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For the Boys – Reviewed by Judy Orlando

I was listening to one of my favorite playlists in my itunes and up came Bette Midler's voice and it reminded me of how much I love all her movies and her music. It's probably the reason that I rate 'For the Boys" as my number one favorite movie. "For The Boys", co-starring James Caan, is a romantic, "laughter and tears, tragedy and triumph" kind of movie set during WW II where Bette Midler and James Caan tour the war zone to entertain the troups. I have watched it countless times. I think Bette is a phenomenal actor and singer/entertainer. If you haven't seen the movie I highly recommend it and if you have seen it, I recommend you see it again.

For the Boys Poster Copywrite (C) 1991 Available from The Nostalgia Factory www.nostalgia.com
Music related Anachronism (courtesy of imdb.com): In the film during a World War II sequence Bette Midler sings "Come Rain or Come Shine" which was not written until after the war and wasn't introduced until 1946.