American Beauty · written by Alan Ball · 1999

Girls laugh in Angela's BMW outside the Burnham home.

Scene 33 of 163 · ≈ 1 min on screen · Act one

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Begins 19 min into a 1:37 film

The story so farBefore scene 33

After becoming infatuated with his teenage daughter’s friend, a dissatisfied suburban father quits his job and pursues a more vivid life, unsettling his family and drawing him into the orbit of a troubled teenage neighbor.

Scenes 1–13
Lester is trapped in a suburban routine of corporate work and a marriage performed for appearances.
Scenes 14–31
Family estrangement and his attraction to Angela expose how urgently Lester wants to feel alive.
Just before
Scene 30
The halftime show ends, but Lester cannot take his eyes off Angela.
Scene 31
Jane and Angela meet Lester and Carolyn after the game; Angela says Jane's parents have not had sex in years.
Scene 32
Lester fantasizes about Angela in bed beside Carolyn, then wakes excited by the prospect of change.
Scene 33
This scene

33EXT. ROBIN HOOD TRAIL - CONTINUOUS

A WHITE BMW 328si CONVERTIBLE is parked on the street outside the Burnham's house. We HEAR girlish LAUGHTER from inside.