
For the Boys (1991)
Overview
On a USO tour during World War II, entertainer Eddie Sparks needs a partner to round out his act. Soon after hiring performer Dixie Leonard, Eddie decides he wants her out of the show — mostly because she upstages him. Dixie is close to leaving of her own accord, but her uncle, Art Silver, convinces her to stay. As the years and wars go by, Eddie and Dixie experience a tumultuous relationship onstage and off while they continue the act for the troops.
Production Companies

Additional Info
Budget | $40,000,000.00 |
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Revenue | $23,202,444.00 |
Original Language | en |
Popularity | 9.361 |
Directed By
Mark Rydell
Crew
Mark Rydell
Neal Jimenez
Lindy Laub
Marshall Brickman
Christopher Wilkinson
Neal Jimenez
Mark Rydell
Christopher Wilkinson
Bonnie Bruckheimer
Kate Long
Margaret South
Raymond Hartwick
Lindy Laub
Bette Midler
Eric Chambers
Danny Wynands
Tim Trella
Dave Grusin
Stephen Goldblatt
Donald B. Woodruff
Gerald B. Greenberg
Wayne A. Finkelman
Marvin March
Assheton Gorton
Jere Huggins
Dianne Wager
Norman Howell
Lynn Stalmaster
Johnny Gutierrez
Manny Perry
Gregory J. Barnett
William Washington
Michèle Burke
John Caglione Jr.
Carol Meikle
Barbara Lorenz
Hazel Catmull
Shirley Crawford
Fred C. Blau Jr.
Ellen Powell
John Rusk
Alan B. Curtiss
Allen Hall
Dawn M. Severdia
David Burton
Annie Ellis
Marcia Holley
Doc D. Charbonneau
Doc Duhame
Buddy Joe Hooker
Bennie Moore
Eric Mansker
Gene LeBell
John C. Meier
Carol Neilson
Robby Robinson
Chris Tuck
Keith Tellez
Scott Wilder
Tierre Turner
Stephen St. John
James Plannette
David Wagreich
Anthony Goldschmidt
Danny Rogers
TOP CAST

Bette Midler
Dixie Leonard

James Caan
Eddie Sparks

George Segal
Art Silver

Patrick O'Neal
Shephard

Christopher Rydell
Danny Leonard

Arye Gross
Jeff Brooks

Norman Fell
Sam Schiff

Rosemary Murphy
Luanna Trott

Bud Yorkin
Phil

Dori Brenner
Loretta

Jack Sheldon
Wally Fields
Karen Martin
Victoria Lee

Shannon Wilcox
Margaret Sparks

Michael Greene
Maj. Gen. Scott

Melissa Manchester
Corrine

Steven Kampmann
Stan Newman

Richard Portnow
Milt, Recording Studio
Pattie Darcy
Myra, Recording Studio

Beau Dremann
Army Messenger, Recording Studio
Jameson Rodgers
Danny Leonard (at 4), Recording Studio
Gary Gershaw
Stage Manager, England
Jim Raposa
Dancing Airman, England
Patrick White
Audience Airman, England
Christopher Kaufman
Band Person, England

James Patrick
Captain, England

Christopher Wilkinson
Niles LaGuardia, New York

Andrew Bilgore
Nervous Production Assistant, New York

Brandon Call
Danny Leonard (at 12), New York
Hayley Carr
Ann Sparks, New York
Kimberly Ann Evans
Kate Sparks, New York

Kelly Noonan
Merry Sparks, New York

John O'Leary
T.V. Censor, New York

Stewart J. Zully
T.V. Stage Manager, New York
Deborah Stern
Showgirl, New York

Heidi Sorenson
Showgirl, New York

Bruce Gray
Sponsor #1, New York
Richardson Morse
Sponsor #2, New York

Matthew Faison
Sponsor #3, New York

Carey Eidel
Green Room Page, New York
Richard Hochberg
Merrill, New York

Andy Milder
Dressing Room Page, New York

Thom Adcox-Hernandez
Wounded Marine, Korea

Andrew Lauer
Corpsman on Battlefield, Korea

Billy Bob Thornton
Marine Sergeant, Korea

John Doolittle
Capt. Donelson, Korea

Sal Landi
Marine Driver, Korea
John Ruskin
Marine Who Stops Trucks, Korea

Marc Poppel
Corpsman at MASH, Korea
Gabriel Bologna
Marine at MASH, Korea
Tamaki Kawakubo
Violinist, Japan