American Beauty - Drive Thru Scene (Kevin Spacey)

[@matt-attack3627]

I love how she’s mad, because he’s not mad

[@MutenRoscher]

>women

[@NoticalMyles]

That's true to life for a cheater, especially a cheating wife.

[@CB-rv2lj]

he is mad, thats his wife bro. but its also a moment of clarity. like a strong current beneath the calm river.

[@alexanderkuptsov6117]

That's her usual state throughout the film.

[@some_randomninja]

He finally has "hand"

[@tonyc7301]

One of my favorite lines. “We’ve met before, but something tells me you’re going to remember me this time.”

[@makiahalmendariz4093]

Mine, too!

[@jll9697]

🤣🤣🤣

[@RoryRamshot]

Rofl. So busted

[@playwme3]

I dunno. Maybe second best, considering this clip also has the line “No, you don’t get to tell me what to do, ever again.”

[@MsSopla]

@@playwme3 yeah that was my fav line too

[@Tyrunner0097]

For me, the senior drive-thru manager really ties the scene together; how she's initially confused as to what Lester's doing, then realizes, "You are so busted," and lets Lester have his moment.

[@TheRandompaint]

I also like how he backed her up saying it was "her turf"

[@garyonbroadway1919]

LOL. No. "Whoa! You are SO bus-ted." {Dramatic, "So there, bee-otch," head swirl.}

[@homoerectus744]

@@garyonbroadway1919 "aww no he dihent"....

[@edwolf6017]

Thank you for using her full title, she earned it

[@river7874]

@@TheRandompaint That was one of the few good things about working at a restaurant when I was young, someone came in and started shit both the front and the back of the house backed each other up.

[@vandangerousinc7001]

The way he sounds pissed but also overly polite when offering them the meal deal is perfect.

[@SSNESS]

MGTOW

[@retroguy9494]

It's because he's high. If you saw the movie, he's recreating his teenage years where, one summer, all he did was work fast food, get high and have fun.

[@3m086]

I love how Spacey seems totally at peace working his fast food job.

[@Tommyblueeyes]

yeah he wanted the least responsibility lol

[@bren70ssss94]

@Thomas i wish you nothing but happiness dude , you are free .

[@FallouFitness_NattyEdition]

@Skip R I'm glad to see this comment thread. I'm a 32 man, and I've been single my whole life, and never had kids. I used to envy married people with kids, but life showed me that single life is much simpler. I work as a CNA taking care of old folks. Everyone says I should become a nurse, but I don't want it because of the stress. I make great money as an aide, I get home on time where it's peaceful, and I'm following my passion to become a martial artist. I even took a month off of work because I can. It gets lonely sometimes, but no life is perfect. Anyways, sorry for the long rant. It's just nice knowing I'm not the only one. Take care brother.

[@jirivit1672]

@@FallouFitness_NattyEdition Let's see if you'll be this happy when you're 60 and no kids nor grandkids visiting you ...

[@bobthethird575]

@@jirivit1672 on the contrary, kids and grandkids do not prevent a person from getting lonely. They also are not even close to the only things that makes a person happy.

[@imjustlucy_29]

This is the most mature way to deal with a cheater. No yelling. No crying. No name calling. Just simply humiliating them in the most formal way possible

[@Ccirgrg]

Well it depends on what emotional state you're in and what kind of person you are. This is a badass movie scene. I'm sure you don't just walk away from explosions behind you without turning back. Sorry I'm not fun at parties. But people need to differentiate between scripted scenes vs real human emotions and reality

[@paulcolburn3855]

@@Ccirgrg : exactly, this is not how normal people would react to this situation. The LAW stipulates that this is how the husband MUST react, but it doesn't generally go that way. In the world of reality, he would be outside on the drive thru lane making a scene. It would be physical. Police would arrive.

[@tarantinoish]

@@paulcolburn3855 It didn’t go like that because he didn’t care. He didn’t give a shit about his wife. And now that she got caught she can’t tell him what to do anymore. Most guys wouldn’t be in that situation. Lester was actually happy he caught her. Makes his life easier and he just straight up stopped caring about bullshit long before this scene. Fuck, that’s why he is working at Smileys or whatever it’s called. Zero responsibility and he had already blackmailed his boss for his car. Just living the life.

[@Wayne_C_Kelly_II]

@@tarantinoish Precisely.

[@tomallen5837]

Well this is a movie and if you checked into a movie stop comparing it to reality how about that? And the reality is, if you're smart about it, you're taking a photograph in the video before you walk up and bust your soon-to-be former significant other. I'm actually experienced in this, but it will never get into a movie. Remember, always stay cool, even under the most stressful and disappointing times.

