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The Boys

A Story of Love, Life & Cigarettes

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The Boys — Plot

When Walter is diagnosed with lung cancer, despite his squeaky clean lifestyle, he has to tell his screenwriter partner, a chain-smoker. As Walter fights cancer he 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.

  • Release date
  • April 15, 1991
  • Runtime
  • 95 min
  • Genres
  • Comedy, Drama, TV Movie
  • Director
  • Glenn Jordan

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The Boys — Cast

James Woods photo James Woods Walter Farmer John Lithgow photo John Lithgow Artie Margulies Joanna Gleason photo Joanna Gleason Marie Eve Gordon photo Eve Gordon Amanda Alan Rosenberg photo Alan Rosenberg Psychiatrist Rosemary Dunsmore photo Rosemary Dunsmore Helene Albert Hall photo Albert Hall Burt Tipton Natalija Nogulich photo Natalija Nogulich Denise

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