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| Filmography My Life (1993) |
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| My Life (1993) Directed by : Writing : Cast Michael Keaton Nicole Kidman Bradley Whitford Queen Latifah Michael Constantine Rebecca Schull Mark Lowenthal Lee Garlington Toni Sawyer Haing S. Ngor Romy Rosemont Danny Rimmer Ruth de Sosa Richard Schiff Stephen Taylor Knot Andrew Camuccio Brian Camuccio Colby Sawyer Garabedian Mary Ann Thebus Brenda Strong Rudi Davis Mark Holton Lissa Walters Bruce Jarchow |
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| Story (from tvguide.com) Bob Jones (Michael Keaton), head of his own thriving publicity company, and his wife Gail (Nicole Kidman) are expecting their first child. He learns that he may not live to see his son due to an advanced cancer and begins shooting a video message to his unborn child, taping pages from his baby book and transferring old home movies. Bob even hires a student to tape interviews with his co-workers about him. They give polite canned responses until one speaker--thinking the camera off--confides that Bob is basically a cipher who fabricated an impressive past, a product of his own PR. Rattled, Bob embarks on a voyage of self-discovery while contending with a challenging new lifestyle: a rigid diet; a battery of tests, medications, and painkillers; and a series of unorthodox but affecting sessions with Mr. Ho (Dr. Haing S. Ngor), a quasi-mystical healer/masseur. The Joneses decide to attend the wedding of Bob's younger brother, Paul Ivanovich (Bradley Whitford), in a working-class suburb of Detroit. Bob revisits his old home and hopes to reconcile with his parents, Bill and Rose Ivanovich (Michael Constantine, Rebecca Schull). They are embittered because Bob changed his last name, moved to the West Coast, and rarely called. Old hurts and resentments arise and the Joneses leave Detroit without informing the Ivanoviches of their impending tragedy. Back in LA, Bob resumes his video project and his new life's work. He confronts a childhood fear by finally riding a formidable rollercoaster. Though a young companion urges him to let go of the railing as the descent begins, Bob firmly holds on. He is living on borrowed time--beyond the date the doctors gave him--when his son is born, but soon learns the cancer has spread to his brain. A kind, no-nonsense nurse, Theresa (Queen Latifah), joins the household to help Gail care for her dying husband. Bob's parents fly to LA when they learn the news and all are reconciled. They even surprise him with the backyard circus he wanted so badly as a child. Bob dies in the supportive bosom of his family. Riding a metaphysical rollercoaster, he finally lets go. Comments Box of tissues essential. Filmed in Chicago, Illinois, USA and in Six Flags Magic Mountain, Valencia, California |
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| CAST and CREW Bruce Joel Rubin Bruce Joel Rubin ( first imdb.com) Bob Jones Gail Jones Paul Ivanovich Theresa Bill Rose Dr. Hills Carol Sandman Doris Mr. Ho Anya Stasiuk Young Bobbie Young Rose Young Bill Young Paul Baby Brian Baby Brian Little Boy Brian Miss Morgenstern Laura George Sam Deborah Walter |