[@zoso73]

"You. Don't get to ever tell me what to do. Ever. Again." The feeling you get when you finally get your divorce decree.

[@cuzdogg839]

I like how she had the nerve to get angry and your the one cheating on your husband

[@johnwimbrow2755]

I said those exact words to my ex wife. It still feels good more than a decade later!

[@bren70ssss94]

@@johnwimbrow2755 I'm at 8 years , isn't it the best , freedom 👍👍👍😄

[@zoso73]

@coffeeinthemorning And yet your ex still doesn't get to tell you what to do. Ever. Again. 😎

[@CrashBandy240]

@coffeeinthemorning so a marriage ending at the fault of the wife, would still entitle her to half of her husbands assets? That seems incredibly wrong, I don’t see how a judge anywhere would still rule in the wife’s favor.I wouldn’t think that would give her grounds for shit.

[@tunaonwhitenocrusts]

"...well actually, Jeannine IS senior drive-through manager, so you kinda are on her turf." Check out Lester, sticking up for his co-worker while totally destroying his cheating wife.

[@hortenseweinblatt1508]

And! - and! - Lester, having a boss who supports *him*, and cares about *him*!

[@andersjohansson4934]

Najs!

[@Aenygma_]

"Would you like smiley sauce with that?"

[@iangarlett6408]

Moe Lester

[@jakep1979]

Jeanine demeanor was very professional but she did give that look "that's right bitch I run this joint so shut up or fuck off".

[@MsSujoy]

It's a spine chilling and also very satisfying scene. Kevin Spacey nailed it.

[@AGolfHitter]

Just like he nailed that 15 year old

[@jhobsteruke5444]

@@AGolfHitter when?

[@AGolfHitter]

@@jhobsteruke5444 bruh Google it.

[@ssgoifvet]

​@@AGolfHitter put your wankstick away...he was cleared

[@leemaskell9896]

Learn how to distinguish between acting and real life.

[@garyappleseed1148]

I love how despite the fact that he caught her cheating he didn’t call her many of the deserving bad names he could’ve, should’ve or was entitled to call her. He still called her Honey. And said he wants her to be happy.

[@skalin2345]

what he did was sooooooo better than the names he could of called her, he showed her that he didnt give a Fu*****ck and how cool HE was. most men act like babys, including myself. i wish i would of pulled it off like this.

[@sanctusbepis8544]

he said he wanted her to be happy sounds sarcastic to me

[@JamesAvila-xu7ds]

@@sanctusbepis8544duh lol

[@marknorris1381]

I don't think he cared too much by this stage. As he said, the marriage was fake anyway.

[@garyappleseed1148]

@@marknorris1381 Don't rain on my parade bub! 😆

[@SJMJ91]

Even after catching his wife cheating, he still wins.

[@jelena7440]

Because he doesn't care that she's cheating on him.

[@kimsy520]

He doesn’t care. He’s probably delighted that he has leverage.

[@y.r._]

That's the great thing about your SO cheating. If they cheated, you won automatically, because you are morally in the right. But well, he did not only win, he triumphed, because he did not give a flip.

[@davidbolha]

From SIMP to PIMP. 😄

[@SJMJ91]

@Emma Madison Umm.. no he doesn't. Have you actually watched the film? SPOILER - his neighbour murders him.

[@jbardouc808]

lesters reaction was great. calm, true, and full of pride

[@JohnLReed]

Indeed

[@hammeringhank5271]

Funny as hell too

[@peateargriffin7593]

Well yeah...she was always criticizing him making him feel like a loser. He caught her with another man, that makes her a lying phony hypocritical whore.

[@matthewgraham790]

He still loved her are a person, but had been burnt out by the way she treated him that he didn't want to be her punching bag any longer. He really wanted her to be happy and he wasn't her happiness anymore. At the end he is grateful for the times when she didn't just see him as a thorn in her side, when she could actually treat him like they wanted to be spending time together instead of despising his existence.

[@Onmysheet]

Love the way races up to the window before the senior manager could hand over the food. He really wants to see their faces without having no shame of where he's working.

[@commanderkeen3787]

"No. You don't get to tell me what to do....ever....again". Brilliant line, perfectly delivered

[@sharonjensen3016]

Just the right tone.

[@mvol5973]

very good ownership line

[@torstenscholz6243]

- Me when I moved from my mum's home into my own apartment. 🤣

[@daleviker5884]

To be honest, I didn't think the delivery on that line was good. It was a fantastically written line, but he delivered it with too much self-awareness, like he was pausing for a drum roll, like an actor in a movie. I thought the line when he said "something tells me you're going to remember me this time" was much more natural.

