American Beauty (1999)
American Beauty (1999)
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
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 Fitts
Scott Bakula
Jim Olmeyer
Sam Robards
Jim Berkley
Barry Del Sherman
Brad
Ara Celi
Sale House Woman #1
John Cho
Sale House Man #1
Fort Atkinson
Sale House Man #2
Sue Casey
Sale House Woman #2
Kent Faulcon
Sale House Man #3
Brenda Wehle
Sale House Woman #3
Lisa Cloud
Sale House Woman #4
Alison Faulk
Spartanette #1
Krista Goodsitt
Spartanette #2
Lily Houtkin
Spartanette #3
Carolina Lancaster
Spartanette #4
Mona Leah
Spartanette #5 (as Romana Leah)
Chekesha Van Putten
Spartanette #6 (as Chekesa Van Putten)
Emily Zachary
Spartanette #7
Nancy Anderson
Spartanette #8
Reshma Gajjar
Spartanette #9
Stephanie Rizzo
Spartanette #10
Heather Joy Sher
Playground Girl #1
Chelsea Hertford
Playground Girl #2
Amber Smith
Christy Kane
Joel McCrary
Catering Boss
Marissa Jaret Winokur
Janine - Mr. Smiley's Counter Girl
Dennis Anderson
Mr. Smiley's Manager
Matthew Kimbrough
Firing Range Attendant
Erin Cathryn Strubbe
Young Jane
Thomas J. Armstrong
Sale House Man #4 (uncredited)
Bruce Cohen
Bartender (uncredited) / Producer
Elaine Corral Kendall
Newscaster (uncredited)
David C. Fisher
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
James Hunter
Student (uncredited)
Spencer Kayden
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Tom Miller
Advertising Executive (uncredited)
Ronald Reagan
President Ronald Reagan (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sam Mendes
Director
Julie Weiss
Costume Design
Debra Zane
Casting
Thomas Newman
Original Music Composer
Naomi Shohan
Production Design
Conrad L. Hall
Director of Photography
Dan Jinks
Producer
Tariq Anwar
Editor
David Lazan
Art Direction
Christopher Greenbury
Editor
Alan Ball
Co-Producer / Writer
Stan Wlodkowski
Co-Producer
David Goldberg
Visual Effects Supervisor
Gerald A. King
Rigging Grip
Ana Maria Quintana
Script Supervisor
Deborah Ricketts
Researcher
Rob Hodgson
Visual Effects Supervisor
Geoffrey Haley
Camera Operator
Alix Hester
Set Costumer
Scott Martin Gershin
Supervising Sound Editor
Lorey Sebastian
Still Photographer
Marcy Grace Froehlich
Assistant Costume Designer
Chris Douridas
Music Supervisor
Jeffrey Wilhoit
Foley
Julie Hewett
Makeup Artist
Joe Ondrejko
Construction Coordinator
Janet Yale
Visual Effects Producer
Jonathan F. Styrlund
Visual Effects Producer
Hope Slepak
Costume Supervisor
Thomas Pasatieri
Orchestrator
Paula Abdul
Choreographer
Tracey Wadmore-Smith
First Assistant Editor
Aaron Pazanti
Camera Operator
Clyde E. Bryan
First Assistant Camera
Carol A. O'Connell
Key Hair Stylist
Huston Beaumont
Rigging Gaffer
Patricia DeHaney
Key Hair Stylist
Molly Click
Art Department Coordinator
Scott Millan
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Bill Bernstein
Music Editor
Joanie Diener
Music Editor
Bryan Bowen
Sound Effects Editor
Tania McComas
Makeup Artist
Jan K. Bergstrom
Set Decoration
Cat Smith
Assistant Art Director
Alan Rankin
Sound Effects Editor
Bob Beemer
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Larry Madaras
First Assistant Editor
John Hartigan
Special Effects Coordinator
Cydney Cornell
Hairstylist
Kanani Wolf
Set Costumer
Cristen Carr Strubbe
Unit Production Manager
Jackie Gonneau
ADR & Dubbing
Pete Townshend
Thanks
Nicole Kidman
Thanks
Tony Adler
Assistant Director
Ben Scott
Stunt Coordinator
Phil Culotta
Utility Stunts
Lisa Dennis
Post Production Supervisor
David Linck
Unit Publicist
Ross Dunkerley
Electrician
Rosemary C. Cremona
Assistant Director
Trevor Jolly
ADR Supervisor
Christian Zimmermann
Standby Painter
A. Welch Lambeth
Transportation Coordinator
Jim Turner
Production Controller
Phil Hetos
Color Timer
Janet Lonsdale
Production Accountant
Rob Garlow
Propmaker
Ralph Merzbach
24 Frame Playback
Pia Mehr
Studio Teachers
Krissy Korn
Craft Service
Dennis S. Sands
Scoring Mixer
Richard W. Jones
Greensman
Carl Fischer
Boom Operator
Jeff Couch
