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: 7.131/10 from 972 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
Production Owens Hill Casting
Production Art Linson Producer
Editing Jim Clark Editor
Directing Michael Caton-Jones Director
Writing Tobias Wolff Novel
Art Sandy Cochrane Art Direction
Sound Carter Burwell Original Music Composer
Writing Robert Getchell Screenplay
Art Stephen J. Lineweaver Production Design
Production Rachel Abroms Casting
Camera David Watkin Director of Photography
Production Fitch Cady Co-Producer
Production Donald Hauer Unit Production Manager
Production Peter Guber Executive Producer
Costume & Make-Up Richard Hornung Costume Design
Sound Martin Maryska Sound Effects Editor
Art Jim Erickson Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up Jo-Anne Smith-Ojeil Makeup Artist
Sound John Benson Sound Effects Editor
Costume & Make-Up Ryan McCormick Makeup Artist
Sound Eric Potter Sound Editor
Sound Monique 'Nico' Salvato Assistant Sound Editor
Production Jon Peters Executive Producer
Costume & Make-Up David Forrest Makeup Artist
Production Casey Grant Unit Production Manager

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