American Beauty
Dreamworks (1999)
Drama
In Collection
#21
0*
Seen ItNo
667068538229
117 mins USA/English
DVD  Region 1   R (Restricted)
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
Director Sam Mendes
Producer Alan Ball
Bruce Cohen
Writer Alan Ball
Nia St. James
Cinematography Conrad L. Hall
Musician Thomas Newman

In the movie "American Beauty", Lester Burnham is a very sad man who is unhappy with his job, his marriage, and everything about how his life has turned out, until suddenly he finds passion for life again when he meets his daughter's beautiful friend Angela. He begins to turn his life around and he must decide how far he wants to take his infatuation with this lovely teenager. Meanwhile, Lester's wife Carolyn and his daughter Jane are each having a life crisis of their own. His wife is having an affair with a businessman and his daughter is having a strange, complicated relationship with the weird, artistic boy next door, Ricky. Things become more complicated as Jane and Ricky begin making a video project together, and Ricky's father becomes confused about Ricky's relationship with the Burnham family. Still, the members of the Burnham family each have to work through their own problems while still remaining a family and finding satisfaction while trying to build for themselves a modern American life with meaning.
Edition Details
Edition Special Edition
Release Date 1/2/2002
Packaging Keep Case
Screen Ratio Theatrical Widescreen (2.35:1)
Subtitles English; English (Closed Captioned)
Audio Tracks Dolby Digital 5.1 [English]
Dolby Digital Surround [English]
DTS 5.1 [English]
Layers Single Side, Dual Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes 1

Features
"The Making of..." Documentary Cast & Director's Commentary Interactive Menus Scene Selection Theatrical Trailers