This boy's life : a true story

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Label

This boy's life : a true story

Title remainder

a true story

Statement of responsibility

Warner Bros. ; produced by Art Linson ; screenplay written by Robert Getchell ; directed by Michael Caton-Jones

Contributor

• Warner Home Video (Firm)
• Barkin, Ellen, 1954-
• Blechman, Jonah
• Caton-Jones, Michael
• Cooper, Chris, 1951-
• De Niro, Robert
• DiCaprio, Leonardo
• Dushku, Eliza, 1980-
• Getchell, Robert
• Gugino, Carla, 1971-
• Kinney, Kathy, 1954-
• Linson, Art
• Maguire, Tobey, 1975-
• Wolff, Tobias, 1945-
• Warner Bros

Subject

• Biographical films
• Child abuse
• Child abuse -- Drama
• Drama
• Wolff, Tobias, 1945- -- Film adaptations
• Biographical films
• Drama
• Dramatic films
• Feature films
• Feature films
• Film adaptations
• Film adaptations
• Man-woman relationships
• Man-woman relationships -- Drama
• Mothers and sons
• Mothers and sons -- Drama
• Psychological child abuse
• Psychological child abuse -- Drama
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Wolff, Tobias, 1945-

Genre

• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Biographical films
• Drama
• Dramatic films
• Feature films
• Film adaptations

Language

• eng
• fre
• spa
• eng
• eng

Summary

Caroline just wants to settle down in one place, find a decent guy, and provide a better home for her handful of a son, Toby. When she moves to Seattle and meets Dwight, she thinks she's got it made. Toby, however, feels differently after spending time with Dwight while away from Caroline. Dwight seems to want to mold Toby into a better person, but to do so he emotionally, verbally, and physically abuses the kid. The marriage proceeds, and soon Caroline, too, recognizes Dwight's need to dominate everyone around him

Member of

• This boy's life (Motion picture)
• Warner Bros. hits

Cataloging source

TEF

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Director of photography, David Watkin ; editor, Jim Clark ; original music, Carter Burwell ; costume designer, Richard Hornung ; production designer, Stephen J. Lineweaver

Dewey number

791.43/72

Intended audience

MPAA rating: R

Language note

English or French dialogue; English, French or Spanish subtitles; Closed-captioned

LC call number

• PN1995.9.B55
• PN1997

LC item number

• T45 2010
• .T49 2010

PerformerNote

Robert De Niro, Ellen Barkin, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Blechman, Eliza Dushku, Chris Cooper, Carla Gugino, Kathy Kinney, Tobey Maguire

Runtime

114

Series statement

Warner Bros. hits

Technique

live action