Themes: Dying Young, Battling Illness, Facing Death
Main Cast: Michael Keaton, Nicole Kidman, Bradley Whitford, Queen Latifah, Dr. Haing S. Ngor, Michael Constantine
Release Year: 1993
Country: US
Run Time: 112 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG13
Plot
In My Life, Michael Keaton stars as Bob Jones, who has just been informed that his wife Gail (Nicole Kidman) is pregnant with their first child. However, he has also been told he has kidney cancer that has spread to his lungs; the longest Bob is expected to live is four months, which will deny him the joy of witnessing the birth of his child. Raging within, he visits a Chinese healer, Mr. Ho (Haing S. Ngor), who encourages him to let go of all the anger and fear he has kept trapped inside himself. Bob proceeds to videotape himself, on the advice of Mr. Ho, where Bob will talk to his unborn child and discuss what he has learned in life. In the process of the videotape sessions, Bob discovers that his anger resides in his past with his family, and Bob reveals secrets that he has kept hidden from himself and his wife through the years. ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide
Rebecca Schull - Rose Ivanovich; Toni Sawyer - Doris; Romy Rosemont - Anya Stasiuk; Lee Garlington - Carol Sandman; Susan Breslau - Guest at Wedding; Ruth de Sosa - Young Rosie; Frank di Elsi - Arnold Sherman; Michael Gallagher - Rollercoaster Friend; Magda Harout - Aunt Sonia; Mark Holton - Sam; Bruce Jarchow - Walter; Sylvia Kauders - Aunt Tekla; Mark Lowenthal - Dr. Mills; Jane Morris - Dorothy; Ray Reinhardt - Dr. Altman; Peggy Roeder - Cousin; Blanche Rubin - Guest at Wedding; Richard Schiff - Young Bill; Dianne B. Shaw - Detroit Mother; Vasek Simek - Uncle Henry; Billy L. Sullivan - Rollercoaster Boy; Mary Ann Thebus - Miss Morgenstern; Kenneth Tigar - Dr. Califano; Charlotte Zucker - Guest at Wedding; Oksana Fedunyszyn - Cousin; Brenda Strong - Laura; Roger Mussenden; Jane Jenkins; Janet Hirshenson; Rudi Davis - George; James R. Sweeney - Nestor Stasiuk
Credit
Larry Fulton - Art Director, Judy Ruskin - Costume Designer, William M. Elvin - First Assistant Director, Alan Edmisten - First Assistant Director, Bruce Joel Rubin - Director, Richard Chew - Editor, Gil Netter - Executive Producer, John Barry - Composer (Music Score), John Sutton III - Musical Direction/Supervision, David Forrest - Makeup, Bob Mills - Makeup, Neil Spisak - Production Designer, Peter James - Cinematographer, Hunt Lowry - Producer, Bruce Joel Rubin - Producer, Jerry Zucker - Producer, Anne McCulley - Set Designer, Gina B. Cranham - Set Designer, Larz Anderson - Special Effects, Bruce Joel Rubin - Screenwriter
