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My Life [Widescreen/Fullscreen]

Actor(s): Michael Keaton, Nicole Kidman, Bradley Whitford, Queen Latifah, Dr. Haing S. Ngor
Director(s): Bruce Joel Rubin
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Movie Details

MPAA Rating: PG-13
Content Advisory: Adult Situations, Questionable for Children, Profanity
Movie Release: 1993
DVD Release: 04/24/2001
Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV,Pan and Scan
Audio Tracks: English, French, Spanish
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
SwapaDVD Credits: 1
Number of Discs: 1
Run Time: 1 hrs 57 mins
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Total Copies: 40
Genres: Drama, Melodrama, Family Drama
See Also: My Life [Fullscreen]

DVD Synopsis

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

Actors

Michael Keaton - Bob Jones
Nicole Kidman - Gail Jones
Bradley Whitford - Paul Ivanovich
Queen Latifah - Theresa
Dr. Haing S. Ngor - Mr. Ho
Michael Constantine - Bill Ivanovich

Editorial Review of DVD

Bruce Joel Rubin's tearjerker My Life comes to DVD with a pair of transfers. The widescreen anamorphic transfer preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1, and is preferable in every way to the standard full-frame image. A closed-captioned English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital Surround, while Spanish and French soundtracks are recorded in Dolby Digital Stereo. Subtitles are accessible in all three of those languages. Supplemental materials include theatrical trailers, and information on the cast and crew. This is a solid release from Columbia/TriStar. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide

Member Movie Reviews

Sara C. (SarithaAnn) wrote on 12/7/2008...

My Life is a very simple movie with no special effects and no fast moving scenes. It is nice to have a movie that is just simply based on the actors and the plot. It is just simply a drama. However, in its simplicity there is such a deep and true emotional story that the movie speeds on. My Life is about a a married couple that have recently found out that they are pregnant and the husband, Bob Jones, has been diagnosed with terminal cancer. Bob then decides to create a video diary for his unborn child to leave behind for when he passes on. My Life is one of the few movies regarding terminal cancer that does a pretty good job showing the emotional path of the person diagnosed and the effect it has on the family. This movie brings me to tears every time I watch it. Yet, I still watch it again and again. Within its sadness, there is also a story of hope and not ever taking your life for granted. That is a good reminder to have for anyone.