| DiCaprio landed his first major feature
film part when director Michael Caton-Jones cast him in the
coveted role of Tobias Wolff in his big screen adaptation of
Wolff’s autobiographical drama “This Boy’s Life.”
Starring opposite Robert De Niro and Ellen Barkin, DiCaprio
earned praise for his compelling performance as a boy who must
endure his stepfather’s abuse.
DiCaprio’s award-winning turn in “What’s
Eating Gilbert Grape” came next, followed by starring
roles in three very diverse films, all released in 1995: Sam
Raimi’s Western “The Quick and the Dead,” with
Sharon Stone and Gene Hackman; Jim Carroll’s harrowing
autobiographical story of drug addition, “The Basketball
Diaries”; and Agnieszka Holland’s film version of
the Christopher Hampton play “Total Eclipse.”
The following year, DiCaprio again appeared
in multiple features, first starring as Romeo, opposite Claire
Danes as Juliet, in Baz Luhrmann’s updated screen adaptation
of “William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet.”
He then joined an all-star ensemble cast, including Meryl
Streep, Diane Keaton and Robert De Niro, in “Marvin’s
Room.”
In 1997, DiCaprio starred in “Titanic,”
James Cameron’s blockbuster about the ill-fated maiden
voyage of the doomed ship, which went on to shatter every
box office record and win the Oscar® and Golden Globe
for Best Picture. His subsequent film credits include Woody
Allen’s “Celebrity,” “The Beach”
and dual roles in “The Man in the Iron Mask.”
In addition to “Catch Me If You Can,”
DiCaprio also stars this holiday season in Martin Scorsese’s
period crime drama “Gangs of New York,” with Cameron
Diaz, Daniel Day-Lewis and Liam Neeson.
Release: 31 Jan 2003
Certificate: tbc
Running Time: 140 mins
Distributor: UIP
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