For the Boys
by Mark Rydell
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Actor: Bette Midler, Christopher Rydell, George Segal, James Caan, Patrick O'NealDirector: Mark Rydell
DVD: 2 Layers, Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled)
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen, 1.85:1
Running Time: 146 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2001-04-17
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: 20th Century Fox
DVD Reviews of For the Boys
DVD Review: Great Movie
Summary: 5 Stars
This has got to be one of my all time favorites. It is definately a "chick flick". But I loved it. It was both, funny and sad. I highly recommend this movie.DVD Review: A must have Bette Midler movie!
Summary: 3 Stars
The best of Bette in this movie. You've got her wonderful singing voice, her comedic acting, her serious dramatic acting....everything. This movie has all of what you expect from Bette Midler. James Caan adds just the right amount of talent but pales in comparison to Bette Midler. You've got to get this movie to add to your library.DVD Review: For The Boys
Summary: 5 Stars
Great value for the money. I love this movie--although there is quite a bit of bad language in it--and the soundtrack is great! I had the soundtrack when it first came out, but had lost it over the years. I was really happy to find it and for a great price!DVD Review: For The Boys
Summary: 5 Stars
I had forgotten how much I enjoyed this movie. If you like Bette you'll enjoy this.DVD Review: Bette Midle and James Caan are wonderful
Summary: 5 Stars
This movie makes you laugh and cry. My 16 yr old even liked it and she doesnt like anything:)
Description of For the Boys
Bette Midler gives the brassiest, sassiest performance of her career as Dixie Leonard, a USO singer whose electrifying stage presence, and flair for outrageous comedy, captivates troops and civilians alike. Teamed up with America's beloved song and dance man, Eddie Sparks (James Caan), the whole world becomes Dixie's stage through three very different wars, and 50 years of music and memories, laughter and tears. All of it... FOR THE BOYS.For the Boys is a lumpy attempt to create an old-fashioned backstage drama, replete with classic showbiz feuds, breakups and make-ups, and the often inexplicable adoration of fictional fans toward characters with dubious star appeal. Released under a cloud of accusations that the story was ripped off from the life of USO stalwart Martha Raye (who had been attempting to get an autobiographical film project set up), For the Boys didn't improve its public relations by being, well, not very good. Bette Midler stars as Dixie Leonard, a singer plucked from obscurity by song-and-dance man Eddie Sparks (James Caan) while on a USO tour during World War II. Their bawdy chemistry before audiences makes them a durable act through many years and wars to come. The problem is that they don't like each other very much, and here's where director Mark Rydell (On Golden Pond) drops the ball: the film never develops sufficient story grounds or the emotional complexity necessary for a high degree of conflict in what is essentially a two-character drama. It doesn't help that the script requires Dixie and Eddie to be on nonspeaking terms for most of the 50 years they know one another, or that the story culminates in a horribly contrived reunion on television, with both actors buried under enough flesh-aging prosthetics and make-up to make them look like Dick Tracy villains. --Tom Keogh
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