[@conatcha]

1:18 "Lester, just stop it!" She feels entitled to give him orders after having proved that she's garbage. It reminds me of a lot of people.

[@Lyonessi]

It's painful to watch but yep people will be fools when they can't handle being defied.

[@attackpatterndelta8949]

It reminds me of all people.

[@tinkerkittyshow]

It's like when somebody cuts you off and then gives you the finger for honking at them. They're the ones at fault they're the ones that are a human cesspool and yet for some odd reason they still wander the Earth as if their shit don't stink.

[@Bonpu]

Nah, it may express as entitlement but the underlying feeling is clearly shame. As with virtually all entitlement.

[@sharonjensen3016]

"We were just at a seminar!" No, you weren't. You and your paramour were playing "How's your father?" in a cheap motel room.

[@brianjirish]

"No.. no.... You don't get to tell me what to do ever again". It's one of the greatest feelings ever. My ex-wife was such a manipulator control abusive freak. We've been divorced for 2 yrs now (Have a son together) and she still has a hard time dealing with the "freedom" that I have. LOVE IT!!!!!

[@lakesmichia5095]

Lol

[@jimgardner5129]

I dated a control freak. So beautiful on the outside, so ugly and evil on the inside. I could do no right. She'd verbally threaten me one day then couldn't understand why I'd avoid her the next. I could never understand her endgame.

[@pamelajohnson7813]

Does she act jealous or bitter because she can't control you now? Just curious since you were sharing!

[@brianjirish]

@@pamelajohnson7813 Both... Everything only good happens to me and everything only bad happens to her. And me not caring anymore is what gets her even more. She'll eventually move on. She'll never admit it but she is regretting her decision on how she treated me and how good she really had it. Her way of easing her regrets is by shoving the blame and all the faults onto me to help her ease the guilt that she felt/feels.. And even this tactic is not working out for her. It's making it worst. Eventually she'll figure it out. Most people do.

[@elektronzer3809]

Same...issue is when you have kids it seems more like limited freedom.

[@yodaisgod2]

You...don't get to tell me what to do....ever...again.

[@abnlucky]

yodaisgod2 I agree with but fuck jocks

[@nrkgalt]

And yet it was the wife who later repeated the mantra, “I refuse to be a victim.”

[@ca294]

A man with dignity 😎

[@raphaellavelasquez8144]

I always say that line aloud with the movie.

[@gr33n3ggs4]

First time seeing this... I applauded and cheered when Lester told her that.

[@Izaan2810]

Kevin Spacey is just exceptional. What a brilliant subtle actor. His voice is almost monotone(a cover to not let Lester's anger come out at the moment) but it's his subtlety and facial expressions that are just stellar and bring so much to the dialogue, suggest so much with so little and give an impression that he is pissed off.

[@zapkvr]

And he's a degenerate so the whole package

[@djfearross4144]

RIP

[@Hyogasaint]

@@zapkvr Snowflake

[@SamBao]

@@zapkvr at least he's a degenerate, you're nothing

[@Izaan2810]

To people being pathetic here, let's ffs not feel the need to bring the topic of personal life into this conversation and make it toxic. I solely wrote this comment to appreciate Kevin as an actor. It speaks far more about miserable lives you guys lead where you feel the need to be funny by dragging a topic no one asked you to do so than it does about Kevin.

[@gregkay3874]

Spacey delivers every line perfectly here and throughout the whole film

[@dragons7764]

My favourite line from this scene: "-her husband. We've met before, but something tells me you're going to remember me this time." Spacey's perfect deadpan delivery just clinches it

[@Beelzebub6one]

Hypocrisy at it's finest. She's cheating on him, he remains calm and respectful yet she is screaming at him to "stop it!", as if he's done enough harm already

[@sharonjensen3016]

He knew. But he didn't care. She tripped herself up in the end. He was waiting for that.

[@ButteredToast32]

"Honey it's okay...I want you to be happy. Would you like Smiley sauce with that?" xD

[@evan2281]

+WhenxChristxReturnsx something tells me she already had her own supply of smiley sauce.

[@JO-so1dk]

I love that line cuz it's meant to humiliate her in front of her boyfriend, the real estate king. The guy who says you should always project an image of success, and her husband is working at Burger King! It's so funny! Priceless!

[@ca294]

Have some Smiley sauce, this is a kind of special sticky sauce.........

