American Beauty (1999)

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R | 1 hr 58 mins | Comedy, Drama | Released: 9/15/1999 |Box Office Total: $130.0M

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Synopsis:

Lester Burnham's wife Carolyn, who's cheating on him, hates him, his daughter Jane regards him with contempt, and his boss is positioning him for the ax -- the typical suburban nightmare. When you've got nothing to lose, you might as well risk everything. Provoked by forbidden passions, Lester decides to make a few changes in his life that are less mid-life crisis than adolescence redux. The freer he gets, the happier he gets, which is even more maddening to wife and daughter alike. A pandora's box of fantasies as he begins lust after his daughter's over-developed friend. But Lester Burnham is about to learn that the ultimate freedom comes at the ultimate price.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
9/15/1999

Studio	Credit
Dreamworks Pictures	Studio
Director	Credit
Sam Mendes	Director
Cast	Credit
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 No 1
John Cho	Sale House Man No 1
Fort Atkinson	Sale House Man No 2
Sue Casey	Sale House Woman No 2
Kent Faulcon	Sale House Man No 3
Brenda Wehle	Sale House Woman No 4
Lisa Cloud	Sale House Woman No 4
Alison Faulk	Spartanette No 1
Krista Goodsitt	Spartanette No 2
Lily Houtkin	Spartanette No 3
Carolina Lancaster	Spartanette No 4
Romana Leah	Spartanette No 5
Chekesa Van Putten	Spartanette No 6
Emily Zachary	Spartanette No 7
Nancy Anderson	Spartanette No 8
Reshma Gajjar	Spartanette No 9
Stephanie Rizzo	Spartanette No 10
Heather Joy Sher	Playground Girl No 1
Chelsea Hertford	Playground Girl No 2
Amber Smith	Christy Kane
Joel McCrary	Catering Boss
Marissa Jaret Winokur	Mr Smiley's Counter Girl
Dennis Anderson	Mr Smiley's Manager
Matthew Kimbrough	Firing Range Attendant
Erin Cathryn Strubbe	Young Jane
Production Credits	Credit
Stanley J Wlodkowski	Co-Producer
Bruce Cohen	Producer
Dan Jinks	Producer
Alan Ball	Co-Producer
Janet Yale	Producer
Jonathan F Styrlund	Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Jinks/Cohen Company	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
UIP The Film Consortium	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Dreamworks Pictures	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
DreamWorks Production	Domestic Video Distributor
Canale 5	Foreign TV Distributor
Cheil Jedang Entertainment	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Locations
Los Angeles, California, USA
San Jose, California, USA
Writer	Credit
Alan Ball	Screenplay
Accounting	Credit
Debra Lynn Siegel	Accountant - payroll accountant
Tricia Kingery	Assistant Accountant
Janet Lonsdale	Production Accountant
Maria DeVane	Post-Production Accountant
Victor Haddox	Assistant Accountant
Animal Training Handling	Credit
Joy A Green	Animal Trainer - animal handler
Art Department	Credit
Andrea Dopaso	Set Designer
Molly Click	Art Department Coordinator
Susan Evans	Art Department - paint/roto artist
Carolyn Lassek	Set Dresser - on-set dresser
Cathy A Smith	Assistant Art Director
Robin Richesson	Storyboard Artist
Jan K Bergstrom	Set Decorator
Brook Bacon	Swing Gang
David Lazan	Art Director
Naomi Shohan	Production Designer
Michael P Casey	Lead Person - leadperson
Tony Chance	Storyboard Artist
Kevin Chambers	Swing Gang
Lisa Penaranda	Set Decorator - set decoration coordinator
Suzan Wexler	Set Designer
Ian Kay	Set Dresser - on-set dresser
Mike Higelmire	Lead Person - leadperson
Nicolle Cornute	Art Department - paint/roto artist
Gary Kudroff	Swing Gang
Tomme B Stanley	Art Department - paint/roto artist
John A Scott III	Swing Gang
Casting	Credit
Debra Zane	Casting
Terri Taylor	Casting Associate - casting assistant
Raquel Osborne	Extras Casting
Craft Services	Credit
Charles Weaver	Craft Service
Krissy C Korn	Craft Service (2nd Unit)
Film Camera	Credit
Rene Gonzalez	Projectionist
Conrad L Hall	Director of Photography
Phil Hetos	Color Timer
Aaron Pazanti	Camera Operator
Lorey Sebastian	Photography - still photographer
Michael Thomas	Camera - camera loader
Jennifer Carlson	Video Playback - 24-frame video playback technician
John F Carney	Lighting - assistant chief lighting technician
Clyde E Bryan	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Suzanne M Trucks	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Patrick G Ralston	Lighting - assistant chief lighting technician (2nd Unit)
Conrad W Hall	Director of Photography - 2nd unit director of photography (2nd Unit)
Geoffrey Haley	Camera Operator - video camera operator
David John Golia	Director of Photography - 2nd unit director of photography (2nd Unit)
David Riley	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera (2nd Unit)
Mike Gentile	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera (2nd Unit)
Management	Credit
Don Fly	Manager - general manager
