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  2. Sep 19, 2018 · The movie is based in part on David Sheff's book Beautiful Boy. The book title comes from the 1980 John Lennon song "Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)." Sheff interviewed John Lennon and Yoko Ono in September 1980, roughly three months before Lennon's murder.

  3. Nov 20, 2022 · "Beautiful Boy" might be based on a pair of bestselling memoirs written by David and Nic Sheff, but they aren't the only writers in the family.

  4. Jun 9, 2024 · For the most part, Beautiful Boy is a faithful adaptation of the real story, according to Nic and David's accounts. Crucially, the emotional truth of both stories is kept intact, so even minor changes don't detract.

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  5. Oct 12, 2018 · 'Beautiful Boy' is based on journalist David Sheff's memoir, which recounts his struggle with his son's addiction. By Linda Xu. October 12, 2018 9:00am. Beautiful Boy tells the story...

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  6. Beautiful Boy is a 2018 American biographical drama film directed by Felix van Groeningen, in his English-language feature debut. The screenplay, written by Luke Davies and van Groeningen, is based on the memoirs Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction by David Sheff and Tweak: Growing Up on Methamphetamines by Nic Sheff .

  7. Heartbreaking and inspiring, Beautiful Boy is 2019’s most brutal movie. Based on the best-selling memoirs of David (Steve Carell) and Nic Sheff (Timothée Chalamet), the film documents a young man’s struggle with drug addiction and his father’s desperate efforts to help. But how much is true-to-life? And how much is Hollywood sob story?

  8. Oct 11, 2018 · Beautiful Boy is based on a true story, and Chalamet and Carell have spoken publicly about feeling apprehensive about portraying real people — David and Nic Sheff — in such a raw and honest...

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