Drama · United States of America · 1993 · 1h 55m

This Boy's Life

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Director
Michael Caton-Jones
Cast
Robert De Niro as Dwight Ellen Barkin as Caroline Leonardo DiCaprio as Toby Jonah Blechman as Arthur Gayle Eliza Dushku as Pearl Chris Cooper as Roy
Crew
David Watkin — Director of Photography Jim Clark — Editor Carter Burwell — Original Music Composer Robert Getchell — Screenplay Tobias Wolff — Novel Art Linson — Producer
Tagline

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.

Synopsis

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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Mood & Themes
jealousybased on novel or booksingle parentseattle, washingtoncar mechanicrelationship problemsbased on true storystepfatherfamily relationshipsalcoholicoppression1950s
Key Collaborators
Michael Caton-Jones Director David Watkin Director of Photography Jim Clark Editor Carter Burwell Original Music Composer Robert Getchell Screenplay Tobias Wolff Novel Art Linson Producer Stephen J. Lineweaver Production Design Richard Hornung Costume Design
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