- Won 5 Oscars
- 111 wins & 102 nominations total
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- TriviaDirector Sam Mendes designed the two girls' look to change over the course of the film, with Thora Birch gradually using less makeup and Mena Suvari gradually using more, to emphasize his view of their shifting perceptions of themselves.
- GoofsIn the dinner scene where Lester throws the bowl of asparagus against the wall, the picture frame has been centered between the windows over the console table, and the table lamp visible in an earlier scene has been removed. These changes are not down to continuity as such. The script originally called for Lester to throw the plate on the floor; however, it was decided that he throw it against the wall instead without the knowledge of Annette Bening or Thora Birch. It had to be done in one take (which it was) to get a real shock reaction. The lamp was removed to avoid any debris knocking it over, and the picture was repositioned in line with Lester's aim for a clean throw and to minimize any risk of Kevin Spacey knocking the picture off the wall, spoiling the 'one-take shot'.
- Quotes
[last lines]
Lester Burnham: [narrating] I had always heard your entire life flashes in front of your eyes the second before you die. First of all, that one second isn't a second at all, it stretches on forever, like an ocean of time... For me, it was lying on my back at Boy Scout camp, watching falling stars... And yellow leaves, from the maple trees, that lined our street... Or my grandmother's hands, and the way her skin seemed like paper... And the first time I saw my cousin Tony's brand new Firebird... And Janie... And Janie... And... Carolyn. I guess I could be pretty pissed off about what happened to me... but it's hard to stay mad, when there's so much beauty in the world. Sometimes I feel like I'm seeing it all at once, and it's too much, my heart fills up like a balloon that's about to burst... And then I remember to relax, and stop trying to hold on to it, and then it flows through me like rain and I can't feel anything but gratitude for every single moment of my stupid little life... You have no idea what I'm talking about, I'm sure. But don't worry... you will someday.
- Crazy creditsthanks to all at the Donmar Warehouse in London and Dr. Bill and Alice
- ConnectionsEdited into Sex at 24 Frames Per Second (2003)
- SoundtracksBecause
Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney
Performed by Elliott Smith
Elliott Smith appears courtesy of DreamWorks Records
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- Dec 14, 1999
Details
Box office
- Budget
- $15,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $130,096,601
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $861,531
- Sep 19, 1999
- Gross worldwide
- $356,296,601
- Runtime2 hours 2 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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