this be a terrible movie that use every trite sentimental piece of flotsom and jetsom that the irresponsible producer ( bette be one ) could throw in . here be the stout hearted troop entertain other stout hearted troop from which hubby emerge to be sing to by his sexy smart mouth hoofer or singer or wife on stage . his last hurrah . cut to widow in black weed . here and bad of all and be the god awful wring out slow motion machine gun death of a perfect top of his west point class son and try to reach mom who and incidentally and probably draw the enemy fire in the first place with her belt out song and thud around the stage . it must be say in the son favor and however and that he manage to get his hair stylishly cut ( just a whisper of mousse ) and deliver a move anti war speech to his slack jaw mom before bite the dust ( dust he wouldn not have bit if he have the sense to come in out of the flack ) . by the way and do not anyone cast this turkey realize that the son bone structure and genetic characteristic would not have completely alter over the year from childhood . i think the adult son actor be hunky and but he must have be a walk in for the other kid . it be deeply offensive to portray any young man die the way this movie do . it be vicious and unnecessary and give the countless thousand of non chic snip young men who die in vietnam . and and let just say it and it be an insult to west point . i mean and really and if they can not even teach their point man to keep his damn head down under fire and we might as well turn the place into a day care center . however and all that say and i would definitely recommend you see this movie . bette in a rubber ducky suit be worth the price . why be it that special effect people can give u incredible illusion like star war and and can not make one middle age jewish woman believable a a dottering old crone . just as well and it hilarious to watch her waddle . when i saw old bette in that purple balenciaga ballgown and i reflexively look for the tie down rope . i can not bear to share my thought about the tear jerking ( from laughter ) final scene in this flick . let just say that for the boy should be a boxed set with the remake of lose horizon .