American beauty
(Video)
Published
Universal City, CA : DreamWorks Home Entertainment, c2000.
Format
Video
Edition
Awards ed.
ISBN
0783241232 :
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (122 min.) : sd., col ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
Jackson Public Library - Videos
DVD AME
1 available
DVD AME
1 available
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Jackson Public Library - Videos | DVD AME | On Shelf |
| Location | Call Number | Status |
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| Conway Public Library - Computer Area | DVD F Ame | On Shelf |
| Cook Memorial Library - Videos | DVD F Ame | On Shelf |
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Published
Universal City, CA : DreamWorks Home Entertainment, c2000.
Edition
Awards ed.
Language
English
ISBN
0783241232 :
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.
Restrictions on Access
For private home use only.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Conrad L. Hall ; editors, Tariq Anwar, Christopher Greenbury ; music, Thomas Newman.
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
MPAA rating: R.
System Details
DVD, dual layer format ; anamorphic widescreen presentation (2.35:1) ; DTS 5.1 surround, Dolby digital 5.1 surround, Dolby digital surround ; region 1.
Language
Soundtrack in English ; closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
Awards
Academy Awards, 2000: Best actor (Spacey), Best picture, Best director, Best cinematography, Best original screenplay.
Awards
Golden Globe Awards, 2000: Best motion picture - drama, Best director, Best screenplay.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Mendes, S., Ball, A., Cohen, B., Jinks, D., Spacey, K., Bening, A., Birch, T., Bentley, W., Suvari, M., Gallagher, P., Cooper, C., Janney, A., Bakula, S., Robards, S., Hall, C., Anwar, T., Greenbury, C., & Newman, T. (2000). American beauty (Awards ed.). DreamWorks Home Entertainment.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Sam. Mendes et al.. 2000. American Beauty. DreamWorks Home Entertainment.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Sam. Mendes et al.. American Beauty DreamWorks Home Entertainment, 2000.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Mendes, Sam., et al. American Beauty Awards ed., DreamWorks Home Entertainment, 2000.
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