American Beauty

Drama

Kevin Spacey	Lester Burnham
Annette Bening	Carolyn Burnham
Thora Birch	Jane Burnham
Wes Bentley	Ricky Fitts
Mena Suvari	Angela Hayes
Chris Cooper	Col. Frank Fitts, USMC
Peter Gallagher	Buddy Kane
Allison Janney	Barbara Fitts
Scott Bakula	Jim Olmeyer
Sam Robards	Jim Berkley

Director	Sam Mendes
Producer	Alan Ball; Bruce Cohen
Writer	Alan Ball
Cinematography	Conrad L. Hall
Musician	Thomas Newman

Lester Burnham, a depressed suburban father in a mid-life crisis, decides to turn his hectic life around after developing an infatuation for his daughter's attractive friend.