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Dear Mr. Watterson

Dear Mr. Watterson

An Exploration of Calvin & Hobbes

20136.41h 29m

Overview

20 years after Calvin and Hobbes stopped appearing in daily newspapers, filmmaker Joel Allen Schroeder has set out to explore the reasons behind the comic strip's loyal and devoted following.

Directed by Joel Allen Schroeder
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Top Cast

Seth Green

Seth Green

Himself

Berkeley Breathed

Berkeley Breathed

Himself

Stephan Pastis

Stephan Pastis

Himself

Bill Amend

Bill Amend

Himself

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Jef Mallett

Himself

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Dave Kellett

Himself

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Jan Eliot

Herself

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Lee Salem

Himself

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Nevin Martell

Himself

Jean Schulz

Jean Schulz

Herself

Themes & Keywords

biographycomic-strip artistartcomic strip

About Dear Mr. Watterson

Dear Mr. Watterson is a documentary film released in 2013 exploring themes of biography, comic-strip artist, art, comic strip. Directed by Joel Allen Schroeder, it stars Seth Green, Berkeley Breathed, Stephan Pastis. 20 years after Calvin and Hobbes stopped appearing in daily newspapers, filmmaker Joel Allen Schroeder has set out to explore the reasons behind the comic strip's loyal and devoted following.

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