American Splendor：Full Cast & Crew

Directed by

Shari Springer Berman
: Robert Pulcini

Writing Credits

Harvey Pekar
(comic book series American Splendor) and: Joyce Brabner
(comic book series Our Cancer Year): Shari Springer Berman
(written by) &: Robert Pulcini
(written by)

Cast

Chris Ambrose
Superman: Joey Krajcar
Batman: Josh Hutcherson
Robin: Cameron Carter
Green Lantern: Daniel Tay
Young Harvey: Mary Faktor
Housewife: Paul Giamatti
Harvey Pekar: Harvey Pekar
Real Harvey: Shari Springer Berman
Interviewer: Larry John Meyers
Throat Doctor: Vivienne Benesch
Lana: Barbara Brown
Nurse: Earl Billings
Mr. Boats: Danny Hoch
Marty: James Urbaniak
Robert Crumb: Eli Ganias
Pahls: Sylvia Kauders
Old Jewish Lady: Rebecca Borger
Cashier: Nick Baxter
Mattress Guy #1: Allen Branstein
Mattress Guy #2: Dick Prochaska
WW II Patient: Charles Eduardos
Doctor: Judah Friedlander
Toby Radloff: Robert Pulcini
Bob The Director: Toby Radloff
Real Toby: Bianca Santos
Counter Girl: Maggie Moore
Alice Quinn: Hope Davis
Joyce Brabner: Mike Rad
Rand: Amy K. Harmon
Cheery Waitress: Joyce Brabner
Real Joyce: Donal Logue
Stage Actor Harvey: Molly Shannon
Stage Actor Joyce: Eytan Mirsky
Guitarist: Rob Grader
Stage Manager: Terrence Sullivan
Letterman Regular: Ebon Moss-Bachrach
MTV Director: Patrick Lafferty
Yuppie: Jesse Perez
Miguel: Jeff Peters
Talk Show Host: Ola Creston
PA #1: Robert J. Williams
Cancer Doctor: James McCaffrey
Fred: Madylin Sweeten
Danielle: Danielle Batone
Real Danielle: Jason Stevens
Letterman Regular Voice: Todd Cummings
Talk Show Host Voice: Rae Sunshine Lee
Cashier: Marcus Wynnycky
Comic Book Fan

Produced by

Declan Baldwin
line producer: New York: Ted Hope
producer: Julia King
associate producer: Christine K. Walker
line producer (as Christine Kunewa Walker)

Music by

Mark Suozzo

Cinematography by

Terry Stacey
director of photography

Editing by

Robert Pulcini

Casting By

Ann Goulder

Production Design by

ThÃ©rÃ¨se DePrez
(as ThÃ©rÃ¨se Deprez)

Art Direction by

Michael Krantz
(reshoots) (uncredited)

Set Decoration by

Robert DeSue
(as Robert Desue)

Costume Design by

Michael Wilkinson

Makeup Department

Luisa Abel
makeup department head: Deanna
hair department head (as R. Deanna): Deborah Lilly
hair swing (as Deborah R. Lilly) / makeup swing (as Deborah R. Lilly): Kathy Madison
additional hair / additional makeup

Production Management

Janet Fries Eckholm
post-production supervisor: Los Angeles (as Janet Eckholm): Chip Signore
unit production manager: New York: Andy Wheeler
production supervisor: Pamela Winn-Barnett
post-production executive (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Eric Richard Lasko
second second assistant director (as Eric Lasko): Matt G. Sheets
additional second assistant director: Chip Signore
first assistant director: Meryl Stavitz
second assistant director