Music	Credit
Thomas Newman	Music
Leslie Morris	Music Contractor
Chris Douridas	Music Supervisor
Pete Townshend	Song
Elliott Smith	Song Performer
Thomas Pasatieri	Orchestrations
Bill Bernstein	Music Editor
Joanie Diener	Music Editor
Jordan Corngold	Music - assistant music editor
Peggy Lee	Song Performer
John Lennon	Song
Dennis Sands	Music - music scoring mixer
Sir Paul McCartney	Song
Betty Carter	Song Performer
Julian Bratolyubov	Music - music preparation
Zen Dadio	Song Performer
Oscar Hammerstein II	Song
Richard Rodgers	Song
Hilton Ruiz Ensemble	Song Performer
Gomez	Song Performer
Barry Mann	Song
Cynthia Weil	Song
Eels	Song Performer
The Guess Who	Song Performer
Jerry Leiber	Song
Mike Stoller	Song
Bob Dylan	Song Performer
Paul Lavender	Song - song master arranger
Bobby Darin	Song Performer
Bill Withers	Song
The Who	Song Performer
Free	Song Performer
Bill Withers	Song - song producer
Annie Lennox	Song Performer
Betty Carter	Song
Rick Arbuckle	Song
Hilton Ruiz	Song
Ian Ball	Song
Paul Blackburn	Song
Thomas Gray	Song
Benjamin Ottewell	Song
Oliver James Peacock	Song
E Petralia	Song
Mickey Petralia	Song
Burton Cummings	Song
Randy Bachman	Song
Jim Kale	Song
Gary Peterson	Song
Bob Dylan	Song
Jule Styne	Song
Bob Merrill	Song
Bobby Darin	Song - song/song performer
Sammy Cahn	Song - songs
Jimmy Van Heusen	Song - songs
Andy Fraser	Song
Paul Rodgers	Song
Neil Young	Song
Physical Effects	Credit
Ben R Scott	Stunt Coordinator
Phil Culotta	Stunts - utility stunt
Production Management	Credit
Ana Maria Quintana	Script Supervisor
Lisa Marie Serra	Post-Production Coordinator
Shannon Speaker	Assistant Production Coordinator
Christa Vausbinder	Production Coordinator
Chee Ho	Location Assistant - locations assistant
Lisa Dennis Kennedy	Post-Production Supervisor
Yoshi Enoki Jr	Assistant Location Manager
Tony Adler	Assistant Director
Christine Bonnem	Location Manager
Cristen Carr Strubbe	Unit Production Manager
Marilyn Giardino-Zyeh	Script Supervisor (2nd Unit)
E Carey Dietrich	Assistant Director
Rosemary Cremona	Assistant Director
Peter Hirsch	Assistant Director
Stephanie Kime	Assistant Director - 2nd assistant director
Chris Edmonds	Assistant Director (2nd Unit)
Michelle Edmonds	Assistant Director (2nd Unit)
Publicity	Credit
David Linck	Unit Publicist
Sound	Credit
Mark Ormandy	Audio
Alan Rankin	Sound Effects Editor
Thomas O'Neil Younkman	Assistant Sound Editor
Greg Zimmerman	Foley Recordist
Peter Zinda	Foley Editor
Carl Fischer	Boom Operator
Richard Weingart	ADR Mixer
Jeffrey B Wilhoit	Foley Artist
Trevor Jolly	ADR Supervisor
Paul Flinchbaugh	Sound - digital sound assistant
Nerses Gezalyan	Foley Mixer
Scott Martin Gershin	Sound Editor
Scott Millan	Rerecording - re-recording mixer
Richard Van Dyke	Sound Mixer - production sound mixer
Brian Basham	ADR - ADR recordist
Bryan Bowen	Sound Effects Editor
Bob Beemer	Rerecording - re-recording mixer
Newell Alexander	ADR - ADR voice
Dean Drabin	ADR Mixer
Lee Lebaigue	Sound - digital sound assistant
James M. Moriana	Foley Artist
Tom Ozanich	Foley Editor
Susan Boyajian	ADR - ADR voice
DreamWorks Records	Sound - soundtrack
Mitch Carter	ADR - ADR voice
Robert Clotworthy	ADR - ADR voice
Mark Cirillo	ADR - ADR voice
David Cowgill	ADR - ADR voice
Christie Moreau	ADR - ADR voice
Iake Eissinmann	ADR - ADR voice
Jackie Gonneau	ADR - ADR voice
Bridget Hoffman	ADR - ADR voice
Matthew Labyorteaux	ADR - ADR voice
Edie Mirman	ADR - ADR voice
Christina MacGregor	ADR - ADR voice
Moosie Drier	ADR - ADR voice
Visual Effects	Credit
Fortunato Frattasio	Visual Effects - compositor
Jason Hansen	Special Effects Assistant
Jenny Behnke	Effects Assistant - technician assistant
John Hartigan	Special Effects Coordinator
Robert Chapin	3-D Artist
John Cassella Jr	3-D Artist
Wayne Incorvaia	Special Effects Assistant
David Durham	Effects Assistant - technician assistant
Matt Dessero	Visual Effects - compositor
Nicolle Gray	Effects Assistant - technician assistant
Gene Rizzardi	Special Effects Assistant
Sheldon Ramones	Effects Assistant - technician assistant
Michael A Thompson	Special Effects Assistant
Paul Sokol	Special Effects Assistant
Chris Walkowiak	Special Effects Assistant
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Hope B Slepak	Costume Supervisor
Sanford Slepak	Costumes - key costumer
Carol A O'Connell	Hair Stylist - key hairstylist
Marcy Froehlich	Assistant Costume Designer
Tania McComas	Makeup Artist - key makeup artist
Alix Hester	Set Costumer
Julie Weiss	Costume Designer
Patricia DeHaney	Hair Stylist
Christine Steele	Makeup Artist
Kanani Wolf	Set Costumer
Lee Harris	Set Costumer (2nd Unit)
Cydney Cornell	Hair Stylist - Annette Bening's hairstylist
Julie Hewett	Makeup Artist - Annette Bening's makeup artist
Juliet Loveland	Makeup Artist (2nd Unit)
Cheri Ruff	Hair Stylist (2nd Unit)
Steve R Soussana	Hair Stylist (2nd Unit)

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