[@newjeffersonian6456]

That line totally cracks me up.

[@jonnybirchyboy1560]

LESTER JUST STOPPIT

[@jmart4197]

“ Honey it’s ok... I want you to be happy.... do you want smiley sauce with that?!” Lmfao 😂😂.. that part gets me every time.. the expression on his face when he does that is priceless

[@sharonjensen3016]

@@jakecutter1487 Ouch!

[@nicolejacobsoncovers]

Lmao

[@boozenpuken]

"Would you like Smiley sauce with that " adds so much to the scene.

[@saltygrasshopper]

And a distinct tangy flavor

[@musicman76enator]

I see what you did there

[@patrickorourke41]

I mean…didn’t his wife get the smiley sauce earlier?? Anyone? I’ll see myself out.

[@chalkbunt81]

She didn't have to get humiliated if she were a tad quicker. She could have said, " No thank you, he just gave me more Smiley sauce than I could handle". I didn't see Pat's post. He said it first. I just elaborated a tad.

[@РичмондБалконский]

@@patrickorourke41 I mean if you are 15 that joke would be kinda funny...

[@wparo]

That's how people should handle cheating partners. I wish I saw this scene before discovering my ex fiance was cheating. Unfortunately, I went into an unnecessary rage and later depression that lasted for 2 years. Not worth it at all come to think of it now.

[@jsimmons12]

Glad you came out of it okay. Time heals all wounds.

[@lawrencetaylor5407]

@maher channel قناة ماهر Hope you're feeling better.

[@Beanie-Sandals]

2 years that's it? Try 14 years!

[@dirkdiggler7990]

I feel you my friend 😥 Unfortunately sometimes were blinded by love and don't see the obvious until time goes by you say wtf was i thinking 👍

[@miawallace2306]

You’re better than me. Good on you for getting over it after only 2 years! Not only did I catch my ex cheating on me with our mutual coworker, but they also got engaged on a trip that he and I were supposed to take together. Then they got married the following year……on my literal birthday……with my former long-term friend and roommate as the Maid of Honor. I had to hear all the details about their wedding because of it. That was almost 10 years ago and I still get salty when I have to pass by them at work.

[@nathanhynes]

This movie aged so well. They got the Karen hair spot on

[@Alex1998rules]

Apart from Mr Spacey

[@miamitten1123]

....or Karen’s have never evolved.

[@ADT2695]

+Nathan Hynes. The hair? That was never their intention. At all.

[@Apudurangdinya]

@@ADT2695 duh

[@ADT2695]

@@Apudurangdinya. So, my point was that they had no knowledge of it, and it wasn’t intended.

[@BSM7702]

Kevin always used the best choice of words in all his movies, he's the only guy in 90's era Hollywood that could treat you this respect and not shout and still manage to make you feeling like he hit you while cussing at you!! GOLD

[@TheGAMEKID98]

The “SMILE, YOURE AT MISTER SMILEYS” kills me everytime

[@sharonjensen3016]

☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺

[@torstenscholz6243]

Would you like Smiley sauce with that?

[@robtk3]

This movie is an example of brilliant film making on multiple levels. Script, pacing, acting... "Say, Les, you got a minute?" "For you Brad? I've got five!"

[@alplynch]

And the amazing thing is this was the director’s first film he ever did. He was a theater director previously.

[@eyeseer1]

Steven Spielberg himself reac the script and said the script was incredible.

[@baronvonlichtenstein]

Annet Benning had so many over the top whacked scenes in this. She did an amazing job at comedy.

[@torstenscholz6243]

Bringing back the good old cinema of the 1990s. They just don't make quality stuff like this anymore.

[@maestroh2986]

This is my second favorite scene from this. My fav is his interview for this job - "I want a job with the least amount of responsibility possible!" As someone with a high-end position I say this to myself very often.

[@mrkleenupguy5781]

Kevin Spacey isn't the villain in this scene

[@Onmysheet]

Wow! You're smart!

[@courtgizzle]

Mrkleenupguy he sounded like John Doe from Se7en in this scene

[@kieranprice9179]

Just in real life

[@raphaellavelasquez8144]

duh!

[@sonicforcejijo]

You don't say

[@yourebeautiful499]

Lester is acting like a real gangster here. No yelling not getting mad and no killing threats. All nice and peaceful. He’s coming out as a friend not an enemy.

[@EuroForUkraine]

Which is SO fuckin' scary!

[@televinv8062]

The start of a brand new life is so exhilarating

[@MMCUSN]

Service with a smile full of daggers.

[@eduardochavacano]

makes me want to watch it again.

