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*After the release of the movie, Martha Raye claimed publicly that the character Bette Midler portrayed was a rip-off of her own career and especially the efforts she had made during several wars. Raye sought legal compensation, but after hearing evidence from both sides, the judge decided Raye did not have a case.
*After the release of the movie, Martha Raye claimed publicly that the character Bette Midler portrayed was a rip-off of her own career and especially the efforts she had made during several wars. Raye sought legal compensation, but after hearing evidence from both sides, the judge decided Raye did not have a case.
*Many reviewers noted that James Caan seemed miscast in the role of comedian Eddie Sparks (a caricature of Bob Hope) and wondered why co-star George Segal, who as an actor had proved equally adept at comedy and drama, wasn't cast in the role instead. The truth is that Caan's career was hot again after the success of ''[[Misery (film)|Misery]]'' (1990) and Segal was not, so Caan got the lead and Segal the supporting role.<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101902/trivia For the Boys (1991) - Trivia<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
*Many reviewers noted that James Caan seemed miscast in the role of comedian Eddie Sparks (a caricature of Bob Hope) and wondered why co-star George Segal, who as an actor had proved equally adept at comedy and drama, wasn't cast in the role instead. The truth is that Caan's career was hot again after the success of ''[[Misery (film)|Misery]]'' (1990) and Segal was not, so Caan got the lead and Segal the supporting role.<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101902/trivia For the Boys (1991) - Trivia<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

==Stage musical==
The Marriott Theatre announced For the Boys would recevie it's world premier as part of their 2011 Season. Aaron Thielin will write the score, and Marc Robin will choreograph and direct. The show will run from August 17 to October 16. <ref>http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/news/09-2010/for-the-boys-musical-to-receive-world-premiere-at_30391.html</ref>


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 22:47, 28 November 2010

For the Boys
File:For the boys.jpg
Promotional poster
Directed byMark Rydell
Written byMarshall Brickman
Neal Jimenez
Lindy Laub
Produced byBonnie Bruckheimer
StarringBette Midler
James Caan
George Segal
CinematographyStephen Goldblatt
Edited byGerald B. Greenberg (as Jerry Greenberg)
Jere Huggins
Music byDave Grusin
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
November 22, 1991 (1991-11-22)
Running time
138 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$23,202,444

For the Boys is a 1991 film which tells the story of an 1940s actress/singer who teams with a famous performer to entertain American troops. The film traces her life through 50 years. The original music score was composed by Dave Grusin.

The film was adapted by Marshall Brickman, Neal Jimenez and Lindy Laub from a story by Jimenez and Laub. It was directed by Mark Rydell. It stars Bette Midler, James Caan, George Segal, Patrick O'Neal, Christopher Rydell, Arye Gross and Norman Fell.

Bette Midler was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance. The movie soundtrack features adaptations of many classic songs, including "Come Rain or Come Shine", "Baby, It's Cold Outside" by Frank Loesser, "P.S. I Love You", "I Remember You", "Every Road Leads Back To You" and the Beatles' "In My Life". Many of these have lyrics by Johnny Mercer.

Although the film is fiction, actress/singer Martha Raye believed that Midler's character was based on her. Raye threatened legal action. The Caan character was generally believed to be based on Bob Hope.

Plot

In the early 1990s, retired entertainer Dixie Leonard (Midler) has a commitment to attend a Hollywood ceremony being televised live to honor her and longtime show-biz partner Eddie Sparks (Caan).

When a young man from the TV show comes to pick her up, Dixie balks. She explains what brought Eddie and her together and drove them apart. The bulk of the film is an extended flashback.

Dixie tells the story of how during World War II, she received an offer to go overseas and become a part of Eddie's act in entertaining the troops. Dixie is an immediate hit with the boys in uniform, but Eddie wants her gone, obstensibly because he finds her kind of humor too coarse, but really because she topped his jokes and stole the show. Dixie doesn't care for him much either, but fellow entertainers and her joke-writer uncle (Segal) convince her to stay.

Eddie wins her over, particularly by reuniting Dixie with her soldier husband on stage. Later in the war, however, Dixie's husband is killed in action.

Despite her distaste for Eddie, she continues working with him back in the U.S. to support herself and her son. Eddie is married with daughters, but treats Dixie's son as if he were his own.

The two bickering performers go overseas twice more to entertain the troops in the Korean War and the Vietnam War. They endure the horrors of combat, the sin of temptation where they appeared to have slept together after seeing a soldier killed in action, the taint of McCarthyism and, ultimately, the death of Dixie's son in Vietnam.

Dixie has not forgiven Eddie for his part in all this. But, at the last minute, because he speaks of their joined loss in Vietnam, she consents to join him on stage for one last song and dance, before appearing to accept their mutual love for one another.

Cast

Actor Role
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
Jack Sheldon Wally Fields
Melissa Manchester Corrine

Awards and nominations

Awards

Nominations

Bette Midler lost the Academy Award to Jodie Foster that year for her performance in the Best Picture-winning film The Silence of the Lambs.
Dave Grusin lost the Golden Globe to Alan Menken that year for his score for the Disney film The Beauty and the Beast.

Trivia

  • Many of the U.S. Marines from Camp Pendleton, California were going to be used as extras in some scenes. Unfortunately, Operation Desert Shield started and many of them had to be shipped to the Middle East. Producers had to hire clean-cut civilians to fill the ranks.
  • After the release of the movie, Martha Raye claimed publicly that the character Bette Midler portrayed was a rip-off of her own career and especially the efforts she had made during several wars. Raye sought legal compensation, but after hearing evidence from both sides, the judge decided Raye did not have a case.
  • Many reviewers noted that James Caan seemed miscast in the role of comedian Eddie Sparks (a caricature of Bob Hope) and wondered why co-star George Segal, who as an actor had proved equally adept at comedy and drama, wasn't cast in the role instead. The truth is that Caan's career was hot again after the success of Misery (1990) and Segal was not, so Caan got the lead and Segal the supporting role.[1]

Stage musical

The Marriott Theatre announced For the Boys would recevie it's world premier as part of their 2011 Season. Aaron Thielin will write the score, and Marc Robin will choreograph and direct. The show will run from August 17 to October 16. [2]

References

  1. ^ For the Boys (1991) - Trivia
  2. ^ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/news/09-2010/for-the-boys-musical-to-receive-world-premiere-at_30391.html
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