My name is Lester Burnham. This is my neighborhood. This is my street. This... is my life. I'm forty two years old. In less than a year, I'll be dead.
American Beauty (1999)
LESTER
A screenplay character in American Beauty (1999).
- lines
- 224
- words
- 2,465
- scenes
- 60
- dialogue
- 32%
- avg words / line
- 11
- shortest / longest
- 1 / 72
source review flagged 2 dialogue lines
Sample dialogue
Hello, this is Lester Burnham from Media Monthly magazine, I'm calling for Mr. Tamblin, please?... Well, we're all under a deadline here, uh, but you see, there is some basic information about the product launch that isn't even covered in your press release and I... Yeah. Can I ask you a question? Who is Tamblin? Does he exist? 'Cause he doesn't ever seem to come in... Yeah, okay, I'll leave my number...
scene 11 — INT. OFFICE BUILDINGDAYSpec tac ular.
scene 32 — INT. BURNHAM HOUSEMASTER BEDROOMA FEW HOURS LATERIt's the weirdest thing.
scene 32 — INT. BURNHAM HOUSEMASTER BEDROOMA FEW HOURS LATERBrad, for fourteen years I've been a whore for the advertising industry. The only way I could save myself now is if I start firebombing.
scene 76 — INT. BRAD'S OFFICEDAYYeah, in the cigar box, right over there.
scene 119 — INT. BURNHAM HOUSEGARAGECONTINUOUS
Bookends
You will someday.