Laughter and tears. Tragedy and triumph. They lived it all. For the boys.
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.
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Nostalgic, earnest, classical in form and character-led.
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- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- character-ledplot-driven
- sparerichly built
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Cast
- Bette MidlerDixie Leonard
- James CaanEddie Sparks
- George SegalArt Silver
- Patrick O'NealShephard
- Christopher RydellDanny Leonard
- Arye GrossJeff Brooks
- Norman FellSam Schiff
- Rosemary MurphyLuanna Trott
- Bud YorkinPhil
- Dori BrennerLoretta
Crew
- Mark RydellDirector
- Marshall BrickmanScreenplay
- Neal JimenezScreenplay
- Lindy LaubScreenplay
- Stephen GoldblattDirector of Photography
- Dave GrusinOriginal Music Composer
- Gerald B. GreenbergEditor
- Jere HugginsEditor
- Bonnie BruckheimerProducer
- Bette MidlerProducer
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