This Boy's Life (1993)

Note des utilisateurs:

7.3/10   

Réalisateur:

Michael Caton-Jones

Writers (WGA):

Tobias Wolff (book)
Robert Getchell (screenplay)

Release Date:

9 avril 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Biographie | Drame

Accroche:

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.

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Mechanic | Teenage Boy | Troubled Teen | Abusive Stepfather | Non Explicit Anal Sex

Avis des utilisateurs:

A terrific introduction of Leo's talents

Ensemble

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 (as Zack Ansley)
Tracey Ellis	...	Kathy
Kathy Kinney	...	Marian
Robert Zameroski	...	Arch Cook (as Bobby Zameroski)
Tobey Maguire	...	Chuck Bolger
Tristan Tait	...	Jerry Huff
Travis MacDonald	...	Psycho
Richard Liss	...	A&P Manager

Autre(s) titre(s):

Blessures secrètes (France) [fr]

MPAA:

Rated R for strong language and sexuality.

Durée:

115 min

Pays:

USA

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Couleur (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Son:

Dolby

Classification:

Canada:14A | Iceland:12 | Portugal:M/12 | Ireland:18 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Finland:K-12 | Germany:12 | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | UK:15 | USA:R

Emplacements De Pelliculage:

Concrete, Washington, USA

Company:

Knickerbocker Films

Anecdotes:

Tobey Maguire first auditioned for the part of Toby but director Michael Caton-Jones thought he wasn't right for the role. Leonardo DiCaprio, who is close friends with Tobey Maguire, still wanted him to be apart of the film so he got him the role of Toby's friend Chuck Bolger.

Goofs:

Continuity: During the finger cutting scene, the finger shown in close up with special effects is not the finger shown when the camera pans back to original shot.

Guillemet:

[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.

Movie Connections:

References The Searchers (1956)

Soundtrack:

You Belong to Me

A terrific introduction of Leo's talents

Robert DeNiro is one of the finest living actors of Hollywood, most of his movies are pure gold, not to mention this fine film "The Boy's Life". He and not too well known at the time Leonardo made a wonderful coming of age story. Toby is a boy who is constantly on the move with his mother. He gets into trouble at school, smokes, and swears, not your straight arrow kid. But when his mother's new boyfriend, Dwight, offers to take him and turn him into a "straight arrow" boy with a good future, he does so. When he and the mother finally marry, Dwight's true colors start to show and not for the good. He's an alcoholic and abusive drunk who will not rest until everyone goes into his ways of thinking. With some other little unknowns like Eliza Dushku and Tobey Maguire, this is a terrific film.

The acting is just incredible. The chemistry that feeds off of Robert and Leo going back and forth of their fights and anger, it's incredible. Leo's talents just shine and I would highly recommend this film if you enjoyed "Stand By Me". What a great movie!

9/10