This Boy's Life
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.
7.1(1,100) 1993-04-09 115 minDrama
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.
ProducerArt Linson
DirectorMichael Caton-Jones
Original Music ComposerCarter Burwell
ScreenplayRobert Getchell
Cast & characters
Robert De Niro
as Dwight
Ellen Barkin
as Caroline
Leonardo DiCaprio
as Toby
Jonah Blechman
as Arthur Gayle
Eliza Dushku
as Pearl
Chris Cooper
as Roy
Carla Gugino
as Norma
Zachary Ansley
as Skipper
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Tracey Ellis
as Kathy
Kathy Kinney
as Marian
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Robert Zameroski
as Arch Cook
Tobey Maguire
as Chuck Bolger
Tristan Tait
as Jerry Huff
Travis MacDonald
as Psycho
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Richard Liss
as A&P Manager
Michael Bacall
as Terry Taylor
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Adam Sneller
as Terry Silver
Gerrit Graham
as Mr. Howard
Thomas Kopache
as Geiger Counter Vendor
Lee Wilkof
as Principal Shippy
Sean Murray
as Jimmy Voorhees
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Jason Horst
as Oscar Brooker
Deanna Milligan
as Silver Sister #1
Morgan Brayton
as Silver Sister #2
