This Boy's Life (1993)

This Boy's Life | United States of America

In 1957, a son and mother flee the East and an abusive boyfriend to find a new life, and end up in Seattle, where the mother meets a polite garage mechanic. The boy continually gets into trouble by hanging out with the wrong crowd. The mom marries the mechanic, but they soon find out that he's an abusive and unreasoning alcoholic, and they struggle to maintain hope in an impossible situation as the boy grows up with plans to escape the small town by any means possible. Based on a true story by Tobias Wolff.

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Description

Director

Michael Caton-Jones

Writers

Robert Getchell

Stars

Robert De Niro
Dwight Hansen

Leonardo DiCaprio
Tobias Wolff

Ellen Barkin
Caroline Wolff Hansen

Chris Cooper
Roy

Jonah Blechman
Arthur Gayle

Eliza Dushku
Pearl

Carla Gugino
Norma

Tobey Maguire
Chuck Bolger

Tracey Ellis
Kathy

Robert Zameroski
Arch Cook

Others...

Revenue

4,104,962.00

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Keywords

coming of age, 1950s, alcoholic, single parent, jealousy, oppression, seattle, step father, car mechanic

Trailers

Production

Warner Bros. Pictures, Knickerbocker Films

Actor

Robert De Niro, Leonardo DiCaprio, Ellen Barkin, Chris Cooper, Jonah Blechman, Eliza Dushku, Carla Gugino, Tobey Maguire, Tracey Ellis, Robert Zameroski, Kathy Kinney, Zachary Ansley, Travis MacDonald, Morgan Brayton

Creators

Carter Burwell (Original Music Composer), Art Linson (Producer), David Watkin (Director of Photography), Jim Clark (Editor), Michael Caton-Jones (Director), Tobias Wolff (Novel), Robert Getchell (Screenplay), Stephen J. Lineweaver (Production Design), Rachel Abroms (Casting), Owens Hill (Casting), Sandy Cochrane (Art Direction)

Alternative titles

O Despertar de Um Homem (BR)
This Boy's Life - Die Geschichte einer Jugend (DE)

Release dates

09.04.1993 (US)
09.04.1993 (BR)
11.11.1993 (DE)
22.06.1994 (FR)