Film

For the Boys

1991 · 2h 18m · Drama · Music · Comedy

Laughter and tears. Tragedy and triumph. They lived it all. For the boys.

IMDb

6.4

Rotten Tomatoes

44%

Talented USO entertainer Dixie Leonard and comedian Eddie Sparks deal with their relationship over the course of 5 decades from World War II to the Vietnam War era to their twilight era in the 90's.

Bette Midler

Dixie Leonard

James Caan

Eddie Sparks

George Segal

Art Silver

Patrick O'Neal

Shephard

Christopher Rydell

Danny Leonard

Arye Gross

Jeff Brooks

Norman Fell

Sam Schiff

Rosemary Murphy

Luanna Trott

Bud Yorkin

Phil

Dori Brenner

Loretta

Jack Sheldon

Wally Fields

Karen Martin

Victoria Lee

Shannon Wilcox

Margaret Sparks

Michael Greene

Maj. Gen. Scott

Melissa Manchester

Corrine

Steven Kampmann

Stan Newman

• Mark RydellDirector · Executive Producer
• Neal JimenezScreenplay · Story
• Lindy LaubScreenplay · Story
• Marshall BrickmanScreenplay
• Bonnie BruckheimerProducer
• Margaret SouthProducer
• Bette MidlerProducer
• Stephen GoldblattDirector of Photography
• Dave GrusinOriginal Music Composer
• Gerald B. GreenbergEditor

For The Boys Trailer

Release date

November 22, 1991

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

2h 18m

Rated

12

Budget

$40,000,000

Revenue

$23,202,444

Genres

Drama, Music, Comedy, War

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