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This Boy's Life (1993)
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.
Updated May 9 2020
Cast
Tobey Maguire
Chuck Bolger
Chris Cooper
Roy
Leonardo DiCaprio
Tobias Wolff
Ellen Barkin
Caroline Wolff Hansen
Eliza Dushku
Pearl
Carla Gugino
Norma
Jonah Blechman
Arthur Gayle
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Crew
Carter Burwell
Original Music Composer
Art Linson
Producer
Jim Clark
Editor
David Watkin
Director of Photography
Rachel Abroms
Casting
Michael Caton-Jones
Director
Tobias Wolff
Novel
Robert Getchell
Screenplay
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