Dying Young (1991)

After she discovers that her boyfriend has betrayed her, Hilary O'Neil is looking for a new start and a new job. She begins to work as a private nurse for a young man suffering from blood ... See full summary »

Director:

Joel Schumacher

Writers:

Marti Leimbach (novel), Richard Friedenberg (screenplay)

Stars:

Julia Roberts, Campbell Scott, Vincent D'Onofrio

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Julia Roberts	...	Hilary O'Neil
Campbell Scott	...	Victor Geddes
Vincent D'Onofrio	...	Gordon
Colleen Dewhurst	...	Estelle Whittier
David Selby	...	Richard Geddes
Ellen Burstyn	...	Mrs. O'Neil
Dion Anderson	...	Cappy
George Martin	...	Malachi
A.J. Johnson	...	Shauna
Daniel Beer	...	Danny
Behrooz Afrakhan	...	Moamar
Michael Halton	...	Gordon's Friend
Larry Nash	...	Assistant
Alex Trebek	...	Host of Jeopardy
Richard Friedenberg	...	Jeopardy Contestant

Storyline

After she discovers that her boyfriend has betrayed her, Hilary O'Neil is looking for a new start and a new job. She begins to work as a private nurse for a young man suffering from blood cancer. Slowly, they fall in love, but they always know their love cannot last because he is destined to die.

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Plot Keywords:

nurse | cancer | leukemia | father son relationship | patient | 

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Taglines:

She's giving him something nobody else could. A reason to live.

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 June 1991 (USA)

Also Known As:

Todo por amor

Filming Locations:

Filoli Estate - 86 Cañada Road, Woodside, California, USA

Box Office

Gross:

$33,669,178 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fogwood Films, Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

111 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Julia's long red hair was actually mostly extensions. Her hair was relatively short during the filming of this movie.

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Goofs

Snow covers the ground the night of the big party in Mendocino, and the roads are frozen over with ice, but the next morning, the snow and ice is completely gone from the entire landscape.

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Quotes

[Serving Victor his dinner]
Hilary 'Hil: Dinner.
Victor 'Vic: Thanks.
Hilary 'Hil: Eggs.
Victor 'Vic: Thank you.
Hilary 'Hil: That's all this redhead could find. There's no real food in the house. Unless you want a Twinkie omelet.
Victor 'Vic: Ha! Twinkie omelet.

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Connections

References The Jetsons (1962)

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Soundtracks

"MERRY CHRISTMAS BABY"
Written by Johnny Moore and Lou Baxter

User Reviews

Still loving this movie...Campbell Scott scene

After 17 years I still love this movie. Campbell Scott was awesome. He was so intense. I love the part at the party where he is watching her from behind the candles. Then when she starts dancing with Gordon and she looks for him and spots him watching her. You can see the love and the ache, and the passion he has for her. His eyes say it all. I wish he would have been in other bigger films. He is a great actor and he played that part so well. It's weird seeing Julia that long ago. She looks different, but yet she looks the same. She was great in this movie also. I didn't want the movie to end as they walked out the door. I wanted to see more, maybe a "1 year later" thing and they have a baby. It still makes me cry every time!!!