This is great choreography, what I like especially is how his daughter is slightly off in her dance in a passive aggressive way to show how upset she is with him - he doesn't even notice because he's going through a "midlife crisis" and has now become fixated on her best friend.
The other cheerleaders are smiling and make eye contact with the audience. Jane goes through all the motions stone-faced. Haven't seen the entire movie, but I'll bet she only went out for cheerleading because the Mom wanted her too.
+Toby Royson Yeah, when a husband has fallen in love with a teen girl because his wife turned into a frigid and cold bitch who only cares about keeping up appearances.
Toby Royson Nope. He's bored of her having turned into a cold bitch. At that row scene in the bedroom he states that she wanks regularly because she doesn't seem to want sex with him anymore, and she's the first one being unfaithful to him. He tries to save their marriage, she's the one who doesn't want to, despises him and behaves as if the only thing she cares about is their status.
In the Bonus DVD: this scene was filmed by having Kevin Spacey stare at the high school boy's basketball game and re-edited with the cheerleader dance. That's why the acting is so realistic!
i hear so many people calling this movie 'beautiful and meaningful', but the truth is, 98% of those people are attracted to the sexual nature of the film lol.
Clowntrooper in some countries the age of consent is 21. who cares. being attracted to a 17 year old is legal in most states and countries and you ain't a pedo.
Hollywood has always been full of perverts and sociopaths. If you didn't realize that until recently, that's on you. Never put any celebrity on a pedestal. With that being said, it doesn't mean great movies like this shouldn't be appreciated anymore because some of the people who made them happened to be rotten human beings. Try to differentiate the artist from the person. It's not right to condemn an entire movie made by hundreds of hard-working people, because of what the main star has been accused of. If I act like this great movie isn't worth my attention anymore because of Spacey, then I'm spitting on everything Sam Mendes, Alan Ball, Annette Bening and the rest of the cast and crew did. That's why when I watch this scene, I see Lester Burnham and not Kevin Spacey. What the actor has been accused of doing shouldn't take away from the character's amazing journey in the movie. Just some food for thought.
comments: "oh my god kevin spacey was SOOOOO good in this scene!!" Kevin: *stares into camera for the entire two minutes of this video* yes, very good acting indeed.
Brit M ehh acting is more than screaming and crying, its about everything you can see from the shot and what you can portray with each frame. For instance the reason why people regard this scene as good acting by spacey is because you can see that he almost genuinely lusts for this girl just by his facial expression , he goes from looking almost confused in the beginning then shifting to a face filled with awe and lust and its apparent that he is becoming obsessed with his desire of this girl and that he wants to have sex with her. This scene could have easily been done without the cuts into lesters imagination of the girl dancing and the rose petals etc. And the audience would still be able to tell that he is fantasizing about her just from seeing his face. Thats why its regarded as good acting, because he is able to convey his feelings through his facial expression and make it believable
B .K But I can also stare at a camera for 2 minutes, hell I could do it for 2 hours and call it "avant garde". Lmao, your pseudo-intelligent analysis is the epitome of modern art, it's bullshit.
You know those middle-aged and elderly guys you always see in the bleachers at girls basketball and volleyball games? The only reason they're there is because they enjoy high school sports. No, really, that's all it is.
And you know some of those middle aged and elderly guys in the bleachers are hitting some of those cheerleader/pom pom girls, volleyball girls in those tight shorts, softball and basket ball and track. That is because their daughter or granddaughter is one of the cheerleaders or pom pom girls and they have sleepovers. Many a young girl is attracted to the older man and wind up having intimate cheers and pom poms. But it's not just restricted to cheerleader and pom pom girls. Many a young girl that go to sleepovers are attracted to older men especially if that's the only real male contact they have had other than when they start dating.
My high school marching band performed this same exact arrangement of "On Broadway" some 15 years prior to this movie! I was shocked to hear it again when I saw the movie!
I actually find this movie to be very realistic-at least to a certain extent. I tend to think most people encounter times where they feel so trapped and frustrated by the monotony of life that they escape into fantasy-in this character's case it is a rather typical mid-life crisis amplified many times over. Ultimately life is what we make of it.
JaizMusic Well I can't see why because the end is basically him realizing the young fantasy wasnt worth it and have a moment of epiphany where he values his wife and daughter.
I want an equal amount of blueberries in each muffin. An equal amount of blueberries in each muffin. I don't care, I want an equal amount in each muffin.
