clip about the real Toby.
2 - From the Main Menu, go into the Chapters. Now go to the Main Menu option and press down to highlight the American Splendor frame next to Chapter 1. Select it to see a 47-second clip about the title sequence.
3 - Now, in the Chapters screen, go to the last page. Move to the Main Menu option and press right to highlight some of the empty space. Select it to see a 1:15 segment featuring Hope Davis in her role of Joyce Brabner on the vasectomy scene.
4 - Press up, while on the Play Movie option, you will highlight the item next to the coffee. Select it to see the DVD production credits.
5 - Go into the Downloads section. Select Specifications. Now press up to highlight the design on the cup. Select it to see a segment that is almost a minute about Harvey and his relationship with Bob Crumb. -
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Commentaries:Audio commentary by directors Shari Springer-Berman & Robert Pulcini, cast Paul Giamatti, Joyce Brabner, Toby Radloff and Harvey Pekar
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Extras:5 “Behind the Scenes segments”:
- Paul & Hope (1:15)
- Genuine Nerd (1:01)
- Robert Crumb (0:55)
- Blue Screen (0:56)
- Title Sequence (0:47)
"Road to Splendor" featurette (3:46)
Production Notes (7 pages)
German Theatrical Trailer (2:17)
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Subtitles:German
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
German DTS 5.1
German Dolby Digital 5.1 -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Initial pressings include a 24-page comic.
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Commentaries:Audio commentary by directors Shari Springer-Berman & Robert Pulcini, cast Paul Giamatti, Joyce Brabner, Toby Radloff and Harvey Pekar
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Extras:Production Notes
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Subtitles:Dutch and French
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
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Case type:Keep Case
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Easter eggs:1 - On the "Special Features" menu, highlight the speaker inbetween "Play Movie" and "Main Menu" to get some subtitles.
2 - On the "Special Features" menu, highlight "trailer" and go right to hihlight a box of candies. They give you the "Genuine Nerd" featurette.
3 - On the "Special Features" menu, highlight "trailer" and press down to highlight the donut. This gives you a featurette on the title sequence. -
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Commentaries:Audio commentary by directors Shari Springer-Berman & Robert Pulcini, cast Paul Giamatti, Joyce Brabner, Toby Radloff and Harvey Pekar
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Extras:"Road to Splendor" featurette (3:46)
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Subtitles:Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
English Dolby Digital 2.0 surround -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:The commentary has optional Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish subtitles while the featurette has no subtitles.
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Extras:Start-up Trailers:
- "Elephant" (1:54)
- "Song for a Raggy Boy" (2:17)
- "Blind Flight" (1:50)
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Subtitles:No
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:No Amazon page available. This is likely the budget rental release, although the case does not state it is a rental version.
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Commentaries:Audio commentary by directors Shari Springer-Berman & Robert Pulcini, cast Paul Giamatti, Joyce Brabner, Toby Radloff & Harvey Pekar
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Extras:5 “Behind the Scenes segments”:
- Paul & Hope
- Genuine Nerd
- Robert Crumb
- Blue Screen
- Title Sequence
"Road to Splendor" featurette
Harvey meets BBC collective: Interview with HP
Bonus trailers: “Elephant”, “Roger Dodger”, “Animal Factory”, “Amores Perros” and “Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer” -
Subtitles:No
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
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Case type:Keep Case
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OVERALL: R0
The Australian release for the additional extras.
This has also been released in:
- Belgium by Lumiere
- Brazil by Warner
- France by Warner
- Japan by Amuse Soft
- Portugal by Atalanta Filmes
- Spain by Manga Films
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CUTS:
- R0 Australia- Madman Entertainment - No cuts (97:01 PAL).
- R1 America- HBO Home Video - No cuts (101:03 NTSC).
- R2 Germany- Splendid Film - No cuts (95:54 PAL).
- R2 Holland- Video/Film Express - No cuts.
- R2 Scandinavia- Scanbox Entertainment - No cuts (97:09 PAL).
- R2 United Kingdom- High Fliers Video Distribution - No cuts (96:59 PAL).
- R2 United Kingdom- Optimum Releasing - No cuts.
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Comparison added by Noor_Razzak on 08/02/04
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 14/09/19UPDATE LOG:
09/05/15: Major clean-up and added ASINs. Added German and UK (High Fliers) releases. Noted further releases.
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16/05/19: Updated US, Australia.
14/09/19: Added Scandinavia.
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