
In 1957, a son and mother flee the East and an abusive boyfriend to find a new life, and end up in Seattle, where the mother meets a polite garage mechanic. The boy continually gets into trouble by hanging out with the wrong crowd. The mom marries the mechanic, but they soon find out that he's an abusive and unreasoning alcoholic, and they struggle to maintain hope in an impossible situation as the boy grows up with plans to escape the small town by any means possible. Based on a true story by Tobias Wolff.
Robert De NiroDwight Hansen
Ellen BarkinCaroline Wolff Hansen
Tristan TaitJerry Huff
Tobey MaguireChuck Bolger
Frank C. TurnerTruck DriverThe prep schools mentioned in the film all do exist. The Hill School is located in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, Choate Rosemary Hall is located in Wallingford, Connecticut, and Deerfield Academy is located in Deerfield, Massachusetts.
[to his new wife]
Dwight Hansen:
You can get it doggy-style or you can get it laying on your side. Those are your only choices. This is my house and I get to say. Got it?
Continuity: Injured finger that's still bandaged months later in the timeline of the story.
Performed by Frank Sinatra
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