For the Boys (1991)
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Cast
as Dixie Leonard
as Eddie Sparks
as Art Silver
as Shephard
as Danny
as Danny
as Jeff Brooks
as Sam Schiff
as Luanna Trott
as Phil
as Loretta
as Wally Fields
as Audience Airman
as Vicki
as Margaret Sparks
as Gen. Scott
as Corrine
as Stan
as Milt
as Myra
as Army Messenger
as Danny (age 4)
as Stage Manager
as Dancing Airman
as Audience Airman
as Band Person
as Captain
as Niles LaGuardia
as Nervous Production Assistant
as Danny (age 12)
as Ann Sparks
as Kate Sparks
as Merry Sparks
as TV Censor
as TV Stage Manager
as Showgirl
as Showgirl
as 1st Sponsor
as 2nd Sponsor
as 3rd Sponsor
as Green Room Page
as Merrill
as Dressing Room Page
as Wounded Marine
as Corpsman on Battlefield
as Corpsman on Battlefield
as Marine Sergeant
as Captain Donelson
as Marine Driver
as Marine Who Stops Trucks
as Corpsman at MASH
as Marine at MASH
as Violinist
as Vice Admiral
as Navy Commander
as Major at Firebase
as Roberts
as Janie
as Cameraman
as TV Director
as Assistant Director
as Technical Director
as Associate Producer
as Executive Producer
as Teleprompter Operator
as Stan's Assistant
as Lou Presti
as Photographer
as Awards Conductor
as Caretaker
as Jeep Driver
as Ida Silver
as Commander at Citadel
as 1950s TV Show Dancer
as 1950s TV Show Dancer
as 1950s TV Show Dancer
as 1950s TV Show Dancer
as 1950s TV Show Dancer
as 1950s TV Show Dancer
as 1950s TV Show Dancer
as 1950s TV Show Dancer
as 1950s TV Show Dancer
as 1950s TV Show Dancer
as 1950s Show Dancer
as 1950s TV Show Dancer
as 1950s TV Show Dancer
as 1950s TV Show Dancer
as 1950s TV Show Dancer
as Awards Dinner Dancer
as Awards Dinner Dancer
as Awards Dinner Dancer
as Awards Dinner Dancer
as Awards Dinner Dancer
as Awards Dinner Dancer
as Awards Dinner Dancer
as Awards Dinner Dancer
as Awards Dinner Dancer
as Husband to Dixie Leonard (uncredited)
as Awards Dinner Dancer
Critic Reviews for For the Boys
All Critics (14) | Top Critics (4) | Fresh (6) | Rotten (8) | DVD (1)
For a big, glitzy Hollywood entertainment, Rydell's movie opens a surprising number of wounds, and warns us to suspect the very glamour it revels in. It's no small accomplishment.
Never a subtle director, Rydell goes for the obvious and sentimental. Starring Bette Midler and James Caan. his musical chronicle is not so much nostalgic as it is banal, reducing major events in American history to the level of personal feuds.
Hokey and sentimental, but Midler's divine.
A very enaging, ultimately satisfying drama with two knockout performances
There are moments when you might find yourself moved beyond reasonable expectation.
Audience Reviews for For the Boys
Nothing is convincing in this film, from the awkward and sudden tonal shifts to the cheap production values to the unintentionally hilarious performances . . . out of all the times James Caan has been miscast in a movie, this has to be one of the worst.
Super Reviewer
Good story but a bit of miscasting knocks this one off center and off the mark.
Super Reviewer
bette's great, the movie not so much
Super Reviewer
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