This Boy's Life
1993 · 115 MIN · IMDB 7.3 · 59,957 VOTES · DIR. Michael Caton-Jones
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,116 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:31 After my mother was beaten by her boyfriend...
00:05:49 I'd been giving her no end of grief since she left Dad.
00:10:18 Sorry, baby. I'm sorry.
00:15:22 Help! I'm in here!
00:19:00 ...to live in a house with a cup of coffee like this.
00:23:46 A neighbor says, "Looking for nice churches, go to Concrete.
00:27:14 - You did tell him. - I don't make the rules.
00:33:34 I blew it off, man. I blew this fucking turkey's head off.
00:37:36 Okay, I will.
00:42:52 I picked up two barrels of horse chestnuts in the park...
00:47:44 Anybody we know?
00:53:29 You guys are sick.
00:57:07 I called him a sissy.
01:00:09 You can always kick somebody in the balls. But this one's better.
01:03:31 I'm trying to concentrate on the good stuff.
01:08:47 I counted them. You hogged down 11 chocolates since yesterday.
01:13:34 Champ is your dog. I trade some piece of crap for a valuable hunting dog...
01:20:50 - Gorilla blood. - Psycho, shut up.
01:24:39 - Count on it. - I told you why.
01:30:06 This is all you gave me for dinner?
01:36:50 Food-service work isn't easy.
01:40:32 You know, not big fat nipples, but hard raisin nipples.
01:46:30 I spent it.
03:06:03 Pays 55 bucks a month.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,116
Dialogue density9.7 lines / min
First line00:01:31
Final line03:06:03
Production Record
DirectorMichael Caton-Jones
LanguageEnglish
Revenue$4,104,962
IMDb votes59,957