This Boy's Life
"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."
1993-04-09
7.1
en 115mDrama
When a son and mother move to Seattle in hopes for a better life, the mother meets a seemingly polite man. Things go south when the man turns out to be abusive, endangering their lives. As the mother struggles to maintain hope in an impossible situation, the son has plans to escape.
Casting
Owens Hill
Producer
Art Linson
Editor
Jim Clark
Director
Michael Caton-Jones
Novel
Tobias Wolff
Art Direction
Sandy Cochrane
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Status
ReleasedRevenue
$4,104,962Countries
- United States of America
Companies
- Knickerbocker Films
- Warner Bros. Pictures
