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American Beauty (1999)
A sexually frustrated suburban father has a mid-life crisis after becoming infatuated with his daughter's best friend.
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Lester Burnham -
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Brad -
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Director:
Sam MendesWriter:
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The only film in which Kevin Spacey won an acting Oscar for his performance in a film which won Best Picture.
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Jane Burnham:
I need a father who's a role model, not some horny geek-boy who's gonna spray his shorts whenever I bring a girlfriend home from school. What a lame-o. Someone really should just put him out of his misery.
Ricky Fitts:
Want me to kill him for you?
Jane Burnham:
Yeah. Would ...
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When Ricky gets the frozen urine sample out of the freezer, it's obviously half a cup. When he is ready to hand it over to his father (outside at the car), the cup is completely filled.
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thanks to all at the Donmar Warehouse in London and Dr. Bill and Alice
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DramaDetails
Release Date:
1 October 1999Language
English
Country of Origin
USABox Office
Budget:
$15,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$861,531 (USA) (19 September 1999)
Gross:
$130,096,601 (USA)
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