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American Beauty [Blu-ray]
Director: Sam Mendes Cast: Kevin Spacey
Kevin Spacey
, Annette Bening
Annette Bening
, Thora Birch
Thora Birch
, Wes Bentley
Wes Bentley
Sam Mendes
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American Beauty [Blu-ray]
Director: Sam Mendes Cast: Kevin Spacey
Kevin Spacey
, Annette Bening
Annette Bening
, Thora Birch
Thora Birch
, Wes Bentley
Wes Bentley
Sam Mendes
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Overview
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. 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. 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. Their teenage daughter Jane (Thora Birch) is constantly depressed, lacking in self-esteem, and convinced that she's unattractive. 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. 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. 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. American Beauty was also the screen debut for screenwriter Alan Ball.
Product Details
Release Date: | 09/21/2010 |
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UPC: | 0097360748048 |
Original Release: | 1999 |
Rating: | R |
Source: | Dreamworks Video |
Sound: | [Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround] |
Language: | English |
Time: | 2:02:00 |
Special Features
Commentary by Director Sam Mendes and Screenwriter Alan Ball; ; American Beauty: Look Closer; ; Storyboard Presentation with Sam Mendes and Director of Photography Conrad L. Hall; ; 2 Theatrical Trailers HD
Cast & Crew
Performance Credits
Technical Credits
Kevin Spacey | Lester Burnham |
Annette Bening | Carolyn Burnham |
Thora Birch | Jane Burnham |
Wes Bentley | Ricky Fitts |
Mena Suvari | Angela Hayes |
Peter Gallagher | Buddy kane |
Chris Cooper | Frank Fitts |
Allison Janney | Barbara Fitts,Actor |
Scott Bakula | Jim Olymeyer |
Sam Robards | Jim Berkley |
Barry Del Sherman | Brad Dupree |
Ara Celi | Sale House Woman No. 1 |
John Cho | Sale House Man No. 1 |
Fort Atkinson | Sale House Man No. 2 |
Sue Casey | Sale House Woman No. 2 |
Kent Faulcon | Sale House Man No. 3 |
Brenda Wehle | Sale House Woman No. 3 |
Lisa Cloud | Sale House Woman No. 4 |
Alison Faulk | Spartanette No. 1 |
Krista Goodsitt | Spartanette No. 2 |
Lily Houtkin | Spartanette No. 3 |
Carolina Lancaster | Spartanette No. 4 |
Ramana Leah | Spartanette No. 5 |
Chekesa Van Putten | Spartanette No. 6 |
Emily Zachary | Spartanette No. 7 |
Nancy Anderson | Spartanette No. 8 |
Reshma Gajjar | Spartanette No. 9 |
Stephanie Rizzo | Spartanette No. 10 |
Heather Joy Sher | Teenage Girl No. 1 |
Chelsea Hertford | Teenage Girl No. 2 |
Amber Smith | Christy Kane |
Joel McCrary | Catering Boss |
Marissa Winokur | Actor |
Sam Roberts | Actor |
Thomas Newman | Composer |
Pete Townshend | Composer |
Technical Credits
Sam Mendes | Director |
Alan Ball | Screenwriter |
Bruce Cohen | Producer |
John C. Hartigan | Special Effects |
Dan Jinks | Producer |
Ben Scott | Stunts |
Debra Zane | Casting |
Bruce Cohn | Producer |
Scott Gershin | Sound Editor |
Richard Van Dyke | Sound/Sound Designer |
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