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This Boy's Life (1993)
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Ratings: 7.2/10 from 17,451 users
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Reviews: 73 user | 29 critic | 16 from Metacritic.com The story about the relationship between a rebellious 50s teenager and his abusive father, based on the memoirs of writer and literature professor Tobias Wolff. Director:Michael Caton-Jones |
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Pearl
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Roy
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Norma
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Skipper
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Kathy
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Marian
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Robert Zameroski | ... |
Arch Cook
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Chuck Bolger
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Tristan Tait | ... |
Jerry Huff
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Travis MacDonald | ... |
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Richard Liss | ... |
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In 1957, a son and mother flee the East and an abusive boyfriend to find a new life, and end up in Seattle, where the mother meets a polite garage mechanic. The boy continually gets into trouble by hanging out with the wrong crowd. The mom marries the mechanic, but they soon find out that he's an abusive and unreasoning alcoholic, and they struggle to maintain hope in an impossible situation as the boy grows up with plans to escape the small town by any means possible. Based on a true story by Tobias Wolff. Written by Ed Sutton <esutton@mindspring.com>
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He looked like the ideal husband. He seemed like the perfect father. That's just what they needed. But that's not what they got. See more »Parents Guide:
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A Vida Deste Rapaz See more »Box Office
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Tobias 'Toby' Wolff: It was 1957. We were driving from Florida to Utah. After my mother was beaten up by her boyfriend, we got in the Nash and high-tailed it for the uranium fields. We were gonna get rich and change our luck, which hadn't been so hot since our family broke up five years back.
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Music by Alberto Domínguez
Lyrics by Milton Leeds
Performed by The Ventures See more »
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Toby's brother, called "Gregory" in the movie, is actually named Geoffrey. See more »Goofs
Continuity: When they're all having dinner after Caroline wins the shooting contest, Skipper asks Pearl for the salt and pepper and you can just about see that Pearl is not wearing glasses. But in the next shot of her, she is wearing glasses. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Tobias 'Toby' Wolff: It was 1957. We were driving from Florida to Utah. After my mother was beaten up by her boyfriend, we got in the Nash and high-tailed it for the uranium fields. We were gonna get rich and change our luck, which hadn't been so hot since our family broke up five years back.
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"Perfidia"Music by Alberto Domínguez
Lyrics by Milton Leeds
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