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This Boy's Life (titled onscreen as This Boy's Life: A True Story) is a 1993 American biographical coming-of-age drama film directed by Michael Caton-Jones. It is based on the eponymous memoir by author Tobias Wolff .
Oct 5, 2023 · Q: Is This Boy’s Life based on a true story? A: Yes, This Boy’s Life is based on the memoir of the same name written by Tobias Wolff. Q: Who stars in This Boy’s Life?
Apr 23, 1993 · “This Boy’s Life” is based on a memoir by Tobias Wolff, the Toby of the story, who survived Concrete and Dwight and settled his old scores in the pages of his book. It plays like fiction, and yet it has the particular details of a story burned into the memory.
This Boy's Life: Directed by Michael Caton-Jones. With Robert De Niro, Ellen Barkin, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Blechman. The story about the relationship between a rebellious 1950s teenager and his abusive stepfather, based on the memoirs of writer and literature Professor Tobias Wolff.
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- Biography, Drama
- Michael Caton-Jones
- 1993-04-23
Jan 1, 1993 · Tale is based on Tobias Wolff’s acclaimed 1989 book of the same name and is duly narrated in writerly style by young Toby (Leonardo DiCaprio). Hitting the road in 1957 with his working...
Since This Boy's Life is a true story, there is a sense of incompleteness, but, as coming-of-age tales go, the realism of this one gives it an edge over many overly-sentimental contenders. This Boy's Life (United States, 1993) Director: Michael Caton-Jones. Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert DeNiro, Ellen Barkin.
Genre: Drama. Director: Michael Caton-Jones. Starring: Robert De Niro Ellen Barkin Leonardo DiCaprio Chris Cooper Eliza Dushku Jonah Blechman. Based on a true story, a mother and son flee to the Pacific Northwest in search of hope.
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