For the Boys (1991)
November 22, 1991Release Date
For the Boys (1991)
November 22, 1991Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Bette Midler
Dixie Leonard / Producer
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
Richard Portnow
Milt, Recording Studio
Pattie Darcy
Myra, Recording Studio
Beau Dremann
Army Messenger, Recording Studio
Jameson Rodgers
Danny Leonard (at 4), Recording Studio
Gary Gershaw
Stage Manager, England
Jim Raposa
Dancing Airman, England
Patrick White
Audience Airman, England
Christopher Kaufman
Band Person, England
James Patrick
Captain, England
Christopher Wilkinson
Niles LaGuardia, New York / Second Unit Director / Associate Producer
Andrew Bilgore
Nervous Production Assistant, New York
Brandon Call
Danny Leonard (at 12), New York
Hayley Carr
Ann Sparks, New York
Kimberly Ann Evans
Kate Sparks, New York
Kelly Noonan
Merry Sparks, New York
John O'Leary
T.V. Censor, New York
Stewart J. Zully
T.V. Stage Manager, New York
Deborah Stern
Showgirl, New York
Heidi Sorenson
Showgirl, New York
Bruce Gray
Sponsor #1, New York
Richardson Morse
Sponsor #2, New York
Matthew Faison
Sponsor #3, New York
Carey Eidel
Green Room Page, New York
Richard Hochberg
Merrill, New York
Andy Milder
Dressing Room Page, New York
Thom Adcox-Hernandez
Wounded Marine, Korea
Andrew Lauer
Corpsman on Battlefield, Korea
Billy Bob Thornton
Marine Sergeant, Korea
John Doolittle
Capt. Donelson, Korea
Sal Landi
Marine Driver, Korea
John Ruskin
Marine Who Stops Trucks, Korea
Marc Poppel
Corpsman at MASH, Korea
Gabriel Bologna
Marine at MASH, Korea
Tamaki Kawakubo
Violinist, Japan
Mark Roberts
Vice Admiral, Japan
Robert Clotworthy
Navy Commander, Japan
Tony Pierce
Major at Firebase, Vietnam
Xander Berkeley
Roberts, Vietnam
Maia Winters
Janie, Vietnam
D. David Morin
Cameraman, Vietnam
Walter C. Miller
T.V. Director, Awards T.V. Show
David Selburg
Assistant Director, Awards T.V. Show
Alan Haufrect
Technical Director, Awards T.V. Show
Annie Prager
Associate Producer, Awards T.V. Show
Barry Michlin
Executive Producer, Awards T.V. Show
Sherlynn Hicks
Teleprompter Operator, Awards T.V. Show
Maggie Wagner
Stan's Assistant, Awards T.V. Show
Leonard Gaines
Lou Presti, Awards T.V. Show
David Bowe
Photographer, Awards T.V. Show
Morgan Ames
Awards Conductor, Awards T.V. Show
William Marquez
Caretaker
Fred Parnes
Jeep Driver
Esther Jacobs
Ida Silver
Garrison M. Singer
Commander at Citadel
Connie Chambers
1950's T.V. Show Dancer
Janice Cronkhite
1950's T.V. Show Dancer
Kirk Hansen
1950's T.V. Show Dancer
Melissa Hurley
1950's T.V. Show Dancer
Lynnmarie Inge
1950's T.V. Show Dancer
Theresa King
1950's T.V. Show Dancer
Steven Majewicz
1950's T.V. Show Dancer
Paula Nichols
1950's T.V. Show Dancer
Amy Rydell
1950's T.V. Show Dancer
Susanne Sullivan
1950's T.V. Show Dancer
Michael Telmont
1950's T.V. Show Dancer
Paul Michael Thorpe
1950's T.V. Show Dancer
Kristy Zlock
1950's T.V. Show Dancer
Lada Boder
Awards Dinner Dancer
Ken Molina
Awards Dinner Dancer
Sheri Norwood
Awards Dinner Dancer
Tita Omeze
Awards Dinner Dancer
Raymond Rodriguez
Awards Dinner Dancer
Rick Gavin Tjia
Awards Dinner Dancer
Natsuo Tomita
Awards Dinner Dancer
Jerald Vincent
Awards Dinner Dancer
Beverly Ward
Awards Dinner Dancer
Kirby Ward
Awards Dinner Dancer
George Atamian
Webb (uncredited)
Forest Baker
Soldier (uncredited)
Michael Boston
Wounded Marine #2 (uncredited)
Ian Paul Cassidy
Cpl. England (uncredited)
Kenneth Chamitoff
Military Photographer (uncredited)
Eric Clarke
Vietnam Soldier (uncredited)
Todd Felderstein
WWII Photographer (uncredited)
Steven A. Hite
Soldier (uncredited)
Arliss Howard
Sgt. Michael Leonard (uncredited)
Russ Isles
Soldier (uncredited)
Lou Lollio
Captain (uncredited)
Kris Murphy
50's T.V. Dancer (uncredited)
Tim Neeley
Soldier (uncredited)
John Richard Petersen
Vietnam Soldier (uncredited)
Greg Robbins
Soldier (uncredited)
Brian Rooney
Vietnam Soldier (uncredited)
Frank Slaten
Sid (uncredited)
Michael Stern
Self (uncredited)
Vince Vaughn
Cheering Soldier in Crowd (uncredited)
John Wareham
WWII Soldier (uncredited)
Jeffrey Weissman
Stage Manager (uncredited)
Andy Dick
Extra (uncredited)
Marshall Brickman
Screenplay
Lindy Laub
Screenplay / Story
Neal Jimenez
Screenplay / Story
Mark Rydell
Director / Executive Producer
Kate Long
Associate Producer
Margaret South
Producer
Bonnie Bruckheimer
Producer
Raymond Hartwick
Co-Producer
Eric Chambers
Stunts
Danny Wynands
Stunts
Tim Trella
Stunts
Gerald B. Greenberg
Editor
Dave Grusin
Original Music Composer
Media.
Details.
Release DateNovember 22, 1991
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 18m
Budget$40,000,000
Box Office$23,202,444
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
Wiki.
For the Boys is a 1991 American musical comedy-drama film that traces the life of Dixie Leonard, a 1940s actress/singer who teams up with Eddie Sparks, a famous performer, to entertain American troops.
The film was adapted by Marshall Brickman, Neal Jimenez, and Lindy Laub from a story by Jimenez and Laub. It was directed by Mark Rydell and the original music score was composed by Dave Grusin. It stars Bette Midler, James Caan, George Segal, Patrick O'Neal, Arye Gross, and Norman Fell. A then-unknown Vince Vaughn made his film debut as a cheering soldier in a crowd.
As in The Rose, Midler's first starring role and also a large budget quasi-biopic, the film is fiction. However, actress and singer Martha Raye believed that Midler's character was based on many widely known facts about her life and career with the USO and pursued legal action based on that assumption. After a protracted legal engagement, Raye ultimately lost the case. The Caan character was generally believed to be based on Bob Hope.
For her performance, Midler won a Golden Globe Award and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. The soundtrack features covers 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" and the Beatles' "In My Life". Five of the 13 songs have lyrics by Johnny Mercer. The soundtrack's first single, "Every Road Leads Back to You," was an original written by Diane Warren.
Despite a mixed critical reception and box office failure, the film was adapted for the musical stage in 2011 by Aaron Thielen and Terry James and debuted at the Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire, Illinois.