AMERICAN SPLENDOR – "You might as well know right off the bat, I had a vasectomy."
That’s the line that Harvey (Paul Giamatti) says when he first meets Joyce (Hope Davis), a woman Harvey will wind up marrying. And it perfectly sums up the tone of this movie. A movie which works because it perfectly encapsulates the idea that extraordinary things can be taken from an ordinary, if not miserable, life.
SCENE TO REMEMBER: The explanation of REVENGE OF THE NERDS.
Mom's note: What a splendid little movie this was. Even though I'm not a fan of Paul Giamatti, I couldn't have pictured anyone else playing this part. AND -- I GOT TO GO TO THE PREMIERE WITH SAM!!!! It was a little premiere, but it was a premiere nonetheless: I still have the HBO wristlet I had to wear to get into the theater. I remember shedding a tear as the last scene rolled, a scene that included the real people whose story had just been told so well. There was an after-party, but Sam didn't want to go, so we went instead to -- IN-N-OUT BURGER!! It was my first time. There we were, all dressed up for the premiere, waiting with a motley collection of folks for some awesome burgers. It was such an LA/Sammy evening, one that I'll never forget.
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| The premiere wristlet - hanging next to my chalkboard at school |
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| Oh, yeah. |
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