This Boy's Life (film)
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| Directed by | Michael Caton-Jones |
| Produced by | Fitch Cady, Peter Guber, Art Linson, Jon Peters |
| Written by | Tobias Wolff (novel), Robert Getchell (screenplay) |
| Starring | Robert De Niro Ellen Barkin Leonardo DiCaprio |
| Release date(s) | April 9, 1993 |
| Running time | 115 min |
| Language | English |
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This Boy's Life was a film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Tobias Wolff . The 1993 film starred Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, and Ellen Barkin, playing the roles of the narrator, Dwight, and the narrator's mother and stepfather, respectively. It also features Chris Cooper, Carla Gugino, and Eliza Dushku, as well as Tobey Maguire in a small role.
Largely filmed in the state of Washington, the town of Concrete, Washington, (where Tobias Wolff's teen years were spent with his mother and stepfather, Dwight was transformed to its 1950s appearance for a realistic feel. Many of the town's citizens were used as extras, and all external scenes in Concrete (and some internal scenes, as well) were shot in and around the town, including the still-active Concrete High School building.
This Boy's Life used many songs from the 1950s and early 1960s. The main titles (filmed in Professor Valley, Utah) feature Frank Sinatra's version of "Let's Get Away From It All" from his album Come Fly With Me and Toby and his mother sing "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Out of My Hair" from the popular postwar musical South Pacific. However, most of the music in the film reflects Toby's fondness for rock and roll and doo wop, including songs by Eddie Cochran, Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers, and Link Wray. Carter Burwell composed the film's pensive score, which featured New York guitarist Frederic Hand.
[edit] Cast
| Actor | Role |
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| Robert De Niro | Dwight Hansen |
| Ellen Barkin | Caroline Wolff Hansen |
| Leonardo DiCaprio | Tobias "Toby" Wolff |
| Jonah Blechman | Arthur Gayle |
| Eliza Dushku | Pearl |
| Chris Cooper | Roy |
| Carla Gugino | Norma |
| Zachary Ansley | Skipper |
| Tracey Ellis | Kathy |
| Kathy Kinney | Marian |
| Robert Zameroski | Arch Cook |
| Tobey Maguire | Chuck Bolger |
| Tristan Tait | Jerry Huff |
| Travis MacDonald | Psycho |
| Richard Liss | A&P Manager |
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