People saying how differently they are viewing this after the Weinstein scandals are just ridiculous - the whole point of this scene, and this movie, was how he was a frustrated male living under the thumb of his wife in a stupid corporate job and how he was reclaiming his sexuality as a man, through an attraction to this girl who represented to him all he could have if he stopped being mediocre. After this scene he begins working out, quits his job (with style), and generally improves his mental well-being. When he found out she was a virgin at the end of the movie, you could see that he (the character) was concerned for her well-being and how she might remember her first time. It's easy to retroactively apply this 'ooh look this guy is just a sexual molester by nature' kind of judgment, but that's hurtful not only to the undisputable genius of this movie, but also to all men trying to be decent human and sexual beings.
Gabrielle Bertrand her age doesn’t matter, because it’s not about this particular girl at all - it’s about attraction to life in general, about being able to improve, about having a GOAL you can strive for, like making a good impression on the best representative of your gender of choice that you know
ash suni guess what, sexuality is creepy sometimes - being attracted to young girls at peak reproductive potential is justified by nature and there is nothing wrong with it as long as you (he, or any adult attracted to any underage person) manage to keep your instincts in check and find a healthy outlet
Wow, kevin spacey did such a good job, it's almost as if he really did like the underage!
Almost?
Underaged boys then
A natrual actor
Lol
Yomamasapeach LOL staph
All the cast were fantastic.
Agreed!
when allen ball is involved the cast is always subperb like with true blood every single character and actor is completely amazing for the role!!!
Yeah. And no forced black actors
@@JD-df3zlBruh 💀💀💀💀
@@bettercallfrog am i not right??
Hard to believe this movie will be 20 years old soon.
true
Guy Seddeg
Consider that the original Star Wars is 38 years old...
Yes, it's super depressing.
The best movie in history! 🙌❤️
Guy Seddeg Hard to believe girls born in 1999 are going to be (or are) 18 years old soon.
When art imitates real life.
Replace Mena Suvari with a 14 year old boy and yes
Or is life imitating art? Because Kevin Spacey controversy happened after?
Pat Gogan Exactly
Yes
I wonder why they hired him for this role.......hmmmm...
Lesters face is going to be mine at a lana del rey concert .
omg same
Ahahahah true
so real
😍😍😍
same
This movie is an absolute classic. So many memorable scenes.
This is great choreography, what I like especially is how his daughter is slightly off in her dance in a passive aggressive way to show how upset she is with him - he doesn't even notice because he's going through a "midlife crisis" and has now become fixated on her best friend.
The other cheerleaders are smiling and make eye contact with the audience. Jane goes through all the motions stone-faced. Haven't seen the entire movie, but I'll bet she only went out for cheerleading because the Mom wanted her too.
It was Choreographed by Paula Abdul so of course it is great.
Which one is his daughter?
@@analauramorelrocha2383 the camera really focuses on her at 17 seconds. She has short hair and is wearing dark lipstick.
Spacey wasn’t really acting, he was just playing a straight version of himself.
Which is better than most hypocrites.
Angela looks like a young blonde Angelina Jolie
If Angelina Jolie and Emma Watson had a daughter, she's exactly what it'd look like.
+Mecaila Racoma Is that ...possible?
Emma watson? don't see it, she does look like alicia silverstone
methodmanrza1 that’s what I thought
+Mecaila Racoma o m g YES
The only difference between this movie and real life for Kevin Spacey....he wished Mena was a dude.
Someone should make a parody of this where Angela is replaced by a male through editing.
Yeah like Wes Bentley’s Ricky Fitts.
🤣🤣🤣
Yup.
@@KianoUyMOOP that would be funny
Lmao I love spaceys face at the end
He kind of looks like a puppet from team America in the last few seconds of the video
Christine Daae
LOL
“Too old, too female” kevin spacey
I'm crying
oh son, ya killed me.
you know a marriage is fucked up when a husband has fallen in love with a teenage girl.
+Toby Royson maybe they could plan a three-way?
+Toby Royson Yeah, when a husband has fallen in love with a teen girl because his wife turned into a frigid and cold bitch who only cares about keeping up appearances.
conatcha well he was just bored of his marriage anyway at least thats the impression I got. I doubt it was all her fault.
Toby Royson Nope. He's bored of her having turned into a cold bitch. At that row scene in the bedroom he states that she wanks regularly because she doesn't seem to want sex with him anymore, and she's the first one being unfaithful to him. He tries to save their marriage, she's the one who doesn't want to, despises him and behaves as if the only thing she cares about is their status.
