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Michael Caton-Jones, nome artístico de Michael Jones (Broxburn, 15 de outubro de 1957) [1] é um diretor escocês, responsável por filmes como Scandal, Rob Roy, Memphis Belle e O Chacal. Nasceu em Broxburn, Escócia. Filmografia (diretor) Scandal (1989) Memphis Belle (1990) Doc Hollywood (1991) This Boy's Life (1993)
Michael Caton-Jones (born Michael Jones; 15 October 1957) is a Scottish director and producer of film and television. His credits include the World War II film Memphis Belle (1990), the romantic comedy Doc Hollywood (1991), the biographical drama This Boy's Life (1993), the historical epic Rob Roy (1995), the action thriller The ...
Michael Caton-Jones (nacido como Michael Jones; 15 de octubre de 1959) [1] es un director de cine escocés, responsable de películas como Scandal, Rob Roy, Memphis Belle y The Jackal. Nació en Broxburn, West Lothian, Escocia.
Michael Caton-Jones was born on 15 October 1957 in Broxburn, West Lothian, Scotland, UK. He is a director and producer, known for Memphis Belle (1990), Basic Instinct 2 (2006) and City by the Sea (2002).
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In the 1950s, nomadic and flaky Caroline Wolff wants to settle down and find a decent man to provide a better home for herself and her son, Tobias "Toby" Wolff. She moves to Seattle, Washingtonand meets Dwight Hansen, a man who seemingly meets her goals. However, Dwight's true personality is soon revealed as being emotionally, verbally, and physica...
This Boy's Life is adapted from Tobias Wolff's memoir of the same title, recounting his experiences with an abusive stepfather in the 1950s. The screen rights were acquired by Peter Guber, then head of Guber-Peters Productions at Warner Bros. Pictures, shortly after the memoir's 1989 publication. Following Guber's departure to lead Sony Pictures En...
Box office
The film was released in limited release on April 9, 1993, and earned $74,425 that weekend; upon its wide release on April 23, the film opened at #10 at the box office and grossed $1,519,678.The film would end with a domestic gross of $4,104,962.
Critical reception
The film received mostly positive reviews; review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a 76% 'Fresh' rating from 37 critics, with an average rating of 6.4/10. The site's consensus states: "A harrowing, moving drama about a young boy, his single mother, and his abusive stepfather, This Boy's Life benefits from its terrific cast, and features a breakout performance from a young Leonardo DiCaprio." On Metacritic, where they give a 'normalized' score, the film has a 60/100.
Home media
This Boy's Life was released on VHS September 1, 1993; LaserDisc in November 1993; and on DVDMay 13, 2003.
The soundtrack of This Boy's Life used many songs from the 1950s and early 1960s. The main titles (filmed in Professor Valley, Utah) feature Frank Sinatra's version of "Let's Get Away from It All" from his 1958 album Come Fly with Me. Toby and his mother sing "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair" from the popular post-war musical South Pacif...
This Boy's Life at IMDbThis Boy's Life at Box Office MojoThis Boy's Life at Rotten TomatoesThis Boy's Life at MetacriticMichael Caton-Jones, nome artístico de Michael Jones (Broxburn, 15 de outubro de 1957) [1] é um diretor escocês, responsável por filmes como Scandal, Rob Roy, Memphis Belle e O Chacal. Nasceu em Broxburn, Escócia.
Spouse. Helen Esakoff. Michael Caton (born 21 July 1943) is an Australian actor, comedian and television host, best known for playing Uncle Harry in the Australian television series The Sullivans, Darryl Kerrigan in 1997's low-budget hit film The Castle, and Ted Taylor in the television series Packed to the Rafters.
