Dying Young
“She's given him something nobody else could. A reason to live.”
After 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.
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Cast
22 people
Julia Roberts
Hilary O'Neil
Known for
Pretty Woman
Notting Hill
Campbell Scott
Victor Gaddes
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House of Cards
The Amazing Spider-Man
Vincent D'Onofrio
Gordon
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Marvel's Daredevil
Jurassic World
Colleen Dewhurst
Estelle Whittier
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Annie Hall
The Dead Zone
David Selby
Richard Geddes
Known for
The Social Network
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1
Ellen Burstyn
Mrs. O'Neil
Known for
Requiem for a Dream
The Exorcist
Dion Anderson
Cappy
Known for
Havana
Blue Sky
George Martin
Malachi
Known for
Dead Poets Society
Awakenings
A.J. Johnson
Shauna
Known for
The Beast
Baby Boy
Daniel Beer
Danny
Known for
Creepshow 2
Point Break
Behrooz Afrakhan
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Contact
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Basic Instinct
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Joel Schumacher Director · Richard Friedenberg Screenplay Marti Leimbach Author
Worldwide gross $82M · Budget $18M · United States release June 20, 1991
Box office
Budget
$18,000,000
Worldwide gross
$82,264,675
Gross vs. budget
4.6×
Production
20th Century Fox
Production
Fogwood Films
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French · Portuguese
Release dates
United States · June 20, 1991
Theatrical
Finland
September 27, 1991 · Theatrical
Germany
October 2, 1991 · Theatrical
Portugal
September 27, 1991 · Theatrical
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