American Beauty

Dreamworks (1999)

Drama

/ Color / 117 mins

5051188120535

In Collection
#1320

8.4

Plot

Lester Burnham, a depressed suburban father in a mid-life crisis, decides to turn his hectic life around after developing an infatuation with his daughter's attractive friend.

Cast

	Kevin Spacey	Lester Burnham
	Scott Bakula	Jim Olmeyer
	Annette Bening	Carolyn Burnham
	Thora Birch	Jane Burnham
	Wes Bentley	Ricky Fitts
	Mena Suvari	Angela Hayes
	Chris Cooper	Colonel Frank Fitts
	Allison Janney	Barbara Fitts
	Peter Gallagher	Buddy Kane
	Sam Robards	Jim Berkley
	Barry Del Sherman	Brad Dupree

Crew

Director

Sam Mendes

Producer

Alan Ball

Writer

Alan Ball

Cinematography

Conrad L. Hall

Musician

Thomas Newman

Trailer

Edition Details

Release Date	27/11/2000
Packaging	Keep Case
Screen Ratio	Anamorphic Widescreen (2.35:1) Theatrical Widescreen (2.35:1)
Subtitles	Danish; Dutch; English; Finnish; Norwegian; Swedish
Layers	Single Side, Dual Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes	1

Personal Details

Links	American Beauty at Core for Movies IMDB TheMovieDb.org MovieMeter.nl

Features

Behind the Scenes Featurette Audio Commentary with Director Sam Mendes and Screenwriter Alan Ball Storyboard Presentation with Sam Mendes and Director of Photography Conrad L. Hall 2 Theatrical Trailer

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