American Beauty (2000)
Special Edition

Basic information
	Actors and Characters Kevin Spacey - Lester Burnham Annette Bening - Carolyn Burnham Thora Birch - Jane Burnham Wes Bentley - Ricky Fitts Mena Suvari - Angela Hayes Peter Gallagher - Buddy Kane Allison Janney - Barbara Fitts Chris Cooper - Colonel Frank Fitts Scott Bakula - Jim Olmeyer Sam Robards - Jim 'JB' Berkley

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Academy Awards - 1999 (72nd)

nominated 8 and won 5 ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE - Kevin Spacey {"Lester Burnham"} ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE - Annette Bening {"Carolyn Burnham"} CINEMATOGRAPHY - Conrad L. Hall DIRECTING - Sam Mendes FILM EDITING - Tariq Anwar, Christopher Greenbury MUSIC (Original Score) - Thomas Newman BEST PICTURE - Bruce Cohen and Dan Jinks, Producers WRITING (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) - Alan Ball

Movie Details
General Details Genre Drama Director Sam Mendes Writer Alan Ball Studio Universal Studios Language English MPAA Rating R Run Time 122 mins Country USA	Technical Details Screen Ratio Widescreen 2.35:1 Color (Anamorphic) Layers Single Side, Dual Layer Audio Tracks ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 [CC] ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Surround [CC] ENGLISH: DTS 5.1 [CC] Subtitles English DVD Date 2000 Discs 1 Library Index A01:085

Plot
A man tells his tale of how he turned his miserable life around and turned everyone else's upside down as a result.

Additional Information

Extra Features American Beauty: Look Closer - A Fascinating Behind-the-Scenes Featurette with Interviews from the Award-Winning Cast and Crew Insightful Film Commentary with Director Sam Mendes and Writer Alan Ball Exclusive Storyboard Presentation with Commentary by Sam Mendes and Director of Photography Conrad L. Hall Digital Screenplay with Corresponding Film Footage and Storyboards (DVD-ROM only) Cast and Crew Biographies Two Theatrical Trailers Production Notes Plus, Other DVD-ROM Exclusives!

External Resources IMDB: American Beauty Other: www.dvdtalk.com