American beauty
(DVD)
Contributors:
Published:
Universal City, California : DreamWorks Home Entertainment, [2000].
Format:
DVD
Edition:
Awards ed. ; Widescreen
Physical Desc:
1 videodisc (2 hours, 2 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inches.
Rating:
Rated R.
Status:
Description
A middle-aged man confronts the reality of his suburban life. His marriage is in shambles. His daughter doesn't acknowledge his existence. But a chance meeting of one of his daughter's friends reignites the fire in his life.
Copies
Location
Call Number
Status
Last Check-In
Cable UCC
DVD AME (UCC)
Available
Dec 22, 2016
Eagle River DVD
AV/DVD AME #3413
Available
Oct 20, 2023
Hayward Fiction DVD Blue
DVDBL AME
Available
Feb 1, 2024
Iron River Fiction DVD
DVD DRAMA AME
Available
Feb 13, 2024
Land O Lakes Fiction DVD
DVD AME (#560)
Available
Apr 1, 2024
Madeline Island DVD
D DVD AMERICAN BEAUTY
Available
Jan 4, 2016
Manitowish Waters Fiction DVD
DVD Ame
Available
Oct 16, 2020
Superior Fiction DVD/Blu-ray
DVD AME
Available
Apr 1, 2023
Webster Fiction DVD
DVD AME
Available
Mar 29, 2024
More Details
Language:
English
ISBN:
0783241232, 0667068538229
UPC:
667068538229
Notes
General Note
Originally released as motion picture in 1999.
General Note
Bonus features: American Beauty: Look Closer... a behind the scenes featurette ; Film commentary with director Sam Mendes and writer Alan Ball ; Storyboard presentation with commentary by Sam Mendes and director of photography, Conrad L. Hall ; Cast and crew biographies ; Two theatrical trailers ; Production notes ; plus additional DVD-ROM features.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Conrad L. Hall; costume design, Julie Weiss; production designer, Naomi Shohan; editors, Tariq Anwar, Christopher Greenbury; music, Thomas Newman; co-producers, Alan Ball, Stan Wlodkowski.
Participants/Performers
Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, Thora Birch, Wes Bentley, Mena Suvari, Peter Gallagher, Chris Cooper, Allison Janney, Scott Bakula, Sam Robards.
Description
An emotionally & spiritually comatose suburban man decides "to hell with it all" and reverts to living as he did when he was happiest--as a carefree teenager. His desperately uptight wife and sullen daughter can only look on as he quits his corporate job to become a burger flipper, starts getting high with a strange new neighbor (whose parents are even stranger), and lusts after a pouty blonde teenager--his daughter's best friend.
Target Audience
Rated R.
System Details
DVD format.
Language
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
Awards
Academy Awards: Best actor (Spacey), Best picture, Best director, Best cinematography, Best original screenplay.
Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
Mendes, S., Spacey, K., & Bening, A. (2000). American beauty. Awards ed. ; Widescreen Universal City, California, DreamWorks Home Entertainment.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Mendes, Sam, Kevin. Spacey and Annette. Bening. 2000. American Beauty. Universal City, California, DreamWorks Home Entertainment.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Mendes, Sam, Kevin. Spacey and Annette. Bening, American Beauty. Universal City, California, DreamWorks Home Entertainment, 2000.
MLA Citation (style guide)Mendes, Sam., et al. American Beauty. Awards ed. ; Widescreen Universal City, California, DreamWorks Home Entertainment, 2000.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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