For the Boys
“Laughter and tears. Tragedy and triumph. They lived it all. For the boys.”
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.
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Cast
113 people
Bette Midler
Dixie Leonard
Known for
Hocus Pocus 2
The Stepford Wives
James Caan
Eddie Sparks
Known for
The Godfather
Misery
George Segal
Art Silver
Known for
The Goldbergs
Look Who's Talking
Patrick O'Neal
Shephard
Known for
Under Siege
New York Stories
Christopher Rydell
Danny Leonard
Known for
Trauma
On Golden Pond
Arye Gross
Jeff Brooks
Known for
House II: The Second Story
Minority Report
Norman Fell
Sam Schiff
Known for
Three's Company
The Graduate
Rosemary Murphy
Luanna Trott
Known for
To Kill a Mockingbird
After.Life
Bud Yorkin
Phil
Dori Brenner
Loretta
Known for
Altered States
Jack Sheldon
Wally Fields
Known for
Dear God
Karen Martin
Victoria Lee
Also in
Apollo 13
Man on the Moon
Mark Rydell Director · Marshall Brickman Screenplay Neal Jimenez Screenplay
Worldwide gross $23M · Budget $40M · United States release November 22, 1991
Box office
Budget
$40,000,000
Worldwide gross
$23,202,444
Gross vs. budget
0.6×
Production
All Girl Productions
Production
20th Century Fox
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · November 22, 1991
Theatrical
Czechia
June 1, 1994 · Physical
Netherlands
May 8, 1992 · Theatrical
December 16, 2003 · TV · RTL 5
August 4, 2004 · Physical · DVD
Sweden
February 7, 1992 · Theatrical
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