For the Boys

For the Boys

Laughter and tears. Tragedy and triumph. They lived it all. For the boys.

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Release Date

11/22/1991

Runtime

138 mins

Overview

Talented USO entertainer Dixie Leonard and comedian Eddie Sparks deal with their relationship over the course of 5 decades from World War II to the Vietnam War era to their twilight era in the 90's.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$40,000,000

Revenue

$23,202,444

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A sweeping, emotional chronicle of two entertainers whose lives are shaped by decades of war and separation. The film traces their complicated bond across five decades, blending performance, humor, and heartbreak into a meditation on what it costs to stay in love with someone through a lifetime of change.

Mood

BittersweetWistfulMournful

Themes

FriendshipLoveArt and creationMortality

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Steady

Look

Documentary-likePainterly

Structure

Framed flashback

Heads up

Graphic violence

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