Driver
Randy Lovelady
Transportation Captain
Christine Bonnem
Location Manager
Thomas O'Neil Younkman
First Assistant Sound Editor
Richard Van Dyke
Production Sound Mixer
Mike Piccirillo
Set Production Assistant
Kevin Du Toit
Post Production Assistant
Bill Young
Key Grip
René González
Projection
Jeffrey Skinner
Editorial Production Assistant
Chris Samp
Painter
John Cassella
3D Artist
Lynda Reiss
Property Master
Holiday Freeman
Stand In
Matt Magnolia
Visual Effects Editor
Andrea Dopaso
Set Designer
Ian Kay
Set Dressing Artist
Olivier Sarda
Digital Compositors
Paula Bonhomme
Visual Effects Coordinator
Dana Kroeger
Additional Camera
Christa Vausbinder
Production Coordinator
Conrad W. Hall
Second Unit Director of Photography
David Golia
Second Unit Director of Photography
Mark Gordon
Dialogue Editor
Simon Coke
Dialogue Editor
Michael Thomas
Camera Loader
Nerses Gezalyan
Foley Mixer
Mike Gentile
Second Assistant Camera
Terri Taylor
Casting Assistant
Chee Ho
Location Assistant
Jeff Lovely
Location Coordinator
Steven R. Molen
Production Executive
Matt Dessero
Visual Effects Compositor
Victor A. Haddox
Assistant Accountant
Tony Chance
Storyboard Artist
Jason Hansen
Special Effects Assistant
Kelly Diehl
Libra Head Technician
Debbie-Lynn Siegel
Payroll Accountant
Robert 'Bobby Z' Zajonc
Pilot
James Moriana
Foley Artist
Raquel Osborne
Extras Casting
Steven Buhai
Production Assistant
Stephanie Kime
Second Second Assistant Director
Buffy Zerefski
Assistant Makeup Artist
Greg Zimmerman
Foley Recordist
John Carney
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
Peter E. Hirsch
Second Assistant Director
Dean Drabin
ADR Mixer
James M. Cox
Chief Lighting Technician
Jerry Miscevich
Special Effects Technician
Travis Baumann
Compositing Artist
Angela M. Whiting
Assistant Property Master
Carlos M. Gallardo
Dolly Grip
Brook Bacon
Swing
Paul Farley
Best Boy Grip
Lisa Marie Serra
Post Production Coordinator
Matt Walker
Production Secretary
Media.
Details.
Release DateSeptember 15, 1999
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 2m
Content RatingR
Budget$15,000,000
Box Office$356,296,601
Filming LocationsLong Beach, United States of America
Genres
Wiki.
American Beauty is a 1999 American drama film written by Alan Ball and directed by Sam Mendes in his feature directorial debut. Kevin Spacey stars as Lester Burnham, an advertising executive who has a midlife crisis when he becomes infatuated with his teenage daughter's best friend, played by Mena Suvari. Annette Bening stars as Lester's materialistic wife, Carolyn, and Thora Birch plays their insecure daughter, Jane. Wes Bentley, Chris Cooper, and Allison Janney co-star. Academics have described the film as satirizing how beauty and personal satisfaction are perceived by the American middle class; further analysis has focused on the film's explorations of romantic and paternal love, sexuality, materialism, self-liberation, and sexual grooming.
After being filmed in California from December 1998 to February 1999, American Beauty was released in North America on September 17, 1999, receiving widespread critical and popular acclaim. It was the second-best-reviewed American film of the year behind Being John Malkovich and grossed over $350 million worldwide against its $15-million budget. Reviewers praised most aspects of the production, with particular emphasis on Mendes, Spacey and Ball; criticism tended to focus on the familiarity of the characters and setting. DreamWorks launched a major campaign to increase American Beauty's chances of Oscar success following its controversial Best Picture snubs for Saving Private Ryan (1998) the previous year.
At the 72nd Academy Awards, the film won five Oscars, including Best Picture, along with Best Director for Mendes, Best Actor for Spacey, Best Original Screenplay for Ball, and Best Cinematography for Hall. The film was nominated for and won many other awards and honors, mainly for directing, writing, and acting.