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For the Boys

After their uproarious debut show together, it was clear that Eddie and Dixie were destined to be bigger than anyone, if they didn't strangle each other first.

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  • "Dla naszych chłopców"@pl

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  • "After their uproarious debut show together, it was clear that Eddie and Dixie were destined to be bigger than anyone, if they didn't strangle each other first."@en
  • "Bette Midler wows troops and civilians alike as Dixie Leonard, a USO singer with an electrifying talent that took her through 50 years of music, memories, laughter and tears. Packed with fabulous show-stopping musical numbers, For the boys is a one-of-a-kind romantic comedy. Many of the extras used in the film's London airbase scene were actual servicemen and reservists. In a stange coincidence, production was interrupted by the outbreak of the Gulf War and many of the servicemen were called away to active duty."@en
  • "A USO singer teams up with a song and dance man to entertain the troops, and "For the Boys" follows them through three wars and fifty years of music and memories."@en
  • "Dixie Leonard (Midler), a USO singer woows troops and civilians alike with an electrifying talent that took her through 50 years of music, memories, laughter and tears. Teamed with the equally beloved song and dance man, Eddie Sparks (Caan), their unusual career and love story was played out on the world stage."@en
  • "Een zangeres en een entertainer trekken vanaf de Tweede Wereldoorlog samen naar de slagvelden in Europa en Azië om optredens te verzorgen voor de Amerikaanse jongens."
  • "An energetic romp with Bette in garish make-up as an aged World War II USO performer, Dixie Leonard, entertaining the troops."@en
  • "Dixie Leonard is teamed up with Eddie Sparks as they sing and dance through 3 very different wars and 50 years of music and memories."@en
  • "The story happenes during the war, Eddie Sparks and Dixie Leornad are the famous entertainers. together they battle through three generations of war. Their explosive chemistry on and off stage makes them friends,enemies and heroes."@en
  • "Big-band singer Dixie Leonard is chosen to perform at an overseas USO Christmas show by her uncle, a comedy writer for famed comedian Eddie Sparks. Dixie is shuttled to London, where she is thrown on-stage with Eddie, who takes an immediate dislike to her. But her performance is a sensation, and the audience can't stop howling at Dixie's smart one-liner comebacks to Eddie."@en
  • "A USO singer teams up with a song and dance man to entertain the troops, and For The Boys follows them through 3 wars and 50 years of music and memories."@en

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  • "Komedia filmowa"@pl
  • "Drama"@en
  • "Film fabularny"@pl
  • "Fiction films"@en
  • "Musical films"@en
  • "Comedy films"@en
  • "Feature films"@en
  • "Video recordings for the hearing impaired"@en
  • "Dokumenty audiowizualne"@pl
  • "fiction dramatique (fiction)"
  • "Features"@en

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