House of Sand and Fog/American Beauty [2 Discs] [BOX SET]
Features:
- House of Sand and Fog: Deleted scenes with commentary
- Commentary with Ben Kingsley, director Vadim Perelman, and novelist Andre Dubus III
- Behind-the-scenes featurette and much more
- American Beauty: American Beauty: Look Closer... a fascinating behind-the-scenes featurette with interviews from the award-winning cast and crew
- Insightful film commentary with director Sam Mendes and writer Alan Ball
- Exclusive storyboard presentation with commentary by Sam Mednes and director of photography Conrad L. Hall
- Digital screenplay with corresponding film footage and storyboards (DVD-ROM only)
- Cast and crew biographies
- Two theatrical trailers
- Production notes
- Other DVD-ROM exclusives
View menus
- Side #1 -- House of Sand and Fog
- Play Movie
- Scene Index
- Audio
- English 5.1 Dolby Digital
- English 2.0 Dolby Surround
- French 5.1 Dolby Digital
- Commentary by Ben Kingsley, Vadim Perelman, and Andre Dubus III: On
- Commentary by Ben Kingsley, Vadim Perelman, and Andre Dubus III: Off
- Special Features
- Commentary by Ben Kingsley, Vadim Perelman, and Andre Dubus III: On
- Commentary by Ben Kingsley, Vadim Perelman, and Andre Dubus III: Off
- Deleted Scenes
- Lester and Kathy
- Behrani and Nadi in Kitchen
- Mexican Restaurant
- Behranis Dine With Lester
- Behrani and Kathy
- Play All
- Director's Commentary by Vadim Perelman: On
- Director's Commentary by Vadim Perelman: Off
- Behind the Scenes
- Shohreh Aghdashloo Audition
- Photo Gallery
- Slide Show With Audio
- Still Gallery
- Cast
- Jennifer Connelly
- Ben Kingsley
- Ron Eldard
- Shohreh Aghdashloo
- Jonathan Ahdout
- Frances Fisher
- Filmmakers
- Vadim Perelman
- Michael London
- Shawn Lawrence Otto
- Andre Dubus III
- Jeremiah Samuels
- Roger Deakins
- Maia Javan
- Hala Bahmet
- Lisa Zeno Churgin
- James Horner
- Production Notes
- Subtitles
- English
- French
- Spanish
- None
- Commentary Subtitles: English
- Commentary Subtitles: French
- Commentary Subtitles: Spanish
- Commentary Subtitles: None
- Side #2 -- American Beauty
- Play
- Scene Index
- Special Features
- American Beauty: Look Closer... Behind-the-Scenes Featurette
- Audio Commentary With Director Sam Mendes and Screenwriter Alan Ball
- Storyboard Presentation With Sam Mendes and Director of Photography Conrad L. Hall
- Theatrical Trailer 1
- Theatrical Trailer 2
- Cast & Crew
- Kevin Spacey
- Annette Bening
- Thora Birch
- Mena Suvari
- Wes Bentley
- Chris Cooper
- Allison Janney
- Peter Gallagher
- Scott Bakula
- Sam Robards
- Sam Mendes
- Conrad Hall
- Alan Ball
- Bruce Cohen & Dan Jinks
- Naomi Shohan
- Thomas Newman
- Production Notes
- DVD-ROM Features
- Audio
- DTS Digital Surround
- 5.1 Dolby Digital
- 2.0 Dolby Surround
- Commentary With Director Sam Mendes and Screenwriter Alan Ball
- Subtitles
- English Only Captions: On
- English Only Captions: Off
View chapters
- Side #1 -- House of Sand and Fog
- 1. Main Title
- 2. Auction Notice
- 3. Parallel Lives
- 4. Living Like Gypsies
- 5. They Can't Do That
- 6. Surprise Visit
- 7. Moving Day
- 8. Widow's Walk
- 9. I Want Them Out
- 10. Fog Rolls In
- 11. Face to Face
- 12. Full Disclosure
- 13. God's Blessings
- 14. I Have to Go Home
- 15. Feeling Lost
- 16. Breakdown
- 17. Lester Arrives
- 18. Lions in Our Hearts
- 19. My Name Is Esmail
- 20. Penance
- 21. Peaceful Sleep
- 22. Final Solution
- 23. Is This Your House?
- 24. End Credits
- Side #2 -- American Beauty
- 1. The High Point of My Day (Main Title)
- 2. Job Description
- 3. I Will Sell This House Today
- 4. The Gym
- 5. Spectacular
- 6. Welcome to the Neighborhood
- 7. I'm Just Curious
- 8. My Personal Hero
- 9. I Love Root Beer
- 10. America's Weirdest Home Videos
- 11. Choking the Bishop
- 12. I Want to Look Good Naked
- 13. Mom's Mad
- 14. An Ordinary Guy With Nothing to Lose
- 15. The Royal Treatment
- 16. The Most Beautiful Thing
- 17. Pass the Asparagus
- 18. Don't Give Up on Me, Dad
- 19. Mr. Smarty Man
- 20. Massive Psychological Damage
- 21. The Day You Die
- 22. Smile, You're at Mr. Smiley's
- 23. You Like Muscles?
- 24. Our Marriage Is Just for Show
- 25. You Couldn't Be Ordinary if You Tried
- 26. I'm Great
- 27. My Stupid Little Life
- 28. End Credits
Year released: 2004
MPAA Rating: [ R ]
Format: Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV
Length: 248
Sound: DD5.1/DS/DTS
Subtitles: Eng/Fre/Spa
Studio: DreamWorks