Art Department

Doug Allen
original artwork: Greg Budgett
original artwork: John Alan Champion
swing gang (as John Champion): Robert Crumb
original artwork (as R. Crumb): Gary Dumm
original artwork: Jack Gardener
swing gang (as Jack Gardner): Jason Gerstein
original artwork: Mindy Harris
property master: Dean Haspiel
original artwork: Matt Hausmann
art department intern: Todd Heckeler
art department intern: Kenneth J. Kellers
leadman (as Kenneth Kellers): Lynn Kramer
props assistant: Donald Leigl
swing gang (as Donald J. Liegl): Dustin Lucien
art department intern: Dean Macur
props assistant: Shaina Malkin
art department intern: Deborah Marsh
art department coordinator: David W. Mooney
swing gang: Beth O'Brien
art department intern: Mike O'Neill
art department intern: Erika Rice
swing gang: Joe Sacco
original artwork: Gerry Shamray
original artwork: Frank Stack
original artwork: Tema L. Staig
assistant to production designer (as Tema Levine): Diana Stoughton
on-set dresser: Matthew T.
art department production assistant: James E. Todd
swing gang: Joe Zabel
original artwork: Mark Zingarelli
original artwork: "Our Movie Year"

Sound Department

Ron Bochar
re-recording mixer: Mick Davies
boom operator (as Michael B. Davies): Chris Fielder
transfer assistant: Albert Gasser
dialogue editor: Ruth Hernandez
first sound assistant: George A. Lara
foley supervisor: Whit Norris
sound mixer: Jay Peck
foley artist: Anne Pope
dialogue editor: Nicholas Renbeck
supervising sound editor: Jeffrey Stern
adr editor (as Jeff Stern): Allan Zaleski
sound effects editor: Alexa Zimmerman
first sound assistant: Rick Ash
re-recording mixer (uncredited): Jamie Baker
adr recordist (uncredited): Glen Marullo
sound mixer (uncredited): Unsun Song
sound recordist (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

John Kuramoto
animator: Twinkle / compositor: Twinkle: Gary Leib
animator: Twinkle / designer: Twinkle: Alex Luis Castex-Porter
digital compositor (uncredited): Patrick Clancey
digital opticals (uncredited): John R. Ellis
digital cleanup artist (uncredited): Steven J. Scott
digital intermediate colorist: EFilm (uncredited): Michael J. Williams
digital opticals: Heavy Light Digital (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Ian Axilrod
camera loader: Ian Carmody
camera intern / stills photographer: credit sequence stills: Oliver Cary
first assistant camera: Joe Cassano
dolly grip: "a" camera: John Clifford
stills photographer: Chuck Cocita
additional electric: Kiely Cronin
camera operator: "b" camera (as W. Kiely Cronin) / second assistant camera (as W. Kiely Cronin): Steve Drellich
camera operator: Alex Esber
camera operator: "b" camera / second assistant camera: Dan Jarrell
key grip: Matthew Jennings
best boy grip (as Matthew E. Jennings): Julie 'Doc' Lindstrom
company electric (as Julie Ann 'Doc' Lindstrom): Alex Mangen
camera loader: Joseph L. McDermott
additional grip: George McDougal
additional electric (as George McDougall): Frank McKeon
additional electric: Pat Meehan
24 frame playback: Jonathan Meyer
additional grip: Keith Nickoson
company grip: Lester Parker
company electric: Steve Ramsey
gaffer (as Steven Ramsey): Christy Taddeo
additional electric: Michael F. Taylor
additional grip: John Turk
additional electric: Adam N. White
additional grip (as Adam White): Russell Wulff
best boy electric (as Russell O. Wulff): Jack Yager
company grip: Ron Zabarsky
additional electrician (as Ronald Zabarsky): Rebecca Venezia
assistant camera: New York (uncredited)

Casting Department

Elizabeth Baird
principals casting assistant (as Liz Baird): Sarah Katherine Christie
casting assistant: Kendall Embrescia
extras casting assistant: Marcy Ronen
extras casting: Cleveland

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Kim Andrews
costume assistant (as Kimberly Andrews): Robin K Fields
key costumer (as Robin K. Fields): Murshel Lewis
costume supervisor (as Murshel C. Lewis): Sarah Silver
wardrobe intern: Adrienne Brown
wardrobe production assistant (uncredited): Ashley Harrington
wardrobe production assistant (uncredited)

Editorial Department

Alfredo Frasson
color timer: Mitchell Gutman
post-production intern: Linus Hume
post-production coordinator: Julia King
post-production supervisor: Catherine Rankin
negative cutter: Tim Streeto
additional editor: Alex Luis Castex-Porter
digital intermediate transfer to 35mm (uncredited): Mila Patriki
colorist: dailies (uncredited): Andrew Seklir
assistant editor (uncredited)

