American Beauty: The Shooting Script
American Beauty: The Shooting Script (Newmarket Shooting Scripts) Alan Ball
Publisher: Newmarket Press
ISBN: 155704404X
Edition: Paperback; 1999-10-01
Summary:
"I read the screenplay and nearly fell out of bed. I thought I better
meet him quick before someone else read it."--Kevin Spacey Actors and
critics alike have praised Alan Ball's first feature film screenplay,
which tells the off-kilter story of a midlife crisis suffered by
Lester Burnham (played by Spacey). For fans of the film's
dialogue--and there will be many--the screenplay allows Ball's words
as well as the film's inventive imagery, from flying rose petals to a
dancing plastic bag, to be savored. Unfortunately for those wanting
the inside scoop, this text is not the original shooting script but
rather the screenplay of the final cut. But the script is so
impressive, that's a minor quibble. The accompanying notes from Ball
and director Sam Mendes are quite insightful, hinting at a different
original ending and revealing Ball's odd inspiration for his idea:
the tale of Joey Buttafuoco. Ball's TV background has made him an
expert technical writer, and this book would serve as a great
template for the fledgling screenwriter. It includes 20 black and
white photos and a cast list. --Doug Thomas
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