+JC Denton When you're a teenager who's surrounded by shitty teenage girls, sometimes you fantasize about older women. It's the "greener grass" effect
In 2021, Mena Suvari is now 42 years old - the same age as Kevin Spacey's character.
the blonde one looks like Lana del rey (Lizzy grant) when she was a teen
+Miguel Valdez true
+Miguel Valdez OMG YOURE RIGHT.TALK ABOUT AMERICAN BEAUTY
+Miguel Valdez A little bit haha
Yep, she also reminds me of Emma Watson too lol.
same here, She reminds me of Emma Watson too.
This has got to be one of my favourite movie scenes ever 😂 it's just so perfectly executed
This scene kinda takes on a whole new meaning as of late....
jrock2264 HAHAHAHAHHAHAHA YES ! I've thought this so much lately
This will remain one of the greatest movie scenes in film industry, for me!
VeronikaBoncheva me too
In the Bonus DVD: this scene was filmed by having Kevin Spacey stare at the high school boy's basketball game and re-edited with the cheerleader dance. That's why the acting is so realistic!
Bruh 💀
Bruh 😭
Oh god
I just noticed this movie was filmed at my high school campus
Holly zamast good for you
XD XD XD
+Holly zamast The court floor must be filled with rose petals...
+Holly zamast The court floor must be lined up with rose petals...
+Holly zamast which high school is that
The symbolism and artistic statement that this scene and film gives us is just so, I can't believe it was captured into a movie
Can you explain it?
This is quite funny now considering the latest news.
Gongsun Shitposts came here to say the same!! American beauty is a whole different movie now!!!
MartialArtsCat101 I wonder what mena thinks of him
i hear so many people calling this movie 'beautiful and meaningful', but the truth is, 98% of those people are attracted to the sexual nature of the film lol.
five six you may be projecting "a little". This movie is great and what an actor did doesn't change how well made it is.
@@fivesix3868 straight fax
This is how Herbert the Pervert on Family Guy feels every time he sees a little boy
+xoTrustandBelievexo BAHAAHHAHA
Angela ( Mena Suvari character) is meant to be 17 in this so
so ?
Катерина Докузова In some US states and countries, the age of consent is 18. In those states, lester would be seen as a pedo
Clowntrooper in some countries the age of consent is 21. who cares. being attracted to a 17 year old is legal in most states and countries and you ain't a pedo.
0:32 Notice that Jane visibly kicks the hat unintentionally, and that matches well with the character's ungainly and ungainly manner...
That was completely intentionally, dumbass. She was moving it closer to her.
@@MrParkerman6 Don't be a dick.
Much like her father, I didn’t notice anything she did lol
Hollywood has always been full of perverts and sociopaths. If you didn't realize that until recently, that's on you. Never put any celebrity on a pedestal. With that being said, it doesn't mean great movies like this shouldn't be appreciated anymore because some of the people who made them happened to be rotten human beings. Try to differentiate the artist from the person. It's not right to condemn an entire movie made by hundreds of hard-working people, because of what the main star has been accused of. If I act like this great movie isn't worth my attention anymore because of Spacey, then I'm spitting on everything Sam Mendes, Alan Ball, Annette Bening and the rest of the cast and crew did. That's why when I watch this scene, I see Lester Burnham and not Kevin Spacey. What the actor has been accused of doing shouldn't take away from the character's amazing journey in the movie. Just some food for thought.
the whole weinstein thing is just a huge witch-hunt against men, sexuality never was and never will be easy or egalitarian
Bon Bon its the exact same political climate that McCarthy started in the 1950’s
Is it Hollywood or any hierarchy tjat the male sex creates
THANKYOU!
who are you talking about?
This movie was genius for being almost 20 years old. The director did an amazing job of making you feel the lives of the characters.
Genius never existed 20 plus years ago?? Such a juvenile thing to say
why is this cheerleader song stuck in my head?
+Knight Brienne (Brienne of Tarth) Just search for "On Broadway" by George Benson... Pretty catchy...
thanks!
Hi Brienne, i love you grrrl.
Just came here to listen it..
The original Drifters version is better imo.
comments: "oh my god kevin spacey was SOOOOO good in this scene!!"
Kevin: *stares into camera for the entire two minutes of this video*
yes, very good acting indeed.
+Joe Ruiz Not probably.
Brit M ehh acting is more than screaming and crying, its about everything you can see from the shot and what you can portray with each frame. For instance the reason why people regard this scene as good acting by spacey is because you can see that he almost genuinely lusts for this girl just by his facial expression , he goes from looking almost confused in the beginning then shifting to a face filled with awe and lust and its apparent that he is becoming obsessed with his desire of this girl and that he wants to have sex with her. This scene could have easily been done without the cuts into lesters imagination of the girl dancing and the rose petals etc. And the audience would still be able to tell that he is fantasizing about her just from seeing his face. Thats why its regarded as good acting, because he is able to convey his feelings through his facial expression and make it believable
B .K But I can also stare at a camera for 2 minutes, hell I could do it for 2 hours and call it "avant garde".