[@televinv8062]

@@MMCUSN queue Tom Petty...'yeah I'm free...!!!'

[@averydifferentperson3765]

I just love his reaction when he hear her voice

[@jamesmcinnis208]

He go to the window and he talk to her.

[@sharonjensen3016]

He gets this little smile on his face when he recognises his wife's voice. Obviously he's thinking: "Payback time!" I know I would be.

[@johnschulenberg7560]

We've met before but something tells me you're going to remember me this time. Perfect delivery!

[@cquilty1]

@johnschulenberg7560 "We've met before but something tells me you're going to remember me this time. Perfect delivery!" Yes, but it wouldn't happen/work in real life. The movies...

[@kmlgraph]

Spacey may be persona non grata now, but the way he delivers his lines show what a master actor he is.

[@kurtkensson2059]

There are a lot of great actors, who are better at pretend, than they are with reality.

[@MrDavidknigge]

@@kurtkensson2059 you know that's really true in all fields of endeavor. But some people just can't handle a lot of success without turning into entitled assholes.

[@manuginobilisbaldspot424]

@@MrDavidknigge Gonna let you in on a secret there David...lot's of people seek jobs/careers that provide success and power BECAUSE they are entitled but just don't have the clout to make it pay off. Jobs don't 'turn' people...you bring what you are to everything in this life.

[@MrDavidknigge]

@@manuginobilisbaldspot424 so your secret is that power does not corrupt but corrupt people seek power

[@spaceghost8995]

@@MrDavidknigge Both can be true.

[@thomassodomizer764]

"We've met before, but something tells me you're going to remember me this time."

[@josephsedberry874]

This is one of my all time favorite movies. I know what Kevin spacey did is wrong but that don't change the fact that he's one of the most talented actors in Hollywood. I'll still watch his movies you can like his work without condoning what he's done

[@benjafovi1cr328]

joseph sedberry WRONG. He is a rapist. i USE To like his movies. but now,,, He is Dead to me....Annnd to hpllywood. We have to bring back "Right and Wrong" bro.

[@joryscharf7483]

@@benjafovi1cr328 Fuck off with your self righteous tunnel vision. The fact that he committed those acts doesn't change the fact that he is still one of the best actors around. You can view him as a villain and respect his work at the same time, it's not binary.

[@joryscharf7483]

@@benjafovi1cr328 Totally 100%, do you even listen to yourself when you speak? You talk like you've never made a mistake in your entire life. You can call me a stupid FUCK if you'd like, but at least I'm not someone like you who gets off on acting like their shit doesn't stink. I'm not going to argue with someone who judges and hates just for the sake of doing it.

[@joryscharf7483]

@@andrewambrusko3651 C'mon.... Really? Lol you're comparing one of the most notorious names in human history to a Hollywood actor who came on to some guys, give your head a shake.

[@benjafovi1cr328]

Andrew Ambrusko LOL-- I get your point,, BUT... He SUCKED as an artist. which is why he was Rejected from every art school. LOL.

[@broadwaymike92]

Marissa Jaret Winokur who says that famous line "You are sooooo busted" is amazing. One big line at the top of her career prior before booking her Tony winning performance in HAIRSPRAY!!

[@eligebrown8998]

This movie was great. It definitely deserved all the awards and nominations

[@shantanu3231]

That scene is so impactful, it's packed with flurry emotions and the performances are so real and believable.

[@Qendrese3549]

Kevin Spacey's current job.

[@tgafvelin]

Gjakova Shqipni it is worth saying that Kevin - type actors are getting busted all over the world for same crime. It is a show. Not reality.

[@tgafvelin]

@Karl Scher... That there are far too many idiots on the screen, that's sure true.

[@Onmysheet]

Spacey is worth around $60m, so he won't be needing to work at this moment. Sorry to ruin your joke though. lol

[@PercivalHoward]

lol

[@Riseaknight]

not after the lawsuits and lawyer fees

[@tshandy1]

Catching your harpy of a wife in an affair: PAINFUL. Finally being able to say to her, “You don’t get to tell me what to do ever again”: PRICELESS.

[@williamgranero8239]

What an amazing movie. An Oscar winner. I’ll never forget it

[@itsallgood2149]

"& You'll never get to tell me what to do ever again." He is talking to his wife, but what he is really talking to is the fear & the old person (who he once was) who held him back from truly living.

[@JoshuaCowan-z1b]

Wonder if they ate it eventually?

