| This Boy's Life | |
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| Directed by | Michael Caton-Jones |
| Screenplay by | Robert Getchell |
| Based on | This Boy's Life by Tobias Wolff |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | David Watkin |
| Edited by | Jim Clark |
| Music by | Carter Burwell |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
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Running time | 115 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $4.1 million[1] |
This Boy's Life (titled onscreen as This Boy's Life: A True Story) is a 1993 American biographical coming-of-age drama film directed by Michael Caton-Jones. It is based on the eponymous memoir by author Tobias Wolff. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio (in his theatrical film debut), Robert De Niro, and Ellen Barkin. The cast also features Chris Cooper, and Carla Gugino, Eliza Dushku, as well as Tobey Maguire's first credited appearance in a feature-length film.
It was the first collaboration on-screen between Maguire and DiCaprio, who both later worked in Don's Plum (2001) and The Great Gatsby (2013),[2][3] and also the first collaboration on-screen between DiCaprio and De Niro, who both later worked in Marvin's Room (1996), the short film The Audition (2015), and Killers of the Flower Moon (2023).
- ^ "This Boy's Life (1993)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved July 12, 2010.
- ^ Conversations with Leonardo DiCaprio. September 23, 2014. SAG Foundation.
- ^ Vineyard, Jennifer (May 6, 2013). "A Very Thoughtful Tobey Maguire on The Great Gatsby, Mental Health, and On-Set Injuries". vulture.com. Retrieved June 18, 2013.