Arye Gross, Bette Midler, Bud Yorkin

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 th...( read more  read more... )e 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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R, 145 min.

Directed by: Mark Rydell

Release Date: November 22, 1991

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DVD Release Date: April 17, 2001

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  • January 17, 2009
    Good story but a bit of miscasting knocks this one off center and off the mark.
  • July 17, 2007
    Classic. A very good movie.
  • September 28, 2006
    Bette does a good job in this.
  • August 5, 2009
    The song PS I love you...is so great...anyone in love has to understand that one..
  • April 14, 2009
    This movie didn't do well, at the box office, but I really enjoyed it. It is an engaging story line. The songs performed by Bette Midler are great. It isn't Oscar material, quite good, just the same.
  • April 2, 2009
    this is a must see movie of all time bette so hits the nail on the head
  • June 7, 2008
    I finally saw it, and it was fantastic! Bette Midler has pipes, and her character was such a spit fire! I do not consider this a "lumpy attempt" at creating anything. Love it for what it is. The soundtrack is to die for too.
  • June 3, 2008
    Also heard that this was a good bette tearjerker!
  • June 1, 2008
    One of the most under-rated movies in my opinion. Bette Midler did get an Oscar nomination for her role. She has never been better. Very profound and believable epic...

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