Lmao, your pseudo-intelligent analysis is the epitome of modern art, it's bullshit.
B .K nope, he’s just looking into the camera lmao
@@b.k1054 it's amazing the lengths people go to to defend child diddlers
Family guy was basically the vessel that helped me find good movies through the references when I was younger 😂
The music in this movie is simply mesmerizing
Name a more iconic movie scene than this, I'll wait.
Gremlins
Rocky abd the stairs
And*
Regina George
When the warden sees that andy dug a hole through his jail cell. A hole which took him 20 years and was under a poster of marylyn monroe
e_FIFA *Raquel Welch
i thought chicken would fly out of her blouse
Esmeralda Hernandez u just had to ruin it with that corny family guy reference.
I thought she would show him her boobs.
Thank you Sam for giving us one of the best scenes of films
Cringe.
"KEVIN SPACEY BIOPIC"
The cheerleading orchestration version of On Broadway is absolutely mesmerizingly beautiful!
Youre handsome
The first time I watched this was to a Lana del Rey song
which one?
I think it was called roses it was a video mermaid motel made
+Francesca Thanks!!
+Paul Florescu you can be the boss vídeo too
+Christopher H. Thankies!!I don't really like the song :(( Am I the only one??
Lester's lucky that Dateline guy doesn't walk out and say "why don't you have a seat over there for me"
+PIlotrcm Chris Hansen
+PIlotrcm 'bout spit out my cheerios when I read this, too funny!
This comment was sort of prophetic LMAO
Such a psychedelic feel to this scene.
You know those middle-aged and elderly guys you always see in the bleachers at girls basketball and volleyball games? The only reason they're there is because they enjoy high school sports. No, really, that's all it is.
And you know some of those middle aged and elderly guys in the bleachers are hitting some of those cheerleader/pom pom girls, volleyball girls in those tight shorts, softball and basket ball and track. That is because their daughter or granddaughter is one of the cheerleaders or pom pom girls and they have sleepovers. Many a young girl is attracted to the older man and wind up having intimate cheers and pom poms. But it's not just restricted to cheerleader and pom pom girls. Many a young girl that go to sleepovers are attracted to older men especially if that's the only real male contact they have had other than when they start dating.
@@hey.hombre lol sure
im one of them
@methodmanrza1 And you think old women are attracted to old saggy dicks? Go fuck yourself.
@@ephebophilthegreat5274 💀
Art imitating life.
Spacey's face in the end is meme worthy
I love that smirk Angela gives right before she unzips her jacket.
What a great movie. And to be honest, every guy watching that was like, ohhh.... hello High School cheerleader....
Mena Suvari is unbelievably beautiful....wow just wow
Gosh she's an angel
Hence, she's angela.
Ive been looking for this scene for ages!!! I remember watching it when i was little and i was so obsessed with it lol
She really can't decide if she wants to wear that hat or not
It was at this moment that Spacey chose to live his life as a gay man.
God I love his mouth-breathing stare, I laugh every time!
My high school marching band performed this same exact arrangement of "On Broadway" some 15 years prior to this movie! I was shocked to hear it again when I saw the movie!
Music in this movie is topnotch. Especially the scene where he thinks of her in bed at night again. Eery but so memorable
I actually find this movie to be very realistic-at least to a certain extent. I tend to think most people encounter times where they feel so trapped and frustrated by the monotony of life that they escape into fantasy-in this character's case it is a rather typical mid-life crisis amplified many times over. Ultimately life is what we make of it.
she was on another level at that time, so beautiful
Mena Suvari is beautiful
This scene was in family guy
zoey wagner It's called a parody.
+zoey wagner Too young!!
When you get old but they are still young.
sex has evolved from this to wolf of wall street lol
Haven't seen it yet but isn't that the one where Leonardo Di Caprio snorts cocaine out of a woman's butthole?
Ah come on wolf of ws was a good movie
OH! So this is where Family Guy got it from.
exactly what i thought😂
Yeah there isn't one damn thing original about Family Guy
Oof
The1NonlyTony, there's something called cultural references that you might be too stupid to understand.
Mena was hot back then.
she still is.
+HuggiMa yeah,b now is like way better
Favourite bit in film. Shallow reasons, yes, but I also love the impact the scene has cinematically and relevantly
2:07 .... Dat face though...
