Movie: American Beauty (1999)

“Lester and Carolyn Burnham are on the outside, a perfect husband and wife, in a perfect house, in a perfect neighborhood. But inside, Lester is slipping deeper and deeper into a hopeless depression. He finally snaps when he becomes infatuated with one of his daughter’s friends. Meanwhile, his daughter Jane is developing a happy friendship with a shy boy-next-door named Ricky, who lives with a homophobic father. Written by Jessie Skinner {eietherbinge@hotmail.com}”

  • Director: Sam Mendes
  • Release Date: 1 October 1999 (USA)
  • Run Time: 122 min
  • Country: USA
  • Genre: Drama
  • MPAA: Rated R for strong sexuality, language, violence and drug content.

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Trivia: When Lester throws the asparagus, he was supposed to throw it on the floor. The reactions of ‘Annette Benning’ and Thora Birch are genuine.

Goofs: Continuity: When Jane and Angela are outside talking to Ricky at school, Angela’s cigarette keeps growing and shrinking throughout the conversation.

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