American Splendor 2003
An original mix of fiction and reality illuminates the life of comic book hero everyman Harvey Pekar.
An original mix of fiction and reality illuminates the life of comic book hero everyman Harvey Pekar.
Ken, a WWII GI, returns home after he's paralyzed in battle. Residing in the paraplegic ward of a veteran's hospital and embittered by his condition, he refuses to see his fiancée and sinks into a solitary world of hatred and hostility. Head physician, Dr. Brock cajoles the withdrawn Ken into the life of the ward, where fellow patients Norm, Leo and Angel begin to pull him out of his spiritual dilemma.
An American soldier is wounded in Israel and slowly begins to lose his sight while hospitalized.