For the Boys

For the Boys (1991)

  • 38% of critics liked it
    (13 reviews)

  • 67% of users liked it
    (7,340 ratings)

Bette Midler stars as a Martha Raye-type entertainer during the World War II era in this big-budget nostalgia piece. Midler plays big-band singer Dixie Leonard, who is chosen to perform at an overseas USO Christmas show by her uncle Art Silver (George Segal), a comedy writer for famed comedian Eddie… More

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R, 2 hr.
Directed By
Mark Rydell
Genres
Drama, Comedy
In Theaters
Nov 22, 1991 Wide
On DVD
Apr 17, 2001
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment

Critic Reviews

  • Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

    Never a subtle director, Rydell goes for the obvious and sentimental. Starring Bette Midler and James Caan. his musical chronicle is not so much nostalgic as it is banal, reducing major events in American history to the level of personal feuds.

  • Carol Cling, Las Vegas Review-Journal

    Hokey and sentimental, but Midler's divine.

  • Clint Morris, Moviehole

    A very enaging, ultimately satisfying drama with two knockout performances

  • Andrew Howe, eFilmCritic.com

    There are moments when you might find yourself moved beyond reasonable expectation.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Randy T


    Good story but a bit of miscasting knocks this one off center and off the mark.

  • jay n


    bette's great, the movie not so much

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