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The Boys is a american film of genre Drama released in USA on 15 april 1991 with James Woods
The Boys (1991)
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Add to a movie listThe Boys (aka The Guys) is a drama/black comedy television film starring James Woods and John Lithgow. It was directed by Glenn Jordan, who had previously worked with Woods on the 1986 TV movie Promise and would later work with Woods again in 1994 for the TV drama film Jane's House. The film first aired on September 15, 1991 on the ABC Network.
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Walter and Artie are almost married. They've churned out scripts for movies and TV shows for 20 years, and as writing partners, they have shared a lifetime of experience, experiences that include Artie's three packs of cigarettes a day. Despite his squeaky clean lifestyle, now Walter has lung cancer, where he is given six months to live, and his life is literally going up in Artie's smoke. As Walter fights cancer he also tries to put his affairs in order by teaching writing to prison inmates, talking to his son and ex-wife, and getting his partner to quit smoking.Actors
James Woods
(Walter Farmer)
John Lithgow
(Artie Margulies)
Joanna Gleason
(Marie)
Eve Gordon
(Amanda)
Rosemary Dunsmore
(Helene)
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