[Movie Script]American Splendor

"AMERICAN SPLENDOR"

by
Robert Pulcini and Shari Springer Berman
                                     PRODUCTION DRAFT







               FADE IN:



               INT. HARVEY�S BEDROOM - NIGHT



               A BEDROOM MIRROR.



The room is dark. A perfectly square mirror hangs crooked on

a wall.
Suddenly, out of the darkness, the reflection of a man's

face comes into focus. He stares straight ahead, perhaps

studying his own unrecognizable reflection. It's quite clear

this is a portrait of sickness; the man's pallor is gray,

his eyes are confused. There is something most definitely

wrong.
Tentatively, the figure steps away from the mirror, leaving

the frame empty and dark.
               ANGLE ON BED



Like a ghost, the naked man (Harvey) stands over his bed

staring down at his sleeping wife (Joyce). In the eerie light,

he's almost translucent.
                                     HARVEY


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