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.
Acting
Midler's live performance energy vs. Caan's guarded vulnerability.
Score
Original songs that actually sound period-appropriate, not parody.
Production
Spanning five decades without becoming costume-party ridiculous.
Director
Mark Rydell
Bette Midler
Dixie Leonard
James Caan
Eddie Sparks
George Segal
Art Silver
Patrick O'Neal
Shephard
Christopher Rydell
Danny Leonard
Arye Gross
Jeff Brooks
Norman Fell
Sam Schiff
Rosemary Murphy
Luanna Trott
Bud Yorkin
Phil
Dori Brenner
Loretta
Jack Sheldon
Wally Fields
Shannon Wilcox
Margaret Sparks
Michael Greene
Maj. Gen. Scott
Melissa Manchester
Corrine
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Bette Midler performed all songs live on set, no playback, which Caan reportedly found 'intimidating as hell.'
The film was a notorious box office bomb despite Midler's Golden Globe win, partly because audiences expected a straight comedy and got a decades-spanning weepie.
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