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About
Lester Burnham, a depressed suburban father in a mid-life crisis, decides to turn his hectic life around after developing an infatuation with his daughter's attractive friend.
Theatrical
Oct 1, 1999
Box Office
$356.3M
Budget
$15.0M
Return
23.8x
DVD / Blu-ray
Oct 24, 2000
Director
Producers
Music
Studio
DreamWorks Pictures, Jinks/Cohen Company
Keywords
adultery
age difference
parent child relationship
cheating
midlife crisis
coming out
first time
virgin
estate agent
cheerleader
rose
satire
sexual fantasy
loneliness
dysfunctional family
dysfunctional marriage
dark comedy
suburbia
coming of age
marijuana
love affair
exercise
extramarital affair
realtor
voyeurism
quitting a job
neighborhood
philosophical
retired army man
closeted homosexual
singing in a car
gay theme
intimate
existential
teenager
camcorder
Quotes
See all →Concerns About Jane's Happiness and Love
Lester
How's Jane?
Angela
What do you mean?
Lester
I mean, how's her life? Is she happy? Is she miserable? I'd really like to know, and she'd die before she'd-
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Desire and Attraction in Complex Relationships
Angela
Jane and I had a fight. It was about you. She's mad at me because I said I think you're sexy.
Lester
So, you gonna tell me? What do you want?
Angela
I don't know...What do you want?
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →K
Kevin Spacey
Lester Burnham
A
Annette Bening
Carolyn Burnham
T
Thora Birch
Jane Burnham
W
Wes Bentley
Ricky Fitts
M
Mena Suvari
Angela Hayes
P
Peter Gallagher
Buddy Kane
A
Allison Janney
Barbara Fitts
C
Chris Cooper
Colonel Fitts
S
Scott Bakula
Jim Olmeyer
S
Sam Robards
Jim Berkley
B
Barry Del Sherman
Brad
A
Ara Celi
Sale House Woman #1
J
John Cho
Sale House Man #1
H
Hal Fort Atkinson
Sale House Man #2
S
Sue Casey
Sale House Woman #2
K
Kent Faulcon
Sale House Man #3
B
Brenda Wehle
Sale House Woman #4
L
Lisa Cloud
Sale House Woman #4
A
Alison Faulk
Spartanette #1
C
Carolina Lancaster
Spartanette #4
