American Beauty · written by Alan Ball · 1999

Lester gets up while Carolyn sleeps and walks toward the bathroom.

Scene 67 of 163 · ≈ 1 min on screen · Act one

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Begins 39 min into a 1:37 film

The story so farBefore scene 67

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 64
Ricky lifts his camera to record Lester.
Scene 65
Ricky's video captures Lester lifting weights naked except for black socks.
Scene 66
The Colonel interrupts Ricky's filming and asks for a urine sample; Ricky has frozen clean urine ready.
Scene 67
This scene

67INT BURNHAM HOUSE - MASTER BEDROOM - LATER THAT NIGHT

Carolyn lies sleeping. Lester is awake, staring at the ceiling. After a moment, he gets up, taking care not to disturb Carolyn, and walks toward the bathroom.