DVD 122 mins IMDB 8.6
R
American Beauty
DreamWorks Home Ent. (1999)
In Collection
#91

Seen It:
Yes
Drama
USA  /  English

Kevin Spacey Lester Burnham
Annette Bening Carolyn Burnham
Thora Birch Jane Burnham
Wes Bentley Ricky Fitts
Mena Suvari Angela Hayes
Chris Cooper Col. Frank Fitts, USMC
Peter Gallagher Buddy Kane
Allison Janney Barbara Fitts
Scott Bakula Jim Olmeyer
Sam Robards Jim Berkley

Director Sam Mendes
Producer Alan Ball; Bruce Cohen; Dan Jinks
Writer Alan Ball

A seemingly ordinary couple's marriage and lives are slowly unraveling.

Edition Details
Barcode 667068538229
Region Region 1
Chapters 28
Release Date 24-Oct-00
Screen Ratio Widescreen 2.35:1 Color (Anamorphic)
Subtitles English
Audio Tracks ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 [CC]
ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Surround [CC]
ENGLISH: DTS 5.1 [CC]
Layers Single Side, Dual Layer
Nr of Disks/Tapes 1
Personal Details
Store Amazon
Tags AVI(MAO), DVDOriginal(Amazon), DVDOriginal(MAO)
Links IMDB
DVD Empire
Atlantic DVD

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!

Notes
Winner Of Five Academy Awards In an extraordinary directorial debut, Sam Mendes (Directors Guild of America Award) teamed with screenwriter Alan Ball (Writers Guild of America Award) to capture unparalleled praise among critics and audiences alike. From beginning to startling end, American Beauty has been deemed a "flat-out masterpiece" (Rod Dreher, New York Post) that will entertain and challenge audiences to ...look closer for years to come.