For the Boys (1991)

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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.

• Released: 1991-11-22
• Genres: Drama, Music, Comedy, War
• Runtime: 2h 18m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.4/10 from 85 votes

Directed by Mark Rydell.

Top cast

• Bette Midler as Dixie Leonard
• James Caan as Eddie Sparks
• George Segal as Art Silver
• Patrick O'Neal as Shephard
• Christopher Rydell as Danny Leonard
• Arye Gross as Jeff Brooks
• Norman Fell as Sam Schiff
• Rosemary Murphy as Luanna Trott
• Bud Yorkin as Phil
• Dori Brenner as Loretta

Full cast & crew

Where to watch For the Boys

• United States: watch free on Hoopla; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video
• Canada: watch free on Hoopla; rent on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on Disney Plus; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video

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