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Dying Young is a 1991 American romance and drama film directed by Joel Schumacher and produced by Sally Field. The screenplay was written by Richard Friedenberg, with music composed by James Newton Howard. The film stars Julia Roberts, Campbell Scott, Vincent D'Onofrio, and Colleen Dewhurst. It was distributed by 20th Century Studios and Netflix, with 20th Century Fox and Fogwood Films also listed as companies.
The narrative is set in San Francisco and focuses on leukemia. Filming took place in California. The movie has a runtime of 111 minutes and was released in the United States. It carries the tagline "She's given him something nobody else could. A reason to live." The story includes themes of new love, life and death, a nurse, and education.
Critical reception includes a review score of 23% and 4.6/10. Audience ratings show a vote average of 6.709 on TMDb and a rating of 6.0 on IMDb. The film had a budget of 18,000,000 and generated revenue of 82,264,675. It is available in the English language via video on demand.
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6.7After she discovers that her boyfriend has betrayed her, Hilary O'Neil is looking for a new start and a new job. She begins to work as a private nurse for a young man suffering from blood cancer. Slowly, they fall in love, but they always know their love cannot last because he is destined to die.
Cast
- Julia Roberts as Hilary O'Neil
- Campbell Scott as Victor Gaddes
- Vincent D'Onofrio as Gordon
- Colleen Dewhurst as Estelle Whittier
- David Selby as Richard Geddes
- Ellen Burstyn as Mrs. O'Neil
Themes
- new love
- life and death
- nurse
- education
- romance
- wealth
- cancer
- falling in love
- millionaire
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- romance film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- leukemia
- Director
- Joel Schumacher
- Screenwriter
- Richard Friedenberg
- Cast member
- George Martin
- Composer
- James Newton Howard
- Producer
- Sally Field
- Cinematographer
- Juan Ruiz Anchía
- Narrative location
- San Francisco
- Filming location
- California
- Duration
- 114
- FilmAffinity ID
- 465190
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- JuliaRoberts12.JPG
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- publication date
- 1991-10-03
- title
- Dying Young
- distributed by
- Netflix
- review score
- 4.6/10
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