[@pantsri]

2 things I learn from this scene. 1. don't fuck around with Smiley Sandwich's staffs. 2. we all should try new beef and cheese pod pie on a stick for $1.99

[@RyanT2000]

I love how he walks toward the window and takes the bags from the manager. NO QUESTIONS ASKED

[@hughgrection5674]

Stacey’s face when he realises it’s his wife’s voice is pure class 😂

[@hughgrection5674]

@Bill Haggard Spacey - typo 🤔

[@danielperkins7311]

Is anyone else blown away that in 1999 you could get two combos meals for just $7.98?

[@spencerlane415]

A single combo meal is $9 now

[@TheThelenita]

“Smile, you’re at “Mr.Smiley!”. Gets me every time.

[@hd-xc2lz]

I miss Kevin Spacey. Had a unique comic vibe, and he was the rare actor who through facial expression could show a character thinking without it ever seeming obvious or corny.

[@loqutor]

No matter what Kevin Spacey's done, this scene will always be a gem.

[@vozamaraktv-art5595]

True. His acting made this movie the masterpiece it is !!!

[@MrAhuapai]

He was found innocent of all charges relating to sexual harassment

[@loqutor]

@@MrAhuapai Yeah, because his accuser died before it could go to trial.

[@MrAhuapai]

@@loqutor Spacey had a trial in the UK on a number of sexual assault cases with 4 people and he was cleared of all charges..

[@torstenscholz6243]

No matter what he did - or rather who he did, lol.

[@chrsitinanorman6521]

Wow! I was looking for this scene and you just posted it 27 minutes ago. Thanks so much and it's high quality too. :)

[@Nhamp2000]

Did they try the beef and cheese pot pie on a stick just a 1.99 for a limited time only?

[@da96103]

No, they were not hungry. They just ate each other out that morning.

[@MrParkerman6]

They weren't Hungry so they head to a Fast Food Drive Thru?

[@Soxruleyanksdrool]

I am older and I don't understand. I get the "ate each other out" part, but why go to a restaurant and order food if your not hungry?

[@tek6423]

I would have grabbed a couple of the pot pies on a stick. No doubt.

[@zaidshah4535]

@@tek6423 i dont understand, how can you have a pot pie on a stick? How?

[@neuzdost1939]

*Her character is a perfect desciption of KAREN*

[@robhill9336]

"You never get to tell me what to do.... ever....again." As a separated and soon-to-be-divorced man, I loved this line. I've felt that line. It's such an incredibly liberating feeling, to tell your woman that and have no fear at all when saying it. So many women today are used to being in power in their relationships (especially in marriages). It's so satisfying to flip the script.

[@xjcrossx]

0:02 was one of my favorite lines of Lester's. It just kind of shows his personality and how he probably jokes with the people especially with the drive-thru lady conversation, and it was funny. Shows how down-to-earth of a person he really is

[@02ujtb00626]

That last line though. Perfection. Too bad he ended up being a creep, I loved his acting.

[@sharonjensen3016]

That's the sort of thing my mother says about Kevin Spacey.

[@smartbunny]

$7.98 for two meals tho. That’s a Smiley Good Deal.

[@MrRyan-wu4jx]

You could feed a family of four for a week with $20 at a McDonalds in 1999.

[@michaelreppenhagen736]

I think the make that two was for the shake. Still, that's at least 12-15 bucks most places. Definite steal.

[@jaybatt4507]

Smiley Burgers Rule The World 🌎

[@Jegiro]

Absolutely classic scene from a magical movie that was full of classic scenes and lines! It was a complete experience “watching” American Beauty!

[@ikki5806]

"You... are so busted" "You know this doesnt concern you!" "Well, Jeanine is senior drive through manager, so you' kind of in her turff..." Love Kevin Spacey in this. Oscar win totaly deserved.

[@ikki5806]

@hawtchick69 Im not suporting anyone you idiot. Im praising a performance by an actor GET IT?

[@the_Punisher_]

@hawtchick69 Bruh he might be a dick in real life, but as an actor he’s phenomenal.

[@peg202xo7]

@@the_Punisher_ One of my favorite films!

[@sharonjensen3016]

I need to watch this movie again, because I got the feeling that Lester somehow knew his wife had a lover, but kept quiet about it until an opportunity presented itself. Why else would he smile like that as soon as he heard her voice over the intercom? As well as the voice of her lover?

[@torstenscholz6243]

Just every piece of dialogue in this scene is so perfectly written and acted and so funny and brutally honest at the same time. They just don't make quality comedy like this in Hollywood anymore. 80s, 90s and 00s cinema remains the best ever.

