Catalog - The City Library

Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Title:

This boy's life [videorecording] / Warner Bros. ; Knickerbocker Films ; producer, Art Linson ; screenplay writer, Robert Getchell ; director, Michael Caton-Jones.

Publisher, Date:

Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2003], c1993.

Description:

1 videodisc (115 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Summary:

Caroline just wants to settle down in one place, find a decent guy, and provide a better home for her handful of a son, Toby. When she moves to Seattle and meets Dwight, she thinks she's got it made. Toby, however, feels differently after spending time with Dwight while away from Caroline. Dwight seems to want to mold Toby into a better person, but to do so he emotionally, verbally, and physically abuses the kid. The marriage proceeds, and soon Caroline, too, recognizes Dwight's need to dominate everyone around him.

Target Audience Note:

MPAA rating: R.

Series:

Warner Bros. hits.

Subjects:

Mothers and sons -- Drama.

Man-woman relationships -- Drama.

Psychological child abuse -- Drama.

Child abuse -- Drama.

Feature films.

Closed captioning.

Other Author:

Linson, Art.

Getchell, Robert.

Caton-Jones, Michael.

De Niro, Robert.

Barkin, Ellen, 1954-

DiCaprio, Leonardo.

Blechman, Jonah.

Dushku, Eliza, 1980-

Cooper, Chris, 1951-

Gugino, Carla, 1971-

Kinney, Kathy, 1954-

Maguire, Tobey, 1975-

Watkin, David, 1925-2008.

Clark, James, 1931-2016

Burwell, Carter.

Hornung, Richard.

Lineweaver, Stephen J., 1955-

Wolff, Tobias, 1945- This boy's life.

Notes:

Information from pre-release promotional materials; release date: May 13, 2003.

Originally released as a motion picture in 1993.

Based on the book by Tobias Wolff.

Special features: widescreen (16x9) and full screen (2.35:1) presentations.

Director of photography, David Watkin ; editor, Jim Clark ; original music, Carter Burwell ; costume designer, Richard Hornung ; production designer, Stephen J. Lineweaver.

Robert De Niro, Ellen Barkin, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Blechman, Eliza Dushku, Chris Cooper, Carla Gugino, Kathy Kinney, Tobey Maguire.

DVD, Dolby surround stereo., Region 1 encoding.

English dialogue, French or Spanish subtitles; Closed-captioned.

ISBN:

0790777738

Publisher Number:

24619

System Availability:

2

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

2

Control Number:

131862

# Local items in:

2

# System items in:

2

Call Number:

DVD MOVIE This boy

Medium:

[videorecording]