For the Boys

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film musical drama film

For the Boys is a 1991 musical drama film starring Bette Midler as a USO entertainer whose decades-long performing career is set against the backdrop of multiple American wars.

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	film → musical drama film →
basedOn	original screenplay →
character	Dixie Leonard → Eddie Sparks →
cinematographyBy	Peter James →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
director	Mark Rydell →
distributedBy	20th Century Fox →
distributedInFormat	theatrical release →
editedBy	Peter E. Berger →
filmingLocation	Los Angeles →
follows	USO entertainers →
genre	drama film → musical film → war film →
hasAccoladeNominationFor	Bette Midler →
hasPosterCaption	Theatrical release poster →
hasTheme	aging and career longevity → impact of war on entertainers → patriotism → personal sacrifice →
leadActor	Bette Midler → James Caan →
musicBy	Dave Grusin →
narrativeTimeSpan	1940s to 1980s →
nominatedFor	Academy Award for Best Actress → Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical NERFINISHED →
originalLanguage	English →
portrays	United Service Organizations →
producer	Allan Carr → Bonnie Bruckheimer →
productionCompany	Allan Carr Productions →
releaseDate	1991-11-22 →
releaseYear	1991 →
runtimeMinutes	138 →
screenwriter	Lindy Laub → Marshall Brickman → Neal Jimenez →
setDuring	Korean War → Vietnam War → World War II →
starring	Arye Gross → Bette Midler → George Segal → James Caan → Patrick O'Neal →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Bette Midler →	notableWork