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7.2/10   612 votes
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Director:
Christopher Reeve
Writers (WGA):
Alice Elliott Dark (story)
Will Scheffer (teleplay)
Contact:
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Release Date:
20 April 1997 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
Danny, dying of Aids, returns home for his last months. Always close to his mother, they share moments... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 5 Primetime Emmys. Another 4 wins & 7 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
Actor Christopher Reeve Dies at 52
 (From IMDb News. 11 October 2004)

Mystery Film Project for Reeve
 (From WENN. 10 June 2003)

User Comments:
A Boy and his Mom more

Cast

  (Credited cast)

Glenn Close ... Janet

Bridget Fonda ... Anne

Whoopi Goldberg ... Nurse Myrna
Robert Sean Leonard ... Danny

David Strathairn ... Martin
Annie Stark ... Young Anne
Will Reeve ... Young Danny
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG for thematic elements and language.
Runtime:
Brazil:61 min | Argentina:62 min | USA:67 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Stereo

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Director Christopher Reeve's wife, Dana, sings the song "In The Gloaming" during the credits, and his son plays the boy in the opening scene. more
Quotes:
Danny: Come on. Don't tell me you finally asking about my sex life.
Janet: No. I'm asking you about your love life. Did you love? Were you loved?
Danny: Yes.
Janet: Good.
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Movie Connections:
References 42nd Street (1933) more
Soundtrack:
Danny Boy more

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6 out of 6 people found the following comment useful:-
A Boy and his Mom, 17 July 1999
7/10
Author: dfskinne from Austin, Texas USA

Such a quiet and gentle film. All the action revolves around this family's domestic routines; meals served in the backyard overlooking the pond, wheelchair promenades down beautiful country roads and intimate conversations between mother and son basking in the gloaming (the last hour of daylight). It is during these moments that Close and Leonard absolutely shine. This is very much a story about a boy and his mom. All other relationships are secondary until the end of the film. Family relationships can be complicated, especially when one is dying. The stoic and reserved nature of the characters response to the gay son's health crisis is compelling.

A nice turn by Whoopi Goldberg as the live-in nurse who re-teaches the mother to physically care for and interact with her adult son.Pay special attention to the death scene (and I'm not really giving anything away here) and notice the characters breathing. It is a wonderful symbolic representation of one life ending and another being "reborn".

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