Directed by Sam Mendes, Lester Burnham’s wife Carolyn, who’s cheating on him, hates him, his daughter Jane regards him with contempt, and his boss is positioning him for the ax – the typical suburban nightmare. When you’ve got nothing to lose, you might as well risk everything. Provoked by forbidden passions, Lester decides to make a few changes in his life that are less mid-life crisis than adolescence redux. The freer he gets, the happier he gets, which is even more maddening to wife and daughter alike. A pandora’s box of fantasies as he begins lust after his daughter’s over-developed friend. But Lester is about to learn that the ultimate freedom comes at the ultimate price.
Tagged: Alan Ball, Allison Janney, American Beauty, Annette Bening, Ara Celi, Barry Del Sherman, Chris Cooper, Fort Atkinson, John Cho, Kevin Spacey, Mena Suvari, Peter Gallagher, Sam Mendes, Sam Robards, Scott Bakula, Sue Casey, Thora Birch, Wes Bentley