[@MrYusu-jg2if]

" You dont get to tell me what to do, ever again." POWERFUL!

[@danneumann3274]

except " pay Me alimony" Women usually win. Best way for the courts to incentivize the break up the the nuclear family

[@delmanpronto9374]

then she gets a gun.

[@delmanpronto9374]

@@danneumann3274 the courts will eventually run out of marriages to break up.

[@spaceghost8995]

@@danneumann3274 Intact families are overrated. Millions of toxic families should have been broken up but weren't.

[@ALEXANjunior]

"Honey it's okay...I want you to be happy." Best line by Lester. We think he didn't mean it but he did. Also when asks Angela Hayes if his daughter is happy and Angela says: She's... she's really happy. She thinks she's in love. And Lester response: Good for her. Lester's greatness of his character. Despite his family made him sad, he still wants them to be happy. Because he understands that true happiness is the key for someone to become a better person and above all because he truly loves the family he made till the end even if it doesn't exist anymore.

[@Agent1W]

Consider that Mr. Smiley's face is smiling with eyes closed. I like to think that represents bittersweetness, or closing the eyes to shut away reality and focus on fantasy. Or that happiness comes from within and not without.

[@FreshSpecimens]

I always thought he meant it. 🤷‍♀️

[@DubsUp-pf9xz]

i dont care. kevin spacey will always be one of my favorite actors.

[@ixnine]

Dubs Up this is still one of my top 10 favorite films of all time. I almost know every line by heart.

[@vantheman1234]

Dubs Up great actor. However, a predatory cunt who has ruined people’s lives. Something to think about

[@nawlsone586]

@@vantheman1234 cant deny hea a great actor though

[@noezsk007]

@@vantheman1234 has he? A lot of accusations without fucking proofs.

[@ShaneDanger42069]

Me too

[@KevinMuller5]

I love how he respects his manager by defending her after Carol's snide remark.

[@garyonbroadway1919]

And this film also includes one of Allison Janney's finest performances. I didn't RECOGNIZE her until my 3rd or 4th viewing of this masterpiece. "Wear a RAIN coat." Heart-shattering.

[@thenewmodfather]

Actually my favourite scene from the film he finally has power over her

[@jamesmcinnis208]

"actually"

[@puerrobustus]

I've never noticed earlier how neatly and meaningfully he does his new job. Really he only begins to study the science of life.

[@BrandyTexas214]

Hahahahahahahaha the beauty of this clip is the last line.. “you don’t get to tell me what to do ever again.” Dude, my husband bosses me around and it’s so annoying, I get that

[@UntitledKirk]

I like how the window lady takes his side lol.

[@Finn.Caldwell]

"You, don't get to tell me, what to do, ever, again" "We need more ketchup" "....alright there are some things you can still tell me to do"

[@mayanking213]

I love Janine, she wears her Senior Drive-Thru Manager status with pride 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@NJGuy1973]

She worked hard to get there.

[@bramman99]

'You don't get to tell me what to do ever again..... I said those exact words to my ex once, ahhhh it felt so good!!!!!!!!!!!

[@sharonjensen3016]

Like a weight gets lifted off your shoulders, which is how I've felt when I've stood up to people who think they know what's best for me more than I do, like I don't know my own mind. Usually they just shut up the moment I tell them what's what.

[@susannahhoffs860]

My absolute favorite part of the movie is STILL the girl saying “you are so busted”. It never gets old.

[@torstenscholz6243]

I wonder why her saying "You are so busted" isn't more well-known. Perfect meme material.

[@peach-e2470]

I'm stuck on how two meals used to be 7.99 instead of nearly 20-30 dollars today 😂

[@defrox]

As much as people crticize Spacey for doing whatever things, hes a good actor, one of my favourites indeed

[@aaronw8781]

$7.98 for two meals w/shakes was hell of a deal even in 1999.

[@lizziebkennedy7505]

The absence of any actual food does lower the price.

[@notahotshot]

@@lizziebkennedy7505 Oh look, someone who doesn't understand that the ingredients in fast food food items actually is food.

[@amysmileyreid95]

There was a burger place in Santa Monica and you’d get a double bacon cheeseburger, chilli cheese fries and a large orange soda for $4.80, and this was 2003

[@aaronw8781]

@@lizziebkennedy7505 then tell that to places like McDonald’s and Burger King whose “fake food” meals are triple that cost today.

[@Joeyblondewolf2]

In this movie, I​ always hoped he ended up dating the drive-thru girl. She was kinda cute for him =)

[@Krobusss]

@Ho Sniper lol, he’s Shallow Hal!😂👍

[@carmenthomassiny2458]

Ho Sniper and why is that sir🤨🤨🤨

[@rbswords2353]

@Ho Sniper Beauty is in the eye of the beholder friend,don't forget that.

