This Boy's Life

This Boy's Life (1993)

He looked like the ideal husband. He seemed like the perfect father. That's just what they needed. But that's not what they got.

  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 1993-04-09
  • User Rating: 7.1/10 from 976 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 55min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Knickerbocker Films
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Michael Caton-Jones
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Summary

When a son and mother move to Seattle in hopes for a better life, the mother meets a seemingly polite man. Things go south when the man turns out to be abusive, endangering their lives. As the mother struggles to maintain hope in an impossible situation, the son has plans to escape.

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  • Robert De Niro

    as Dwight Hansen
  • Ellen Barkin

    as Caroline Wolff Hansen
  • Leonardo DiCaprio

    as Tobias Wolff
  • Chris Cooper

    as Roy
  • Eliza Dushku

    as Pearl
  • Jonah Blechman

    as Arthur Gayle
  • Kathy Kinney

    as Marian
  • Gerrit Graham

    as Mr. Howard
  • Carla Gugino

    as Norma
  • Zachary Ansley

    as Skipper
  • Tobey Maguire

    as Chuck Bolger
  • Tracey Ellis

    as Kathy
  • Robert Zameroski

    as Arch Cook
  • Travis MacDonald

    as Psycho
  • Morgan Brayton

    as Silver Sister #2
  • Frank C. Turner

    as Truck Driver
  • Sean Murray

    as Jimmy Voorhees
Writing Tobias Wolff Novel
Art Sandy Cochrane Art Direction
Camera David Watkin Director of Photography
Editing Jim Clark Editor
Production Art Linson Producer
Production Rachel Abroms Casting
Production Owens Hill Casting
Directing Michael Caton-Jones Director
Sound Carter Burwell Original Music Composer
Art Stephen J. Lineweaver Production Design
Writing Robert Getchell Screenplay
Costume & Make-Up Richard Hornung Costume Design
Costume & Make-Up Ryan McCormick Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up David Forrest Makeup Artist
Production Donald Hauer Unit Production Manager
Production Jon Peters Executive Producer
Costume & Make-Up Jo-Anne Smith-Ojeil Makeup Artist
Production Peter Guber Executive Producer
Sound Eric Potter Sound Editor
Art Jim Erickson Set Decoration
Sound John Benson Sound Effects Editor
Sound Martin Maryska Sound Effects Editor
Production Fitch Cady Co-Producer
Production Casey Grant Unit Production Manager
Sound Monique 'Nico' Salvato Assistant Sound Editor

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