Release Date: 10/24/2000 Original Release: 1999 Format: DVD Length: 122 minutes Rating:R (MPAA) Rating Reason: Nudity, language and drug usage. UPC: 667068538229 Studio: Universal Studios Home Video
Dramas, Black Comedy, Theatrical Release, Essential Cinema
American Beauty; Widescreen DVD Description
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.
DVD Features
Region 1 Keep Case Single Side - Dual Layer Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.35 Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 - English DTS Surround 5.1 - English Additional Release Material: Making Of: AMERICAN BEAUTY...LOOK CLOSER Film-to-Script Comparison Trailers: Original Theatrical Trailer Audio Commentary: 1. Sam Mendes - Director, Alan Ball - Writer 2. Sam Mendes - Director, Conrad L. Hall - Cinematographer Text/Photo Galleries: Production Notes Biographies: Cast & Crew Storyboards DVD-ROM Features: Chat Links
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