I’m often home in the morning and sometimes run into strange little movies on TV. ‘Everything’s Illuminated’ was one, ‘American Splendor’ was another. I’d never heard of Pekar before, but the movie mesmerized me and I couldn’t turn it off.
I’m fortunate to work for a large university with a huge library and found 2 of Pekar’s books that same afternoon. I’m not sure I’d call myself a fan, but I certainly developed an appreciation for his work.
RIP, Harvey.
“Everything’s Illuminated”
I loved that movie. I really liked the dog.