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.
115 min
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.
- Release date
- February 24, 1994
- Country of origin
- United States
- Box office
- $4,104,962
Trailer
Cast
- Robert De Niro as Dwight
- Leonardo DiCaprio as Toby
- Ellen Barkin as Caroline
- 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
Crew
- Michael Caton-Jones · Director
- Tobias Wolff · Writer
- Robert Getchell · Writer
- Art Linson · Producer
- Carter Burwell · Composer
- David Watkin · Cinematographer
- Jim Clark · Editor
- Rachel Abroms · Casting director
- Owens Hill · Casting director
- Stephen J. Lineweaver · Production designer