+J0hn5mi7h hahah
Especially relevant right now.
definitely my favorite scene :D
LOVE this movie. I wonder how many wives have tried to keep this movie away from their husbands lol
JaizMusic Well I can't see why because the end is basically him realizing the young fantasy wasnt worth it and have a moment of epiphany where he values his wife and daughter.
creep
doom turd
disgusting. I can see the US is one of the pedophilic countries in the world. sick.
Claudia Black the girls 17 that’s hardly paedophilic
I saw a commenter mention that Carolyn's claps at 0:35 are out of time which really matches her character and holy shit is that hilariously right 🤣
Amazing ... unforgettable!! Thank you!!!!!!!!
I was whistling this song the other day, and my dad gave me a "I know what you saw" look.
that girl really freaks me out.
+Bronos X I agree. She looks like an alien.
+hottindianguy I agree. Mena Suvari is not hot!
@@mirandaprecour1897 Mena Suvari is hot! One of the most beautiful Woman in the world ! :)
Something very hypnotic and primal about this scene
Choreographed by none other than Paula Abdul.
aquajosh really ?
0:08 - I loved the girl with short hair who is next to Jane, the way that the girl moves.
u goin 2 jail lul
Yeah, she was the most fluid dancer out of all of them. Very Broadway-esque.
that guitar tune is so compelling
She's 41 years old now 🤣
I wish someone would look at me like he was looking at her 🥲
"we can leave after this, right?" haha kevin spacey was great in this film. i loved his sarcastic humor.
I want an equal amount of blueberries in each muffin. An equal amount of blueberries in each muffin. I don't care, I want an equal amount in each muffin.
holy crap dude! did not know that this song had a name!! thanx so much :)
This film was shot so beautifully
Mr. Spacey did a Great Job being Lester in American Beauty.
Some of the men in this comments section should be on the fbi watchlist
Why, what did they say?
The government doesn't decide for me who I want to F
Go find a safe space or drink some cement and harden up. This is a movie and people loved it.
@@allaboutme2376 Old crusty men talking about wanting to have s*x with underage girls.
She's 18. This isn't pedophilia.
Nice balance with the low brass and phrasing in upper horns during the melody
omg the first music has been stuck in my head all day!!
1:58 - I love Mena's eyes at that moment.
Paula Abdul is such a good choreographer
Great scene,great movie,great actors!
Spacey claimed he was gay to save his own ass. I'm pretty sure he wouldn't turn away someone as cute or as young as Mena Suvari here.
um... wat
How did saying that save him? He’s just acting lol.
Welcome to November 2017. I would say Spacey is a really good actor. You know.
Still a better love story than twilight.
Kevins face expression last sec is brill!
honestly one of the best movies
grande Spacey, actor de método
That high school band is great
Lol, I like when they did the little robot dance.
The look on his face at the end is priceless!
Oh, mena😍
People saying how differently they are viewing this after the Weinstein scandals are just ridiculous - the whole point of this scene, and this movie, was how he was a frustrated male living under the thumb of his wife in a stupid corporate job and how he was reclaiming his sexuality as a man, through an attraction to this girl who represented to him all he could have if he stopped being mediocre. After this scene he begins working out, quits his job (with style), and generally improves his mental well-being. When he found out she was a virgin at the end of the movie, you could see that he (the character) was concerned for her well-being and how she might remember her first time. It's easy to retroactively apply this 'ooh look this guy is just a sexual molester by nature' kind of judgment, but that's hurtful not only to the undisputable genius of this movie, but also to all men trying to be decent human and sexual beings.
Ummmmmmm.....dude. She is still underage.
Gabrielle Bertrand her age doesn’t matter, because it’s not about this particular girl at all - it’s about attraction to life in general, about being able to improve, about having a GOAL you can strive for, like making a good impression on the best representative of your gender of choice that you know
Gabrielle Bertrand clearly you don’t get what they’re trying to say. It’s not about age at all.
@@Nonno272 yeah sure that makes this less creepy. She's not his toy !!
ash suni guess what, sexuality is creepy sometimes - being attracted to young girls at peak reproductive potential is justified by nature and there is nothing wrong with it as long as you (he, or any adult attracted to any underage person) manage to keep your instincts in check and find a healthy outlet
I love that crazy soundtrack music!
The music is so captivating here
Look at this art imitating Kevin Spacey's life
I wonder what young boy Kevin was envisioning to get into character for this scene.
Love movies 90's.
I love Mena!!
that smirk, damn