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This Boy's Life is a american film of genre Drama directed by Michael Caton-Jones released in USA on 23 april 1993 with Leonardo DiCaprio
This Boy's Life (1993)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 23 april 1993
Length 1h54
Directed by Michael Caton-Jones
OriginUSA
Themes Films about children, Films about families, Scoutisme, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Films about domestic violence
Rating72%
This Boy's Life is a 1993 film adaptation of the memoir of the same name by American author Tobias Wolff. It is directed by Michael Caton-Jones and stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Tobias Wolff, Robert De Niro as stepfather Dwight Hansen, and Ellen Barkin as Toby's mother, Caroline. The film also features Chris Cooper, Carla Gugino, Eliza Dushku and Tobey Maguire in his feature film debut.
Synopsis
Nomadic, flaky Caroline Wolff (Ellen Barkin) wants to settle down in one place, find a decent man, and provide a better home for her and her son, Tobias "Toby" Wolff (Leonardo DiCaprio). When she moves to Seattle, Washington, and meets the seemingly respectable Dwight Hansen (Robert De Niro) (in real life Dwight Thompson worked as a mechanic for Seattle City Light at the time), she thinks she has accomplished her goals. Toby, however, comes to feel differently; Dwight's true personality is revealed after Toby spends a few months separated from his mother with Dwight and his children. The boy's stepfather-to-be seems to want to mold Toby into a better person, but his method includes emotionally, verbally and physically abusing the boy.Actors
Leonardo DiCaprio
(Tobias Wolff)
Robert De Niro
(Dwight Hansen)
Ellen Barkin
(Caroline Wolff Hansen)
Eliza Dushku
(Pearl)
Jonah Blechman
(Arthur Gayle)
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