Some of the biggest stars in the world – Robert De Niro, Leonardo DiCaprio, Ellen Barkin and rising actress Eliza Dushku – provide some very fine acting in this gripping drama exploring the violent relationship between a boy and his stepfather. In 1950s Seattle, single mother Caroline meets the seemingly courteous Dwight. She agrees to marry him, thinking he will be able to curb her son Toby’s bad behaviour. Based on a true story., Tobias Wolff’s memoir about living with his volatile stepfather during the ’50s., This Boy’s Life is a true-life coming-of-age story about ’50s teenager Tobias Wolff (Leonardo DiCaprio) and his mother, Caroline (Ellen Barkin). After travelling around the country in an effort to avoid Caroline’s abusive boyfriend, the mother and son settle in Washington state, where she marries a man named Dwight Hansen (Robert DeNiro), who appears to be a good husband and father. However, Dwight reveals himself as an abusive man shortly after the marriage; in particular, he verbally harasses and physically beats the young Tobias. By the end of the film, Tobias has to confront his stepfather. This Boy’s Life is based on the autobiographical book of the same name by the real Tobias Wolff., Drama set in the 50s about a divorcee’s struggle to bring up her teenage son and her attempts to introduce her new beau as a father figure. When Caroline meets Dwight, who seems to be a kind man, she agrees to marry him, thinking he will be able to curb her son’s bad behaviour. But Dwight turns out to have a cruel and tyrannical streak and only succeeds in making the boy hate him with a passion., A rebellious teen in 1950s America is bullied by his mother’s latest violent, volatile partner., Tobias Wolff’s memoir about living with his volatile stepfather (Robert De Niro) during the ’50s. Ellen Barkin. Toby: Leonardo DiCaprio. Gayle: Jonah Blechman. Pearl: Eliza Dushku. Roy: Chris Cooper. Norma: Carla Gugino. Skipper: Zack Ansley. Michael Caton-Jones directed., Leonardo DiCaprio makes his major feature debut in Michael Caton-Jones’s drama, which is based on the autobiography of university professor Tobias Wolff. Teenager Tobias’s divorced mother Caroline is looking for a new start after yet another failed relationship. They head west, ending up in the town of Concrete, Utah, where she hooks up with Dwight Hansen, a smooth-talking character with children of his own. But when Tobias spends time alone with his future stepfather he experiences the man’s dark side, and learns to both assert himself and search for a more positive future., Michael Caton-Jones rites-of-passage film stars teenage Leonardo DiCaprio and Ellen Barkin as his mother who flee dad and elder brother back East and end up in Washington where she falls under the spell of old-fashioned lover Robert De Niro, little realising his hidden penchant for tyranny., Nomadic, flaky 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 the respectful, respectable Dwight Hansen, she thinks she’s got it made. Toby, however, feels differently after spending a few months with Dwight and his children and away from Caroline.
Q&A :
Q: Who are the main cast members in “This Boy’s Life ” ?
A: The main cast includes Robert De Niro,Ellen Barkin,Leonardo DiCaprio,Jonah Blechman,Eliza Dushku,Chris Cooper,Carla Gugino,Zack Ansley,Zachary Ansley,Rachel Abroms,Tracey Ellis,Kathy Kinney,Owens Hill,Bobby Zameroski,Tobey Maguire,Tristan Tait,Travis MacDonald,Richard Liss,Michael Bacall,Adam Sneller,Gerrit Graham,Thomas Kopache,Lee Wilkof,Sean Murray,Jason Horst,Deanna Milligan,Morgan Brayton,Robert Munns,Bill Dow,Shawn MacDonald,Frank C. Turner,John R. Taylor,Stephen E. Miller,Ken Camroux,Ross Chaston,Scott Woodmansee,Jo-Anne Smith-Ojeil,Betty Thomas,John Scott,Gary McLarty,Jim Clark,Marcia Holley,Charles Andre,David Watkin,Frank A. Montaño,Matt Johnson,Cotton Mather,Robert Getchell,Michael Herbick,Fitch Cady,Casey Grant,Mike Vezina,Rachel Abroms,John Polce,Jim Erickson,Donald O. Mitchell,Sandy Cochrane,Stephen J. Lineweaver,Fred Perron,Nick Lawson,Richard Hornung,Peter Guber,Jim Dunn,Stephen Lineweaver,Ric Waugh,Owens Hill,Richard King,Dwight McFee,Jon Peters.
Q: When Did the “This Boy’s Life” Released?
A: The Movie “This Boy’s Life” originally aired on 1993-12-31 and released in the year of 1993.
Q: What Languages are available to watch “This Boy’s Life” ?
A: Is also available in eng language.
Q: Where to watch “This Boy’s Life” ?
A: “This Boy’s Life” is Avaiable on Netflix. as its Netflix Originals.
