"American Beauty" Talkback (Spoilers)

[Lord Dalek]

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"Look at me, jerking off in the shower... This will be the high point of my day; it's all downhill from here." - Lester Burnham

Release Date: 10/1/1999
Studio: DreamWorks
Director: Sam Mendes
Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1 (Super 35)
Starring: Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, Thora Birch, Alison Janney, Peter Gallagher, Chris Cooper, Wes Bentley, Mena Suvari

Plot Summary: Lester Burnham is suffering a mid-life crisis that affects the lives of his family, which is made up of his superbitch of a wife Carolyn and rebelling daughter Jane, who hates him. Carolyn is a real estate agent, a little too wrapped up in her job, who takes on an affair with business rival Buddy Kane. Meanwhile Jane seems to fall in love with Ricky Fitts, the strange boy next door, who is a drug dealer/documentarian and lives under a roof governed by a very strict marine father and a speechless mother. Lester's mid-life crisis causes him to drastically change his life around when he quits his job and works at a fast food restaurant. He starts working out to gain the attention of Angela, a friend of Jane's, who brags about her sexual exploits every weekend. Lives change and not for the best.

COMMENTS?

LD Talkback #96

[Avaitor]

Beautiful flick. One of my favorite "modern" flicks for sure.

[Dr. Insomniac]

The film indirectly led to Six Feet Under. That's enough to satisfy me.

[Spark Of Spirit]

I like this one for being such a simple concept explored to its fullest. It's also surprisingly funny.

[Kiddington]

Great movie. Caught this on one of the movie channels a while back (before we dropped 'em), and I loved it.