American Beauty: Look Closer...
Oct 24 2000
•0h 21m
•Documentary, Drama
A promotional short documentary on the making of the film American Beauty, directed by Sam Mendes and written by Alan Ball.
Cast
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Scott Bakula
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Alan Ball
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Annette Bening
Self
Wes Bentley
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