For the Boys
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| For the Boys | |
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 Promotional movie poster for the film |
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| Directed by | Mark Rydell |
| Produced by | Bonnie Bruckheimer |
| Starring | Bette Midler James Caan |
| Music by | Dave Grusin |
| Cinematography | Stephen Goldblatt |
| Editing by | Gerald B. Greenberg (as Jerry Greenberg) Jere Huggins |
| Distributed by | Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation |
| Release date(s) | 1991 |
| Running time | 138 min. |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
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For the Boys is a 1991 feature film which tells the story of an 1940s actress/singer who teams with another entertainer to entertain American troops. The film traces her life through 50 years.
The movie was adapted by Marshall Brickman, Neal Jimenez and Lindy Laub from a story by Jimenez and Laub. It was directed by Mark Rydell. It stars Bette Midler, James Caan, George Segal, Patrick O'Neal, Christopher Rydell, Arye Gross and Norman Fell.
Bette Midler was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance. The movie soundtrack features adaptations of many classic songs, including "Come Rain or Come Shine", "Baby, It's Cold Outside" by Frank Loesser, "P.S. I Love You", "I Remember You", "Every Road Leads Back To You" and the Beatles' "In My Life". Many of these have lyrics by Johnny Mercer.
Although the relationships are different, actress/singer Martha Raye believed that Midler's character was based on her. Raye threatened legal action. The Caan character was supposedly based on Bob Hope.
[edit] Plot
The film begins with an 80 year old Dixie Lennerd (Bette Midler) reminiscing over the name Eddie Sparks (James Cann). The second scene moves to Dixie (Midler at age 30) as the film progresess the ages of Midler and Cann age dramatically.
We see how they met, and how there lives changed, as they perform and entertain US military troops. Dixie and Eddie played as a comedy act loosely based on Sonny and Cher.[citation needed] They performed during three principal wars, including World War II. Their son, a soldier, dies in combat.
The film ends with the two receiving Kennedy Center Honors.
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