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This Boy's Life

19937.1 / 10115 min
Drama

Overview

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.

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.

Cast

Robert De Niro

Robert De Niro

Dwight Hansen

Ellen Barkin

Ellen Barkin

Caroline Wolff Hansen

Leonardo DiCaprio

Leonardo DiCaprio

Tobias Wolff

Chris Cooper

Chris Cooper

Roy

Eliza Dushku

Eliza Dushku

Pearl

Jonah Blechman

Jonah Blechman

Arthur Gayle

Kathy Kinney

Kathy Kinney

Marian

Gerrit Graham

Gerrit Graham

Mr. Howard

Carla Gugino

Carla Gugino

Norma

Zachary Ansley

Zachary Ansley

Skipper

Tobey Maguire

Tobey Maguire

Chuck Bolger

Tracey Ellis

Tracey Ellis

Kathy

Robert Zameroski

Robert Zameroski

Arch Cook

Travis MacDonald

Travis MacDonald

Psycho

Morgan Brayton

Morgan Brayton

Silver Sister #2

Frank C. Turner

Frank C. Turner

Truck Driver

Sean Murray

Sean Murray

Jimmy Voorhees

Crew

Owens Hill

Owens Hill

Casting

Art Linson

Art Linson

Producer

Jim Clark

Jim Clark

Editor

Michael Caton-Jones

Michael Caton-Jones

Director

Tobias Wolff

Tobias Wolff

Novel

Sandy Cochrane

Sandy Cochrane

Art Direction

Carter Burwell

Carter Burwell

Original Music Composer

Robert Getchell

Robert Getchell

Screenplay

Stephen J. Lineweaver

Stephen J. Lineweaver

Production Design

Rachel Abroms

Rachel Abroms

Casting

David Watkin

David Watkin

Director of Photography

Fitch Cady

Fitch Cady

Co-Producer

Donald Hauer

Donald Hauer

Unit Production Manager

Peter Guber

Peter Guber

Executive Producer

Richard Hornung

Richard Hornung

Costume Design

Martin Maryska

Martin Maryska

Sound Effects Editor

Jim Erickson

Jim Erickson

Set Decoration

Jo-Anne Smith-Ojeil

Jo-Anne Smith-Ojeil

Makeup Artist

John Benson

John Benson

Sound Effects Editor

Ryan McCormick

Ryan McCormick

Makeup Artist

Eric Potter

Eric Potter

Sound Editor

Monique 'Nico' Salvato

Monique 'Nico' Salvato

Assistant Sound Editor

Jon Peters

Jon Peters

Executive Producer

David Forrest

David Forrest

Makeup Artist

Casey Grant

Casey Grant

Unit Production Manager

Chuck Finch

Chuck Finch

Chief Lighting Technician