Cast List
Lester Burnham....Kevin Spacey
Carolyn Burnham....Annette Bening
Jane Burnham....Thora Birch
Ricky Fitts....Wes Bentley
Angela Hayes....Mena Suvari
Colonel Frank Fitts....Chris Cooper
Buddy Kane....Peter Gallagher
Barbara Fitts....Allison Janney
Jim Olmeyer....Scott Bakula
Jim Berkley....Sam Robards
Brad Dupree....Barry Del Sherman
American Beauty Essays and Related Content
- American Beauty: Major Themes
- American Beauty: Essays
- American Beauty: Questions
- American Beauty: Purchase the Novel and Related Material
- Sam Mendes: Biography
- American Beauty Summary
- About American Beauty
- Character List
- Glossary of Terms
- Major Themes
- Summary and Analysis of Scene 1 ("The High Point of My Day") through Scene 4 ("The Gym")
- Summary and Analysis of Scene 5 ("Spectacular") through Scene 8 ("My Personal Hero")
- Summary and Analysis of Scene 9 ("I Love Root Beer") through Scene 12 ("I Want to Look Good Naked")
- Summary and Analysis of Scene 13 ("Mom's Mad") through Scene 16 ("The Most Beautiful Thing")
- Summary and Analysis of Scene 17 ("Pass the Asparagus") through Scene 20 ("Massive Psychological Damage")
- Summary and Analysis of Scene 21 ("The Day You Die") through Scene 24 ("Our Marriage is Just for Show")
- Summary and Analysis of Scene 25 ("You Couldn't Be Ordinary if You Tried") through Scene 27 ("My Stupid Little Life")
- Cast List
- Mendes' influence on American Beauty
- Related Links on American Beauty
- Suggested Essay Questions
- Test Yourself! - Quiz 1
- Test Yourself! - Quiz 2
- Test Yourself! - Quiz 3
- Test Yourself! - Quiz 4
- Author of ClassicNote and Sources
