This Boy's Life (film)

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This Boy's Life

Directed by	Michael Caton-Jones
Produced by	Fitch Cady, Peter Guber, Art Linson, Jon Peters
Written by	Tobias Wolff (novel), Robert Getchell (screenplay)
Starring	Robert De Niro Ellen Barkin Leonardo DiCaprio
Release date(s)	April 9, 1993
Running time	115 min
Language	English
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This Boy's Life was a film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Tobias Wolff . The 1993 film starred Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, and Ellen Barkin, playing the roles of the narrator, Dwight, and the narrator's mother, respectively. It also features Chris Cooper and Eliza Dushku, and Tobey Maguire in small roles.

Largely filmed in the state of Washington, the town of Concrete, Washington (where Tobias Wolff's teen years were spent with his mother [Barkin] and stepfather, Dwight [De Niro]) was transformed to it's actual 1950's appearance for a realistic feel. Many of the town's own citizens were used as extras and all external scenes in Concrete (and some internal scenes, as well) were shot in and around the town, including the still active Concrete High School building.

[edit] Cast

Actor	Role
Robert De Niro	Dwight Hansen
Ellen Barkin	Caroline Wolff Hansen
Leonardo DiCaprio	Tobias 'Toby' Wolff
Jonah Blechman	Arthur Gayle
Eliza Dushku	Pearl
Chris Cooper	Roy
Carla Gugino	Norma
Zachary Ansley	Skipper
Tracey Ellis	Kathy
Kathy Kinney	Marian
Robert Zameroski	Arch Cook
Tobey Maguire	Chuck Bolger
Tristan Tait	Jerry Huff
Travis MacDonald	Psycho
Richard Liss	A&P Manager