American Beauty - Blu-ray Disc
Product Description
American Beauty was also the screen debut for screenwriter Alan Ball. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi Meanwhile, next door, Colonel Fitts (Chris Cooper) has spent a lifetime in the Marine Corps and can understand and tolerate no other way of life, which makes life difficult for his son Ricky (Wes Bentley), an aspiring filmmaker and part-time drug dealer who is obsessed with beauty, wherever and whatever it may be. Lester's relationship with his wife Carolyn (Annette Bening) is not a warm one; while on the surface Carolyn strives to present the image that she's in full control of her life, inside she feels empty and desperate. Noted theater director Sam Mendes, who was responsible for the acclaimed 1998 revival of Cabaret and Nicole Kidman's turn in The Blue Room, made his motion picture debut with this film about the dark side of an American family, and about the nature and price of beauty in a culture obsessed with outward appearances. Their teenage daughter Jane (Thora Birch) is constantly depressed, lacking in self-esteem, and convinced that she's unattractive. Kevin Spacey plays Lester Burnham, a man in his mid-40s going through an intense midlife crisis; he's grown cynical and is convinced that he has no reason to go on. Jane isn't the only one who has noticed that Angela is attractive: Lester has fallen into uncontrollable lust for her, and she becomes part of his drastic plan to change his body and change his life. Her problems aren't helped by her best friend Angela (Mena Suvari), an aspiring model who is quite beautiful and believes that that alone makes her a worthwhile person.
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Product Info
- Upc
- 097360748048
- Format
- Blu-ray Disc
- Studio
- Dreamworks Video
- Theatrical Release Date
- 1999
- Release Date
- 2010-09-21
- Length In Minutes
- 122
- Mpaa Rating
- Sales Rank
- 11461
- Provider
- Best Buy
- As of
- February 2, 2012, 3:13 am
Cast
- Scott Bakula
- Jim Olmeyer
- Thora Birch
- Jane Burnham
- Annette Bening
- Caroline Burnham
- Sam Robards
- Mena Suvari
- Angela Hayes
- Chris Cooper
- Colonel Fitts
- Kevin Spacey
- Lester Burnham
- Allison Janney
- Barbara Fitts
- Peter Gallagher
- Buddy Kane
- Wes Bentley
- Ricky Fitts
- Marissa Winokur
- -
- Marissa Jaret Winokur
- -
Crew
- Conrad L. Hall
- Cinematographer
- David S. Lazan
- Art Director
- Thomas Newman
- Composer (Music Score)
- Bob Beemer
- Re-Recording Mixer
- Tony Adler
- First Assistant Director
- Scott Martin Gershin
- Sound Editor
- E. Carey Dietrich
- First Assistant Director
- Naomi Shohan
- Production Designer
- Julie Weiss
- Costume Designer
- Stan Wlodkowski
- Co-producer, Producer
- Richard van Dyke
- Sound/Sound Designer
- Debra Zane
- Casting
- Dan Jinks
- Producer
- Alan Ball
- Co-producer, Producer, Screenwriter
- Sam Mendes
- Director
- Chris Douridas
- Musical Direction/Supervision
- Tariq Anwar
- Editor
- Jan K. Bergstrom
- Set Designer
- Bruce Cohen
- Producer
- Christopher Greenbury
- Editor
- Robert "Bobby Z" Zajonc
- Pilot
- Hilton Ruiz
- Musical Performer
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