Directed by Sam Mendes Written by Alan Ball   Cast Kevin Spacey ... Lester Burnham Annette Bening ... Carolyn Burnham Thora Birch ... Jane Burnham Wes Bentley ... Ricky Fitts Mena Suvari ... Angela Hayes Peter Gallagher ... Buddy Kane Allison Janney ... Barbara Fitts Chris Cooper ... Colonel Fitts Scott Bakula ... Jim Olmeyer Sam Robards ... Jim Berkley Barry Del Sherman ... Brad Ara Celi ... Sale House Woman #1 John Cho ... Sale House Man #1 Fort Atkinson ... Sale House Man #2 Sue Casey ... Sale House Woman #2 Kent Faulcon ... Sale House Man #3 Brenda Wehle ... Sale House Women #4 Lisa Cloud ... Sale House Women #4 Alison Faulk ... Spartanette #1 Krista Goodsitt ... Spartanette #2 Lily Houtkin ... Spartanette #3 Carolina Lancaster ... Spartanette #4 Mona Leah ... Spartanette #5 (as Romana Leah) Chekesha Van Putten ... Spartanette #6 (as Chekesa Van Putten) Emily Zachary ... Spartanette #7 Nancy Anderson ... Spartanette #8 Reshma Gajjar ... Spartanette #9 Stephanie Rizzo ... Spartanette #10 Heather Joy Sher ... Playground Girl #1 Chelsea Hertford ... Playground Girl #2 Amber Smith ... Christy Kane Joel McCrary ... Catering Boss Marissa Jaret Winokur ... Mr. Smiley's Counter Girl (Janine) Dennis Anderson ... Mr. Smiley's Manager Matthew Kimbrough ... Firing Range Attendant Erin Cathryn Strubbe ... Young Jane Uncredited Cast Bruce Cohen ... Bartender Elaine Corral Kendall ... Newscaster David C. Fisher ... Wedding Guest Tom Miller ... Advertising Executive Ronald Reagan ... President Ronald Reagan (archive footage) Produced by Alan Ball   Bruce Cohen   Dan Jinks   Stan Wlodkowski   Original Music by Thomas Newman

Additional Info Premiere: September 08, 1999 Theatrical Release: October 01, 1999 DVD Release: October 24, 2000 Blu-ray Release: September 21, 2010 Country: Distributor: DreamWorks Websites: Production Companies DreamWorks (presents) (as DreamWorks Pictures) Jinks/Cohen Company Distributors DreamWorks Distribution   (1999) (USA) (theatrical) DreamWorks Home Entertainment   (2000) (USA) (DVD) DreamWorks Home Entertainment   (2000) (USA) (VHS) (double tape pan-and-scan Awards Edition) American Broadcasting Company (ABC)   (2002) (USA) (TV) DreamWorks Home Entertainment   (2007) (USA) (DVD) Rating Stats Overall Rating 8.0 / 10 Our Rating 7.7 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 7.4 / 10 Female Users 6.4 / 10 Site Ranking #52 / 20,886 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 12 total ratings Almost Perfect 7 total ratings Average 2 total ratings Crap 1 total rating Site Ranking #48 Titanic (1997) #49 Avengers: Endgame (2019) #50 Goodfellas (1990) #51 Léon: The Professional (1994) #52 American Beauty (1999) #53 WALL·E (2008) #54 Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl (2003) #55 American History X (1998) #56 Avengers: Infinity War (2018)