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 1083 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
  • Ellen Barkin

    as Caroline
  • Leonardo DiCaprio

    as Toby
  • Jonah Blechman

    as Arthur Gayle
  • Eliza Dushku

    as Pearl
  • Chris Cooper

    as Roy
  • Carla Gugino

    as Norma
  • Zachary Ansley

    as Skipper
  • Tracey Ellis

    as Kathy
  • Kathy Kinney

    as Marian
  • Robert Zameroski

    as Arch Cook
  • Tobey Maguire

    as Chuck Bolger
  • Tristan Tait

    as Jerry Huff
  • Travis MacDonald

    as Psycho
  • Richard Liss

    as A&P Manager
  • Michael Bacall

    as Terry Taylor
  • Adam Sneller

    as Terry Silver
  • Gerrit Graham

    as Mr. Howard
  • Thomas Kopache

    as Geiger Counter Vendor
  • Lee Wilkof

    as Principal Shippy
  • Sean Murray

    as Jimmy Voorhees
  • Jason Horst

    as Oscar Brooker
  • Deanna Milligan

    as Silver Sister #1
  • Morgan Brayton

    as Silver Sister #2
  • Robert Munns

    as Ticket Sellers
  • Bill Dow

    as Vice Principal
  • Shawn Macdonald

    as A&P Employee
  • Frank C. Turner

    as Truck Driver
  • John R. Taylor

    as Minister
  • Stephen E. Miller

    as Target Ranger
  • Dwight McFee

    as Man in Crowd (voice)
  • Ken Camroux-Taylor

    as Second Place Shooter
  • Ross Chaston

    as Score Caller
  • Scott Woodmansee

    as Crash Witness
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
Lighting Chuck Finch Chief Lighting Technician

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