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American Beauty

Sam Mendes

1999 • 2h 2m

Lester Burnham, a depressed suburban father in a mid-life crisis, decides to turn his hectic life around after developing an infatuation with his daughter's attractive friend.

American Beauty

Theatrical Trailer

Cast

Kevin Spacey

Kevin SpaceyLester Burnham

Annette Bening

Annette BeningCarolyn Burnham

Thora Birch

Thora BirchJane Burnham

Wes Bentley

Wes BentleyRicky Fitts

Mena Suvari

Mena SuvariAngela Hayes

Peter Gallagher

Peter GallagherBuddy Kane

Allison Janney

Allison JanneyBarbara Fitts

Chris Cooper

Chris CooperColonel Fitts

Scott Bakula

Scott BakulaJim Olmeyer

Sam Robards

Sam RobardsJim Berkley

Barry Del Sherman

Barry Del ShermanBrad

Ara Celi

Ara CeliSale House Woman #1

John Cho

John ChoSale House Man #1

Hal Fort AtkinsonSale House Man #2

Sue Casey

Sue CaseySale House Woman #2

Crew

Sam Mendes

Sam MendesDirector

Bruce Cohen

Bruce CohenProducer

Dan Jinks

Dan JinksProducer

Thomas Newman

Thomas NewmanOriginal Music Composer

Conrad Hall

Conrad HallDirector of Photography

Debra Zane

Debra ZaneCasting

Julie Weiss

Julie WeissCostume Design

Alan Ball

Alan BallWriter

Dana Brunetti

Dana BrunettiActor's Assistant

Naomi Shohan

Naomi ShohanProduction Design

Geoffrey Haley

Geoffrey HaleyCamera Operator

Chris Douridas

Chris DouridasMusic Supervisor

Ana Maria Quintana

Ana Maria QuintanaScript Supervisor

Paula Abdul

Paula AbdulChoreographer

Scott Martin Gershin

Scott Martin GershinSupervising Sound Editor

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