[@BadMoody420]

I don’t think the weight is the problem, I think his character was too old for her.

[@Krobusss]

@@BadMoody420 which would be extremely ironic since his character became increasingly convinced he could get with his daughter Janes’s friend who was probably even younger.

[@markgiordonello6710]

kevin spacey is one of the absolute best actors of all-time

[@ankurjayawant1]

The saddest part sbout this scene is that its the last time Carolyn sees her husband alive.

[@Crow__007]

Most satisfying part of this movie. He doesn’t care at all because his marriage has already fallen apart, and the fact that he doesn’t cares just makes her angry.

[@purnewberry3361]

I like how his coworker who is also a manager has his back the whole way

[@ardillarojo]

"You don't get to tell me what to do...ever...again"- Saw this film in the cinema so many years ago and that moment was so satisfying.

[@mybatteryisalmostdead]

"Smile! You're at Mr Smiley's!"

[@BiteMe5664]

Even when Lester saw his wife cheating on him and he had to serve them burgers he was still being a total boss.

[@HotJalapeno_YT77]

SMILE your at Mr.Smileys!! Creased me up 😂😂😂

[@larrydrozd2740]

Two orders of food for $7.98!! Yep....when fast food was cheap. Now? Try $10 to $12 for a SINGLE order.

[@reyjeff4297]

Hahaha, It’s good that he has a witness in the drive thru manager. She can’t win in court. No “I want half Eddie”

[@BlueGreens]

She probably makes more than him

[@letsdiscussitoversometea8479]

MyNotebook 01 That's COMPLETELY besides the point of his working there. The job may have been taken as an expression of his "freedom" from the formalities of married pretense (ie going through the motions of just "existing" together). The scene is so effective because it is relatable to those who suspect that their spouse is being unfaithful and taking advantage of their position in the relationship. Ironically, Spacey's character may actually be feeling _happier,_ than may have been the case, were he still working a more "responsible" form of employment. Hence why he [really] took the job in the first place.

[@letsdiscussitoversometea8479]

Now that I reflect upon your comment, I think you may have been referring to his _wife_ making more money than him - not the drive through manager! Sorry if I'm mistaken.

[@KeithBohling]

“I AM AMERICAN WOMAN NOW!”

[@lizziebkennedy7505]

She earns more than him. She's paying the alimony.

[@Harrison32413]

I kinda had a moment like this. Found out my GF was cheating on me, with a guy she said was her friend. Call her out on it, she got mad and said. "Good now you'll probably leave me alone." Didn't text her back. Then text me saying, I'm immature for not texting her back Lol still makes me laugh this day.

[@eddieyyy3]

Senior drive thru manager LMFAO

[@MajinSaha]

His last line was so badass. You can literally smell a start of a new life from that sentence.

[@jspur22]

$7.98 for two burgers, two curly fries, and two shakes. What a time.

[@jerrodhoward9162]

I literally came here to make this comment LOL

[@Sanpedranoazul]

This was sooooo iconic, not just this scene but the whole movie

[@Reviewer2016]

You gotta love how he keeps his wits while she is trying every cliche in the book when it comes to getting caught -Tries to make him think he’s just letting his imagination getting to him. -Tries to make it like she’s sorry -Tries to belittle him All of which fail.

[@king_bowser593]

He Made her like a whore , like a prize not worth it

[@AyKrax]

Then she had a breakdown & wanted to shoot him because he didn't give af

[@banburydrumtuition8651]

"You don't get to tell me what to do...ever...again" Brilliant line!

[@hideokojima6106]

"I want you to be happy. Would you like Smiley sauce with that?" is my favourite line in this movie.

[@trevorreel9070]

Here’s why Kevin Spacey earned his award.

[@Clintsessentials]

Totally!!!!

[@humantacos9800]

American Beauty is such an underrated movie.

[@TheThelenita]

It is indeed!!

[@Father_of_Death]

This scene and him singing American Woman while stoned in the car are the funniest parts of the movie.

[@dougl945]

This movie is a masterpiece of human angst.

[@Clintsessentials]

100

[@UncleAnaesthesia]

Before I even knew how much I loved American Beauty, my life took a similar turn to Lester's... although I'm not dead... yet.

[@mattkosakowski7582]

Just listened to Spacey on Lex Fridman's podcast. Great discussion. So many great movies; this is one of my favorite scenes.