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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Nudity, Adult Situations, Strong Sexual Content, Not For Children, Adult Language, Profanity Movie Release: 1991 DVD Release: 02/03/2004 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV - Closed Captioned Edition: Dual Layered Audio Tracks: English, French, Spanish Subtitles: English, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 51 mins Studio: 20th Century Fox Total Copies: 4 Genres: Drama, Romance, Romantic Drama, Medical Drama

Directed by Joel Schumacher, Dying Young was adapted from a novel by Marti Leimbach. When Victor Geddes (Campbell Scott) discovers that he is suffering from leukemia, his wealthy family hires pretty, young Hillary O'Neil (Julia Roberts) to help nurse him through his chemotherapy treatment. As the two struggle through the debilitating effects of Victor's treatment, they fall in love and attempt to make the most of their time together. Campbell Scott's real mother, the late Colleen Dewhurst, plays his "reel" mother in the film. ~ Iotis Erlewine, All Movie Guide

Julia Roberts - Hillary O'Neil
Campbell Scott - Victor Geddes
Vincent D'Onofrio - Scott Gordon
Colleen Dewhurst - Estelle Whittier
David Selby - Richard Geddes

This romantic drama, which featured Julia Roberts in one of her first major roles after Pretty Woman made her a star, gets a simple, but well-executed, presentation on DVD. Dying Young has been given a letterboxed transfer to disc in the widescreen aspect ratio of 1.85:1, which has also been enhanced for anamorphic playback on 16 x 9 monitors. The original English soundtrack, as well as dubbed versions in French and Spanish, has been mastered in Dolby Digital Surround, while optional subtitles in English, French, and Spanish are also included. The film's original trailer also appears as a bonus. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide