This Boy's Life
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Michael Caton-jones
Robert De Niro
Ellen Barkin
Leonardo Dicaprio
Bill Dow
Shawn Macdonald
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Adapted from Tobias Wolff's autobiography, about his life with his mother and his overbearing stepfather, in the 1950s.
Director
Michael Caton-jones
Cast
Robert De Niro
Ellen Barkin
Leonardo Dicaprio
Bill Dow
Shawn Macdonald
Deanna Milligan
Thomas Kopache
Jason Horst
Adam Sneller
Eliza Dushku
Gerritt Graham
Robert Munns
Tobey Maguire
Chris Cooper
Tracey Ellis
John R Taylor
Michael Bacall
Zack Ansley
Jonah Blechman
Dwight C. Mcfee
Richard Liss
Kathy Kinney
Lee Wilkof
Bobby Zameroski
Stephen E. Miller
Travis Macdonald
Tristan Tait
Carla Gugino
Scott Woodmansee
Ken Camroux
Ross Chaston
Frank C. Turner
Morgan Brayton
Sean Murray
Crew
Rachel Abroms
Tom Adair
Stuart Aikins
Dub Allbritten
Charles Andre
Kevin Andruschak
Sheila Aquiline
Stuart Atkins
Burt Bacharach
Dave Bartholomew
Donah Bassett
John Benson
John Benson
Mari Bloom
Destiny Borden
Donald D Brown
Boudleaux Bryant
Felice Bryant
Carter Burwell
Fitch Cady
Fitch Cady
Sammy Cahn
Jerry Capehart
Jane Carpenter-wilson
Robin Chambers
Charles Chaplin
Tim Chilton
James Clark
Eddie Cochran
Eddie Cochran
Sandy Cochrane
Simon Coke
Nat King Cole
Perry Como
Guy D'hardelot
Christine Danelski
Hal David
Robert Dawson
Gene De Paul
Julie Delia
Matt Dennis
Alberto Dominguez
Fats Domino
Fats Domino
Willie Joe Duncan
Willie Joe Duncan
Fiona Duncanson
Jim R Dunn
Arthur Egnoian
Tom Eirikson
Preston Epps
Preston Epps
Jim Erickson
Paul Etherington
Mike Fantasia
Chuck Finch
Christopher Flick
Myron Floren
Kathy Foley
Sukey Fontelieu
Mary Ford
David Craig Forrest
Chantel Garayalde
Sharon Gerhard
Robert Getchell
Penny Gibbs
Lynda Gilman
Karen Gordon
Casey Grant
Milt Grant
Johnny Greenan
Peter Guber
William Haines
Oscar Hammerstein Ii
Don Hauer
Gary Hecker
Michael Herbick
Ilona Herman
Owens Hill
Peter Hirsch
Al Hoffman
Marcia Holley
Richard Hornung
Holly Huckins
Jim Hurford
Stephen Jackson
David Jacox
Isabel Johnson
Matt D Johnston
Pee Wee King
Richard King
Jan Kobylka
Sonny Kompanek
Burton Kuchera
Michael Langlois
Clifford Latimer
Nick Lawson
Paul Leblanc
Brenda Lee
Rachel Leiterman
Morris Levy
Stephen J Lineweaver
Art Linson
Eugene Lockhart
Peter Lonsdale
Frankie Lymon
Melissa Lytle
Edward Madden
Dick Manning
Martin Maryska
Allan Mason
Cotton Mather
Sandy Mccallum
Cole Mclarty
Gary Mclarty
Neil Mcleod
Seanna Mcpherson
Patty Mcreynolds
Yvonne Melville
Rose Mihalyi
Karen Minahan
Donald O Mitchell
Rory Moffatt
Frank Montano
Andrew Mulkani
Patti Roberts Nelson
Johnny O'keefe
Dave Owen
Tricia Owen
Dave Owens
Thomas Pankiewich
Geoffrey Parsons
Les Paul
Fred Perron
Jon Peters
Jef Plecas
John J Polce
Eric Potter
Chilton Price
E Jeane Putnam
Curt Ramsey
Michael Roberts
Richard Rodgers
Nicola Ryall
James Sallis
Monique Salvato
Jill Schachne
Marshall Schlom
Eric O Schusterman
John Scott
Takashi Seida
Ernest Seitz
Ronnie Self
Arlene Sibley
Frank Sinatra
Adam Milo Smalley
Jo-anne Smith-ojeil
Kevin Speckmaier
Redd Stewart
Susan Stewart
Grant Swain
Edward Teschemacher
Betty Thomas
Betty Thomas
John Turner
Ian Urquhart
Michael Vezina
Gene Vincent
David Watkin
David Watkin
Fred Waugh
Percy Wenrich
Bill Westley
Christine Wilson
Tobias Wolff
Fred L Wray
Link Wray
Rob Young
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Wide Release in United States April 23, 1993
Released in United States on Video September 1, 1993
Ellen Barkin replaced Debra Winger in cast due to scheduling conflicts.
Completed shooting May 27, 1992.
Began shooting February 23, 1992.
Leonardo DiCaprio was named most promising actor by the Chicago Film Critics Association (1993) for his performances in "This Boy's Life" (USA/1993) and "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" (USA/1993).
As of August 1991, Art Linson Productions is Knickerbocker Films.
Released in United States Spring April 9, 1993
Wide Release in United States April 23, 1993
Released in United States on Video September 1, 1993
Released in United States Spring April 9, 1993