For the Boys
- Original title
- For the Boys
- Year
- 1991
- Running time
- 148 min.
- Country
United States
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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- Bette Midler
- James Caan
- George Segal
- Patrick O'Neal
- Christopher Rydell
- Arliss Howard
- Arye Gross
- Norman Fell
- Rosemary Murphy
- Bud Yorkin
- Billy Bob Thornton
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
All Girl. Distributor: 20th Century Fox- Genre
- Drama. Comedy | Music. II World War
- Synopsis
- With the help of the singer and dancer Dixie Leonhard US-Entertainer Eddie Sparks wants to bring some fun to the soldiers during World War II. Becoming a perfect team they tour from North Africa to the Pacific to act for "the boys". Later they continue their work but when the author Silver gets involved into McCarthy's campaign and is being fired by Eddie, Dixie turns away from him, too.
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- Awards
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1991: Nominated for Oscar: Best Actress (Bette Midler)1991: Golden Globes: Best Actress - Comedy/Musical (Bette Midler). 2 Nominations1991: Chicago Film Critics Awards: Nominated for Best Actress (Bette Midler)
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