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For the Boys DVD

R (Restricted) :: 20th Century Fox :: Released: 2001-04-17

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For the Boys Summary 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

For the Boys DVD Techincal Details Cast: Bette Midler, George Segal, Patrick O'Neal, Christopher Rydell
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Rated: R (Restricted)
Running Time: 138 mins
UPC: 024543013778
Binding: DVD
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Release Date: 2001-04-17
Region Code: 1
Specs: Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC

Language & Subtitles English (Unknown - Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), English (Original Language - Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), French (Original Language - Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo),