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Cast
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| Bette Midler | ... | CC Bloom | |
| Barbara Hershey | ... | Hillary Whitney Essex | |
| John Heard | ... | John Pierce | |
| Spalding Gray | ... | Dr. Richard Milstein | |
| Lainie Kazan | ... | Leona Bloom | |
| James Read | ... | Michael Essex | |
| Grace Johnston | ... | Victoria Essex | |
| Mayim Bialik | ... | CC (age 11) | |
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Marcie Leeds | ... | Hillary - Age 11 |
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Carol Williard | ... | Aunt Vesta |
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Allan Kent | ... | Mr. Melman |
| Phil Leeds | ... | Sammy Pinkers | |
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Lynda Goodfriend | ... | Mrs. Myandowski |
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When the New York child performer CC Bloom and San Francisco rich kid Hillary meet in a holiday resort in Atlantic City, it marks the start of a lifetime friendship between them. The two keep in touch through letters for a number of years until Hillary, now a successful lawyer moves to New York to stay with struggling singer CC. The movie shows the various stages of their friendship and their romances including their love for the same man. Written by Sami Al-Taher <staher2000@yahoo.com>
Plot Keywords:
singer | friendship | friendship between women | female protagonist | manhattan new york city |Taglines:
Some Friendships Last Forever See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
13 January 1989 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Remember Me See more »Filming Locations:
Tavern on the Green - Central Park at W. 67th Street, Central Park, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA See more »Edit
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Budget:
$20,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$198,361, 26 December 1988, Limited ReleaseGross USA:
$57,041,866Company Credits
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Color (Metrocolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1
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Music and Lyrics by Cole Porter
Arranged by Marc Shaiman, Arif Mardin, Robbie Buchanan, and Robbie Kondor
Produced by Arif Mardin
Performed by Bette Midler
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Lainie Kazan didn't want to play C.C Bloom's mother, but after finding out Midler was in the film, she said yes in order to work with her See more »Goofs
As Hillary and C.C. are leaving to the beach with Victoria both women buckle their seatbelts. Victoria is standing inbetween them in the back. The next scene shows all of them in the convertible with Victoria still standing up as they're driving down the road. See more »Connections
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I've Still Got My HealthMusic and Lyrics by Cole Porter
Arranged by Marc Shaiman, Arif Mardin, Robbie Buchanan, and Robbie Kondor
Produced by Arif Mardin
Performed by Bette Midler
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Beaches is a wonderful movie, about two young girls, CC and Hillary who meet each-other whilst they're both on holiday at the same resort. Both of them are quite different from each other, CC being a New York performer and Hillary being a rich kid from San Francisco. The friendship they make though is one that will live on forever and in the movie we seem from the young girls they were when they met each-other to the successful women they are now. Even though they are both now apart from each-other, they keep in touch through letters, until Hillary who's now lawyer moves to New York to stay CC, who's a singer. Once they meet up again, the movie them shows you everything from there romances to the jobs, they're doing now.
The cast in the movie, including Bette Midler, Barbara Hershey and Mayim Bialik, who plays the younger version of Bette Midlers character all give wonderful performances here as usual.
Beaches is simply a classic amazing movie. I love it for many reasons, one being I'm a fan of Bette Midler and Mayim Bialik, who are both absolutely brilliant, the music in the movie is amazing and I absolutely love, "Wind Beneath My Wings". I recommend the soundtrack too and of course main reason for liking this movie is, it's just really nice, sweet and of course beautiful. You have to love it!