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"This Boy's Life" quotes

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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.

Director: Michael Caton-Jones
Writer: Tobias Wolff, Robert Getchell
Production: N/A
Genre: drama
Year: 1993
MetaScore: 60/100
ImdbRating: 7.3
BoxOffice: $4,104,962
Released: 23 Apr 1993
Awards: 2 wins & 2 nominations

51 Clips

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After my mother was beaten up by her boyfriend - This Boy's Life 00:58 After my mother was beaten up by her boyfriend I know a thing or two about a thing or two - This Boy's Life 00:05 I know a thing or two about a thing or two What You're afraid that someone - This Boy's Life 00:14 What You're afraid that someone You can dream of a moment for years and still somehow miss it when it comes - This Boy's Life 00:17 You can dream of a moment for years and still somehow miss... Mom you can leave too - This Boy's Life 00:20 Mom you can leave too Get away from him - This Boy's Life 00:34 Get away from him What did he do - This Boy's Life 00:30 What did he do What about me What about me - This Boy's Life 00:19 What about me What about me I don't have another get up and go left in me Do you understand that - This Boy's Life 00:07 I don't have another get up and go left in me Do you... You can get it doggie style or laying on your side - This Boy's Life 00:09 You can get it doggie style or laying on your side Sometimes I had to blame somebody and she was the only one there - This Boy's Life 00:07 Sometimes I had to blame somebody and she was the only one... My application forms came today and he threw them away - This Boy's Life 00:33 My application forms came today and he threw them away Know something It's not that you're disappointing - This Boy's Life 00:11 Know something It's not that you're disappointing I love you - This Boy's Life 00:14 I love you When I come home I feel the TV to see if it's warm - This Boy's Life 00:06 When I come home I feel the TV to see if it's warm Oh God Now we're in for it Dad thinks he's some kind of big hunter - This Boy's Life 00:12 Oh God Now we're in for it Dad thinks he's some... It's not the shoes is it Or the candy or anything else - This Boy's Life 00:10 It's not the shoes is it Or the candy or anything else You pull that hotshot stuff around me - This Boy's Life 00:18 You pull that hotshot stuff around me Here I am you lucky people - This Boy's Life 00:05 Here I am you lucky people Oh look It's Elvis Elvis and Elvis - This Boy's Life 00:09 Oh look It's Elvis Elvis and Elvis Come on Let's go goddamn it - This Boy's Life 00:34 Come on Let's go goddamn it Hey leopard I say hey leopard I know you leopard - This Boy's Life 00:16 Hey leopard I say hey leopard I know you leopard Hotshot It's the hotshot boy - This Boy's Life 00:20 Hotshot It's the hotshot boy A lot can happen in two years - This Boy's Life 00:14 A lot can happen in two years Shut your pie hole You look fine - This Boy's Life 00:05 Shut your pie hole You look fine I'm not going The hell you say - This Boy's Life 00:06 I'm not going The hell you say You're gonna shit and fall back in it that's all Now get out here - This Boy's Life 00:07 You're gonna shit and fall back in it that's all... I look like an idiot You act like an idiot - This Boy's Life 00:05 I look like an idiot You act like an idiot This is nothing compared to what you'll get - This Boy's Life 00:04 This is nothing compared to what you'll get I don't believe that crap - This Boy's Life 00:18 I don't believe that crap I don't know what else to do - This Boy's Life 00:34 I don't know what else to do You're out of luck That rifle's in Seattle - This Boy's Life 00:07 You're out of luck That rifle's in Seattle Only me on this whole earth to straighten you out - This Boy's Life 00:12 Only me on this whole earth to straighten you out I don't have a dad I never did - This Boy's Life 00:10 I don't have a dad I never did Have another cookie Keep your strength up - This Boy's Life 00:05 Have another cookie Keep your strength up You left the lid off the damn toothpaste again - This Boy's Life 00:06 You left the lid off the damn toothpaste again Lady you got more courage than you got common sense - This Boy's Life 00:07 Lady you got more courage than you got common sense Hey what are you doing home so Toby got the scholarship 2300 - This Boy's Life 00:36 Hey what are you doing home so Toby got the scholarship 2300 A neighbor says Looking for nice churches go to Concrete - This Boy's Life 00:08 A neighbor says Looking for nice churches go to Concrete Liar Whore I could leave with you couldn't I - This Boy's Life 00:03 Liar Whore I could leave with you couldn't I Oh I'm so scared I'm so scared I'm so scared - This Boy's Life 00:04 Oh I'm so scared I'm so scared I'm so scared Champ is your dog I trade some piece of crap for a valuable hunting dog - This Boy's Life 00:13 Champ is your dog I trade some piece of crap for a valuable... Dwight said I had as much chance of passing - This Boy's Life 00:08 Dwight said I had as much chance of passing

Cast

Dwight - Robert De Niro
Caroline - Ellen Barkin
Toby - Leonardo DiCaprio
Arthur Gayle - Jonah Blechman
Pearl - Eliza Dushku
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