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This Boy's Life
USA 1993 Color (TechniColor)
This Boy's Life


A young boy and his free-spirited mother move to a remote area of Washington state with her new husband during the 1950s. Mother and son support each other in an effort to survive this new life with a creep who badgers and beats the boy. Based on a true story.

Produced by: Warner Brothers
Sound Mix: Dolby Stereo
Genre(s)/keyword(s): 1950s / Drama
Certification: UK:15 / USA:R
Runtime: 115
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada\ Moab, Utah
Theatrical Release: 04/09/1993
Video Release: 09/01/1993
Directed by
   Michael Caton-Jones

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete
   Robert De Niro .... Dwight Hansen
   Ellen Barkin .... Caroline Wolff
   Leonardo DiCaprio .... Toby
   Jonah Blechman .... Arthur Gayle
   Eliza Dushku .... Pearl
   Chris Cooper .... Roy
   Carla Gugino .... Norma
   Zack Ansley .... Skipper
   Tracey Ellis .... Kathy
   Kathy Kinney .... Marian
   Bobby Zameroski .... Arch Cook
   Tobey Maguire .... Chuck Bolger
   Tristan Tait .... Jerry Huff
   Travis MacDonald  .... Psycho
   Richard Liss .... A&P Manager
   Michael Bacall .... Terry Taylor
   Adam Sneller .... Terry Silver
   Gerrit Graham .... Mr. Howard
   Thomas Kopache .... Geiger Counter Vendor
   Lee Wilkof .... Principal Shippy
   Sean Murray .... Jimmy Voorhees
   Jason Horst .... Oscar Booker
   Deanna Milligan .... Silver Sister #1
   Morgan Brayton .... Silver Sister #2
   Robert Munns .... Ticket Seller
   Bill Dow  .... Vice Principal
   Shawn MacDonald .... A&P Employee
   Frank C. Turner .... Truck Driver
   John R. Taylor .... Minister
   Stephen E. Miller .... Target Ranger
   Dwight McFee (voice) .... Voice in Crowd
   Ken Camroux .... 2nd Place Shooter
   Ross Chaston .... Score Caller
   Scott Woodmansee  .... Crash Witness

Written by
   Robert Getchell
   Tobias Wolff (book)

Cinematography by
   David Watkin

Music by
   Carter Burwell

Production Design by
   Stephen J. Lineweaver

Costume Design by
   Richard Hornung

Film Editing by
   Jim Clark

Produced by
   Art Linson

Other crew
   Donah Bassett (negative cutter)
   Donald D. Brown (boom operator)
   Tim Chilton (foley artist)
   Sandy Cochrane (art director)
   Christine Danelski (foley editor)
   Robert Dawson (title design)
   Jim Erickson (set decorator)
   Paul Etherington (key second assistant director)
   Mike Fantasia (location manager)
   Christopher Flick (foley editor)
   Penny Gibbs (production co-ordinator)
   Casey Grant (unit production manager)
   Gary Hecker (foley mixer)
   Michael Herbick (re-recording mixer)
   Peter Hirsch (second second assistant director)
   Jim Hurford (key grip)
   Richard King (supervising sound editor)
   Jan Kobylka (construction co-ordinator)
   Sonny Kompanek (conductor/orchestrator)
   Cliff Latimer (supervising adr editor)
   Nick Lawson (special effects)
   Rachel Leiterman (second assistant director)
   Allan Mason (music supervisor)
   Sandy McCallum (II) (first assistant camera)
   Yvonne Melville (production co-ordinator)
   Rose Mihalyi (second assistant camera)
   Donald O. Mitchell (re-recording mixer)
   Rory Moffatt (transportation captain)
   Frank A. Montano (re-recording mixer)
   Dave Owen (b camera operator)
   Eric Potter (sound effects)
   Brigitte Prochaska (unit publicist)
   E. Jeane Putnam (foley editor)
   Michael Roberts (camera operator)
   James Sallis (location manager)
   Jill Schachne (foley artist)
   Takashi Seida (still photographer)
   Adam Milo Smalley (music editor)
   Jo-Anne Smith-Ojeil (make-up)
   Kevin Speckmaier (third assistant director)
   Susan Stewart (hair styles)
   Grant Swain (property master)
   Betty Thomas (stunt co-ordinator)
   Ian Urquhart (transportation co-ordinator)
   Mike Vezina (special effects co-ordinator)
   Bill Westley (first assistant director)
   Christine Wilson (script supervisor)
   Rob Young (production mixer)
   Mary Zophres (assistant costume designer)

 

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