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Dream Boy

Based On the book by Jim Grimsley

Dream Boy is a 2008 American southern gothic romantic melodrama film written and directed by James Bolton, and based on Jim Grimsley's 1995 novel of the same name. It follows two gay teenagers falling in love in the rural South in the late 1970s.

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Release date:
October 24, 2008
Director:
James Bolton
Cast:
Stephan Bender, Diana Scarwid, Rickie Lee Jones, Rooney Mara, Thomas Jay Ryan
Country:
United States
Language:
English
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Book vs Film

Cover of Dream Boy
The Book · 1995

Dream Boy

Jim Grimsley

★ 4.8 / 5 4 ratings · Open Library
Poster for Dream Boy
The Film · 2008

Dream Boy

James Bolton

★ 6.2 / 10 4,725 votes · IMDb

Reached the screen 13 years after publication.

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