Product Information
AMERICAN BEAUTY tells the story of Lester Burnham (Kevin Spacey), a suburban father who snaps when he becomes disgusted with his stale, repetitive existence. Burnham lets us know in voice-over from the film's opening that this is the day he dies (using the SUNSET BOULEVARD flashback approach), a technique that adds an inevitable tension to the proceedings and keeps the story moving forward at all times. On a whim, Lester quits his job and begins a regression into young adulthood, lifting weights, smoking pot, doing nothing, and discovering the overflowing sexuality of his 16-year-old daughter's best friend, Angela (Mena Suvari). His wife, Carolyn (Annette Bening), has her own midlife crisis of sorts. A real estate agent, she experiences a youthful awakening when super-agent Buddy Kane (Peter Gallagher) seduces her repeatedly. Meanwhile, Jane (Thora Birch), the Burnhams' daughter, is pursued by Ricky (Wes Bentley), the mysterious boy next door who carries a video camera around with him at all times. When Ricky's militaristic father, Colonel Fitts (Chris Cooper), discovers something potentially horrifying on one of his tapes, and when Carolyn's rage for Lester's actions boils over, the time bomb finally explodes.

Product Identifiers
ProducerDan Jinks, Bruce Cohen
EAN5051188120535
eBay Product ID (ePID)54608885

Product Key Features
FormatDVD
Release Year2006
GenreDrama
Rating18
Sub-GenreComedy

Additional Product Features
EditorTariq Anwar
Running Time117 Minutes
Leading RoleSam Roberts, Scott Bakula, Alison Janney, Peter Gallagher, Chris Cooper, Annette Bening, Mena Suvari, Kevin Spacey, Thora Birch, Wes Bentley
DirectorSam Mendes
Additional Roles byScott Bakula, Sam Roberts, Alison Janney, Peter Gallagher, Chris Cooper, Mena Suvari, Thora Birch
Score ComposerThomas Newman, Pete Townshend
ScreenwriterAlan Ball
LanguageEnglish