“For the Boys” quotes
(1991)
Title For the Boys
Year 1991
Director Mark Rydell
Genre Drama, Comedy, Music
Year 1991
Director Mark Rydell
Genre Drama, Comedy, Music
Plot – Dixie Leonard and Eddie Sparks are granted an honorification. They were two performers who had an enormous success during the Second World War singing for the American troops in Korea and Vietnam. Then the duo separated and they haven't seen each other for twenty years. The evening of the Presidential honor has reunited them and they are applauded by 50 million of spectators.
All actors – Bette Midler, James Caan, George Segal, Patrick O'Neal, Christopher Rydell, Arye Gross, Norman Fell, Rosemary Murphy, Bud Yorkin, Dori Brenner, Jack Sheldon, Karen Martin
show all“For the Boys” Quotes 14 quotes
“- Wally Fields: What would I have to give you for one little kiss?
- Loretta: Chloroform.”“America the land of the fee.”
“- Dixie Leonard: You got three daughters. Why don't you give them the benefit of your wisdom?
- Eddie Sparks: Because my wisdom is for a son.”- Dixie Leonard: You're gonna kill him if you fill his head full of this crap!
- Eddie Sparks: Such as what?
- Dixie Leonard: Such as "Don't study", "Everything comes easy", "Life's a big party".“Shut the fuck up. It's Christmastime. I'm gonna sing you a little song.”
- Eddie Sparks: What'd you tell him?
- Dixie Leonard: I said to him "Darling, sex between two people can be a beautiful thing".
- Eddie Sparks: Oh, yeah.
- Dixie Leonard: "But between four people... fantastic!".“- Eddie Sparks: Look at this. I'm 91-years-old. 50 years I've been waiting for this chance. Dixie, please let's go upstairs.
- Dixie Leonard: What, to your room?
- Eddie Sparks: Yeah.
- Dixie Leonard: And then we get undressed?
- Eddie Sparks: Yeah.
- Dixie Leonard: And then we get into bed?
- Eddie Sparks: Yeah.
- Dixie Leonard: And then what?”“- Eddie Sparks: Alright. How long's it now been - eight years since Michael is dead?
- Dixie Leonard: You shut up!
- Eddie Sparks: No. You let me talk. Now enough is enough here. That boy needs a father. He needs a man in his life - somebody he can talk to, somebody who can teach him, somebody who can show him.”“- Eddie Sparks: You know...for an old broad, you're still pretty sexy.
- Dixie Leonard: How would you know?
- Eddie Sparks: I think I'm getting excited.
- Dixie Leonard: Let me know when you're sure.”“I wish somebody was there to teach me how to kiss 'em, how to talk to 'em - how to jack off!”
“Alone in the dark with thousands of men. There is a God after all!”
“- Eddie Sparks: I got a big king-size bed.
- Dixie Leonard: You wanna lie down, Eddie?
- Eddie Sparks: Is that an offer?
- Dixie Leonard: It's a recommendation.”
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