
American Beauty
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
September 15, 1999
12151
ratings
0
reviews
0
video reviews
Cast (41)

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 #4

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

Chekesha Van Putten
Spartanette #6

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
Mr. Smiley's Counter Girl (Janine)

Dennis Anderson
Mr. Smiley's Manager

Matthew Kimbrough
Firing Range Attendant

Erin Cathryn Strubbe
Young Jane

Bruce Cohen
Bartender (uncredited)

Elaine Corral Kendall
Newscaster (uncredited)

James Hunter
Student (uncredited)

Spencer Kayden
Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Tom Miller
Advertising Executive (uncredited)
Crew (148)
Directing

Sam Mendes
Director

Ana Maria Quintana
Script Supervisor

Rosemary C. Cremona
Assistant Director

Peter E. Hirsch
Second Assistant Director

Tony Adler
Assistant Director

Chris Edmonds
Second Unit First Assistant Director

Stephanie Kime
Second Second Assistant Director
Writing

Alan Ball
Writer
Production

Alan Ball
Co-Producer

Terri Taylor
Casting Assistant

Debra Zane
Casting

Bruce Cohen
Producer

Stan Wlodkowski
Co-Producer

Steven R. Molen
Production Executive

Deborah Ricketts
Researcher

Dan Jinks
Producer

Janet Lonsdale
Production Accountant

Steven Buhai
Production Assistant

Victor A. Haddox
Assistant Accountant

Yoshi Enoki Jr.
Assistant Location Manager

Jeff Lovely
Location Coordinator

Raquel Osborne
Extras Casting

Christine Bonnem
Location Manager

Debbie-Lynn Siegel
Payroll Accountant

Chee Ho
Location Assistant

Shannon Speaker
Assistant Production Coordinator

Maria DeVane
Post Production Accountant

Cristen Carr Strubbe
Unit Production Manager

Christa Vausbinder
Production Coordinator

Lisa Marie Serra
Post Production Coordinator

Matt Walker
Production Secretary
Sound

Thomas Newman
Original Music Composer

Dennis Sands
Scoring Mixer

Scott Martin Gershin
Supervising Sound Editor

Jackie Gonneau
ADR & Dubbing

Bill Bernstein
Music Editor

Nerses Gezalyan
Foley Mixer

Bob Beemer
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Scott Millan
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Joanie Diener
Music Editor

Greg Zimmerman
Foley Recordist

Alan Rankin
Sound Effects Editor

Bryan Bowen
Sound Effects Editor

Mark Gordon
Dialogue Editor

Dean Drabin
ADR Mixer

Thomas O'Neil Younkman
First Assistant Sound Editor

Jeffrey Wilhoit
Foley

James Moriana
Foley Artist

Thomas Pasatieri
Orchestrator

Brian Basham
ADR Recordist

Simon Coke
Dialogue Editor

Trevor Jolly
ADR Supervisor

Richard Van Dyke
Production Sound Mixer

Chris Douridas
Music Supervisor

Carl Fischer
Boom Operator
Art

David Lazan
Art Direction

Suzan Wexler
Set Designer

Cat Smith
Assistant Art Director

Naomi Shohan
Production Design

Chris Samp
Painter

Robin Richesson
Storyboard Artist

Lynda Reiss
Property Master

Michael Casey
Leadman

Molly Click
Art Department Coordinator

Christian Zimmermann
Standby Painter

Angela M. Whiting
Assistant Property Master

Lisa Penaranda
Set Decorating Coordinator

Tony Chance
Storyboard Artist

Joe Ondrejko
Construction Coordinator

Brook Bacon
Swing

Jan K. Bergstrom
Set Decoration

Richard W. Jones
Greensman

Mike Higelmire
Leadman

Andrea Dopaso
Set Designer
Camera

Conrad L. Hall
Director of Photography

Conrad W. Hall
Second Unit Director of Photography

Geoffrey Haley
Camera Operator

Dana Kroeger
Additional Camera

David Golia
Second Unit Director of Photography

Aaron Pazanti
Camera Operator

Carlos M. Gallardo
Dolly Grip

Lorey Sebastian
Still Photographer

Kelly Diehl
Libra Head Technician

Clyde E. Bryan
First Assistant Camera

Bill Young
Key Grip

Mike Gentile
Second Assistant Camera

Michael Thomas
Camera Loader

Paul Farley
Best Boy Grip
Costume & Make-Up

Cydney Cornell
Hairstylist

Kanani Wolf
Set Costumer

Julie Weiss
Costume Design

Tania McComas
Makeup Artist

Alix Hester
Set Costumer

Julie Hewett
Makeup Artist

Buffy Zerefski
Assistant Makeup Artist

Ian Kay
Set Dressing Artist

Patricia DeHaney
Key Hair Stylist

Hope Slepak
Costume Supervisor

Sanford Slepak
Key Costumer

Marcy Grace Froehlich
Assistant Costume Designer

Carol A. O'Connell
Key Hair Stylist
Crew

Nicole Kidman
Thanks

Paula Abdul
Choreographer

Dana Brunetti
Actor's Assistant

Pete Townshend
Thanks

Robert 'Bobby Z' Zajonc
Pilot

Ben Scott
Stunt Coordinator

Lisa Dennis
Post Production Supervisor

Phil Culotta
Utility Stunts

David Linck
Unit Publicist

John C. Hartigan
Special Effects Coordinator

Jason Hansen
Special Effects Assistant

René González
Projection

Mike Piccirillo
Set Production Assistant

Matt Magnolia
Visual Effects Editor

Holiday Freeman
Stand In

Kim Mozingo
Actor's Assistant

A. Welch Lambeth
Transportation Coordinator

Jeff Couch
Driver

Randy Lovelady
Transportation Captain

Pia Mehr
Studio Teacher

Kevin Du Toit
Post Production Assistant

Krissy Korn
Craft Service

Jerry Miscevich
Special Effects Technician

Jim Turner
Production Controller

Rob Garlow
Propmaker
Editing

Tariq Anwar
Editor

Christopher Greenbury
Editor

Phil Hetos
Color Timer

Tracey Wadmore-Smith
First Assistant Editor

Vince Filippone
Assistant Editor

Jeffrey Skinner
Editorial Production Assistant

Larry Madaras
First Assistant Editor
Lighting

Ross Dunkerley
Electrician

John Carney
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician

James M. Cox
Chief Lighting Technician

Gerald A. King
Rigging Grip

Huston Beaumont
Rigging Gaffer
Visual Effects

John Cassella
3D Artist

Matt Dessero
Visual Effects Compositor

Paula Bonhomme
Visual Effects Coordinator

Rob Hodgson
Visual Effects Supervisor

David Goldberg
Visual Effects Supervisor

Jonathan F. Styrlund
Visual Effects Producer

Travis Baumann
Compositing Artist

Ralph Merzbach
24 Frame Playback

Olivier Sarda
Digital Compositor

Janet Yale
Visual Effects Producer