American Beauty · written by Alan Ball · 1999

From Ricky's viewpoint, Lester digs through the garage shelves.

Scene 62 of 163 · ≈ 1 min on screen · Act one

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Begins 37 min into a 1:37 film

The story so farBefore scene 62

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 59
Angela imagines Ricky as a dangerous obsessive, while Jane remains intrigued by him.
Scene 60
Ricky films Jane through the window and follows her reflection after she closes the drapes.
Scene 61
Ricky looks out from his room and spots Lester searching the garage shelves.
Scene 62
This scene

62EXT. BURNHAM HOUSE - GARAGE - CONTINUOUS

Ricky's POV: Through a WINDOW on the side of the Burnham's GARAGE DOOR, we see Lester, still in his suit, digging through shelves against the back wall.