TS: "For The Boys" vs. "Boys On The Side"

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I always confuse these two; I have no idea what either is about but I know that between them is Bette. Whoopi, and a poster image of women blowing out candles. Which one do you like more?

Poll Results

OptionVotes
Boys On The Side 5
For The Boys 2


Joan Cusack clumsily running into a water fountain (Stevie D(eux)), Saturday, 10 March 2012 01:17 (thirteen years ago)

riding in cars with boys

the dried stigmas of the saffron crocus (get bent), Saturday, 10 March 2012 01:18 (thirteen years ago)

the boys in the plastic-bubble hoods

"marvellously inoffensive" (Eazy), Saturday, 10 March 2012 01:24 (thirteen years ago)

riding in cars with boys

No see this is the one w drew Barrymore

Joan Cusack clumsily running into a water fountain (Stevie D(eux)), Saturday, 10 March 2012 02:14 (thirteen years ago)

boys in the trees, the album by carly simon

the dried stigmas of the saffron crocus (get bent), Saturday, 10 March 2012 02:17 (thirteen years ago)

why isnt there a "dont make me choose" option?!?!

A Little Princess btw (s1ocki), Saturday, 10 March 2012 02:46 (thirteen years ago)

my former boss's brother directed For the Boys, so I'd take the other

Literal Facepalms (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 10 March 2012 04:43 (thirteen years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

System, Tuesday, 13 March 2012 00:01 (thirteen years ago)

write-in for My Boys

Kiarostami bag (milo z), Tuesday, 13 March 2012 00:07 (thirteen years ago)

I think Drew Barrymore is in Riding in Cars with Boy AND Boys on the Side, Stevie D.

MrDasher, Tuesday, 13 March 2012 01:34 (thirteen years ago)

She is indeed.

When I went to the prom I gave the hair stylist a picture of Barrymore's hair from Boys on the Side and told her I wanted to look like that. lol90s.

wolf kabob (ENBB), Tuesday, 13 March 2012 01:35 (thirteen years ago)

I don't remember For the Boys but Boys on the Side is the all-girls road trip one isn't it? Whereas Riding in Cars is about D Varrymore as a single mom--do I remember correctly?

John Nestle Harding (loves laboured breathing), Tuesday, 13 March 2012 02:54 (thirteen years ago)

Lol @ Varrymore

John Nestle Harding (loves laboured breathing), Tuesday, 13 March 2012 02:55 (thirteen years ago)

It is the all-girls road trip one, yeah. It is complicated though because MLP has HIV and then she and Whoopi fall in love and and get lesbian married and there is a funny scene where Whoopi makes her say "cunt" and a touching one where they serenade each other with Roy Orbison. Meanwhile Barrymore is very kooky throughout. You are right about RiCwB as well iirc.

wolf kabob (ENBB), Tuesday, 13 March 2012 03:08 (thirteen years ago)

I remember whoopi being a lesbian/falling in love w MLP, but I had forgot about MLP being HIV+ or returning Whoopi's affections/marrying her. I totally went 'awww' irl after reading that tho...

John Nestle Harding (loves laboured breathing), Tuesday, 13 March 2012 03:17 (thirteen years ago)

I think Drew Barrymore is in Riding in Cars with Boy AND Boys on the Side, Stevie D.

ugh I give up

Joan Cusack clumsily running into a water fountain (Stevie D(eux)), Tuesday, 13 March 2012 03:20 (thirteen years ago)

I thought it was funny, Stevie.

LLB - I'm pretty sure BotS was an awful melodramatic schlockfest but I'm sort of a sucker for those kind of things sometimes. OK, often. I mean I must have watched it more than once if I remember as much of it as I seem to after not having seen it in at least a decade.

wolf kabob (ENBB), Tuesday, 13 March 2012 14:01 (thirteen years ago)

I remembered MLP having HIV and Whoopi being a lesbian, but I did not at all remember them falling in love or getting married.

I voted for it anyway.

Wasn't For the Boys some kind of self-consciously cornball romanticized nostalgic rah-rah war thing?

MrDasher, Tuesday, 13 March 2012 14:15 (thirteen years ago)

I may have made up the part about them getting married, I'm not sure.

wolf kabob (ENBB), Tuesday, 13 March 2012 14:49 (thirteen years ago)

boys on the side made me cry

surm, Tuesday, 13 March 2012 14:52 (thirteen years ago)

I cried buckets!

OK so I just looked and I think maybe I did make up the part about them getting married. I do remember it being heavily implied that MLP winds up falling for her WG if not explicitly stated.

wolf kabob (ENBB), Tuesday, 13 March 2012 14:56 (thirteen years ago)

exactly what happened yes

surm, Tuesday, 13 March 2012 14:56 (thirteen years ago)

o god the 2 of us watching that together would be a shitshow imho

surm, Tuesday, 13 March 2012 14:56 (thirteen years ago)

(obv we would have a drinking game to go along with it)

surm, Tuesday, 13 March 2012 14:57 (thirteen years ago)

hahaha it totally would and, yes, obv <3

wolf kabob (ENBB), Tuesday, 13 March 2012 14:57 (thirteen years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

System, Wednesday, 14 March 2012 00:01 (thirteen years ago)


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