Dying Young
She's given him something nobody else could. A reason to live.
6.7(492) 1991-06-20 111 minDramaRomance
After she discovers that her boyfriend has betrayed her, Hilary O'Neil is looking for a new start and a new job. She begins to work as a private nurse for a young man suffering from blood cancer. Slowly, they fall in love, but they always know their love cannot last because he is destined to die.
DirectorJoel Schumacher
ScreenplayRichard Friedenberg
Original Music ComposerJames Newton Howard
ProducerSally Field
ProducerKevin McCormick
Cast & characters
Julia Roberts
as Hilary O'Neil
Campbell Scott
as Victor Gaddes
Vincent D'Onofrio
as Gordon
Colleen Dewhurst
as Estelle Whittier
David Selby
as Richard Geddes
Ellen Burstyn
as Mrs. O'Neil
Dion Anderson
as Cappy
George Martin
as Malachi
A.J. Johnson
as Shauna
Daniel Beer
as Danny
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Behrooz Afrakhan
as Moamar
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Michael Halton
as Gordon's Friend
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Larry Nash
as Assistant
Alex Trebek
as Host of Jeopardy
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Richard Friedenberg
as Jeopardy Contestant
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Duncan Henderson
as Jeopardy Contestant
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Bettina Rose
as Jeopardy Contestant
Howard Morris
as Voice on Jetsons (voice)
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Fran Lucci
as Annabel
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John M. Rosenberg
as Bandleader
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Patrick Cage
as Shauna's Boyfriend
Tim Bohn
as Guest
