An original mix of fiction and reality illuminates the life of comic book hero everyman Harvey Pekar.
Cast
Paul Giamatti
Harvey Pekar
Hope Davis
Joyce Brabner
Judah Friedlander
Toby Radloff
James Urbaniak
Robert Crumb
Earl Billings
Mr. Boats
James McCaffrey
Fred
Maggie Moore
Alice Quinn
Vivienne Benesch
Lana
Daniel Tay
Young Harvey
Harvey Pekar
Real Harvey
Donal Logue
Stage Actor Harvey
Josh Hutcherson
Robin
Joyce Brabner
Joyce Brabner
Molly Shannon
Stage Actor Joyce
Toby Radloff
Toby Radloff
Eytan Mirsky
Guitarist
Joey Krajcar
Batman
Chris Ambrose
Superman
Cameron Carter
Green Lantern
Mary Faktor
Housewife
Madylin Sweeten
Danielle
Ebon Moss-Bachrach
MTV Director
David Letterman
Self (archive footage)
Kurt Loder
Self (archive footage)
Crew
Robert Pulcini
Director, Writer, Editor
Shari Springer Berman
Director, Writer
Harvey Pekar
Novel
Joyce Brabner
Novel
Terry Stacey
Director of Photography
Ted Hope
Producer
Thérèse DePrez
Production Design
Ann Goulder
Casting
Michael Wilkinson
Costume Design
Mark Suozzo
Original Music Composer
Robert DeSue
Set Decoration
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