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American Beauty [videorecording] / Dreamworks Pictures presents a Jinks/Cohen Company production ; produced by Bruce Cohen and Dan Jinks ; directed by Sam Mendes ; written by Alan Ball.

Ball, Alan, 1957- (screenwriter.). Bening, Annette, (actor.). Bentley, Wes, 1978- (actor.). Birch, Thora, (actor.). Cohen, Bruce, 1961- (film producer.). Cooper, Chris, 1951- (actor.). Jinks, Dan, (film producer.). Mendes, Sam, (film director.). Spacey, Kevin, (actor.). Suvari, Mena, 1979- (actor.). DreamWorks Home Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). DreamWorks Pictures (1994-2006) (Added Author). Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, Thora Birch, Wes Bentley, Mena Suvari, Peter Gallagher, Chris Cooper, Allison Janney, Scott Bakula, Sam Robards. (Cast).

Summary:

An emotionally & spiritually comatose suburban man decides "to hell with it all" and reverts to living as he did when he was happiest--as a carefree teenager. His desperately uptight wife and sullen daughter can only look on as he quits his corporate job to become a burger flipper, starts getting high with a strange new neighbor (whose parents are even stranger) and lusts after a pouty blonde teenager--his daughter's best friend.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0783241232
  • ISBN: 9780783241234
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (122 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: Universal City, CA : DreamWorks Home Entertainment, [2000]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Bonus features: American beauty: look closer ... a behind the scenes featurette ; film commentary with director Sam Mendes and writer Alan Ball ; storyboard presentation with commentary by Sam Mendes and director of photography, Conrad L. Hall ; cast and crew biographies ; two theatrical trailers ; production notes ; plus additional DVD-ROM features.
Originally released as motion picture in 1999.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, Conrad L. Hall ; costume design, Julie Weiss ; production designer, Naomi Shohan ; editors, Tariq Anwar, Christopher Greenbury ; music, Thomas Newman ; co-producers, Alan Ball, Stan Wlodkowski.
Participant or Performer Note:
Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, Thora Birch, Wes Bentley, Mena Suvari, Peter Gallagher, Chris Cooper, Allison Janney, Scott Bakula, Sam Robards.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: R.
System Details Note:
DVD, widescreen format (aspect ratio: 2.35:1).
Language Note:
English language soundtrack (DTS 5.1 surround, Dolby surround or Dolby digital 5.1 surround); closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired.
Awards Note:
Academy Awards: Best actor (Spacey), Best picture, Best director, Best cinematography, Best original screenplay.

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