For the Boys
1991 film directed by Mark Rydell
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Summary
For the Boys is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,481 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: Mark Rydell[3]
- Screenwriter: Marshall Brickman[4], Neal Jimenez[5]
- Composer: Dave Grusin[6]
- Genre: romantic comedy[7], comedy drama[8], musical film[9], drama film[10]
- Cast member: Bette Midler[11], James Caan[12], George Segal[13], Arye Gross[14], Billy Bob Thornton[15], Brandon Call[16], Bud Yorkin[17], Maggie Wagner[18], Norman Fell[19], Patrick O'Neal[20], Richard Portnow[21], Robert Clotworthy[22], Rosemary Murphy[23], Tony Pierce[24]
- Producer: Bonnie Bruckheimer[25]
- Director of photography: Stephen Goldblatt[26]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[27]
- Distribution format: video on demand[28]
- Review score: 5/10[29], 40%[30]
- Color: color[31]
- Country of origin: United States[32]
- Publication date: November 22, 1991[33], February 6, 1992[34]
- Distributed by: 20th Century Studios[35], Netflix[36], Disney+[37]
- Film editor: Gerald B. Greenberg[38]
- Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Actress[39]
- Title: For the Boys[40]
- Duration: 138 minutes[41]
- Production designer: Assheton Gorton[42]
- Kijkwijzer rating: 12[43]
Why It Matters
For the Boys has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]