Location Management

Jeremy Bailey
assistant location manager: Joe Cortese
location production assistant: Michael Rochford
location manager (as Michael M. Rochford): Becky Woodward
additional location production assistant

Music Department

Sanford Allen
featured musician: violin solo/concertmaster: John Beal
featured musician: bass: Linda Cohen
music supervisor: Dave Douglas
featured musician: trumpet: Butch Jones
additional music recordist: Back Pocket Recording Studios: Evyen Klean
music consultant: Bob Malach
featured musician: tenor sax: Josh Rosenblum
additional conductor: Derek Smith
featured musician: piano, organ, celeste: Ted Spencer
music recordist-mixer: Dale Stuckenbruck
featured musician: musical saw: Mark Suozzo
conductor / music producer / orchestrator: Ronnie Zito
featured musician: drums: Jamie Baker
music recordist (uncredited): Clair Marlo
composer additional music (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Michael Taylor
script supervisor

Transportation Department

Wayne Conway
transportation captain: Cheryl Dennis
driver: Tom McCue
transportation coordinator (as Thomas Titus McCue): Russ A. Minerd
driver: Larry Spencer
additional driver: Roman Wlaszyn
picture car wrangler (as Roman A. Wlaszyn): Andy Bethke
driver (uncredited)

Additional Crew

William Ball
additional craft assistant: Andy Bethke
set production assistant: Chad Bronson
set production assistant: Brian Cantaldi
bookkeeper: Alison Cohen
production counsel: Epstein, Levinsohn, Bodine, Hurwitz & Weinstein: Paula D Collins
craft service assistant (as Paula Collins): Rob Fegen
production administrative supervisor (as Robert Fegen): Janell Fletcher
facility manager: Avid: Jennifer Zolten Freed
post-production accountant (as Jennifer Freed): Jason Gerstein
office production assistant: Elisabeth Giglio
office manager: C 5: Lamia Guellati
assistant: Ted Hope: Jason Cooper Hall
assistant: Christine Walker: Virginia M. Herdman
craft service: Derrick Kardos
clearance assistant: Billy Lalor
clearance assistant: Robert Langhorst
assistant chef: Premiere Caterers: David Lemoyne
additional set production assistant (as David Lemoyne Jones): Sara Lieberth
craft service: Eric Muss-Barnes
production assistant: cast: Ginny Nugent
production executive: Jen O'Neal
additional production secretary: Chris Petro II
production assistant: cast: Ryan Polack
set production assistant: Amanda L. Preputnik
additional set production assistant: Elizabeth Rohrbaugh
set production assistant: Michael Santeramo
chef: Premiere Caterers: Melinka Thompson-Godoy
production executive: Good Machine: Lesley Ward
production secretary (as Lesley Ward-Zickefoose): Devon Zeigler
set production assistant: Brian Dickson
production assistant (uncredited): Jason Cooper Hall
assistant to cast (uncredited): Kelly Lofstrom
contract administrator (uncredited): Charles Moore
production assistant (uncredited): Rebecca Thornell
clearance (uncredited): Daniel Villagomez
credits administrator (uncredited): Andy Wheeler
production accountant (uncredited)

Thanks

Norman Barr
special thanks: The Detroit Theatre: Jude Brennan
special thanks: Paul Brennan
special thanks (as Paul Brennan Esq.): Bernt Amadeus Capra
the producers would like to thank (as Bernt Capra): Chris Carmody
special thanks: Debra Greico
special thanks: Wayne Alan Harold
special thanks (as Wayne Harold): Robert Katz
special thanks: Walt Kelly
acknowledgment: the filmmakers acknowledge the creative work of: Anne Kuenzel
special thanks: Lakewood Hospital: Matthew D. Loeb
special thanks (as Matt Loeb): Lewis Payton
special thanks: Carla Raij
special thanks: Alicia Sams
special thanks: Adam Shulman
special thanks: Mary Jane Skalski
special thanks: Pam Smith
special thanks: Jim Stark
the producers would like to thank: Vince Waldron
the producers would like to thank