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Beaches

  • 19881988
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 2h 3m
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6.9/10
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Bette Midler and Barbara Hershey in Beaches (1988)
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A privileged rich debutante and a cynical struggling entertainer share a turbulent, but strong childhood friendship over the years.A privileged rich debutante and a cynical struggling entertainer share a turbulent, but strong childhood friendship over the years.A privileged rich debutante and a cynical struggling entertainer share a turbulent, but strong childhood friendship over the years.
IMDb RATING
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27K
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    • Garry Marshall
    • Iris Rainer(novel)
    • Mary Agnes Donoghue(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Bette Midler
    • Barbara Hershey
    • John Heard
    • Garry Marshall
    • Iris Rainer(novel)
    • Mary Agnes Donoghue(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Bette Midler
    • Barbara Hershey
    • John Heard
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 142User reviews
    • 29Critic reviews
    • 46Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar

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    Photos15

    Mayim Bialik and Marcie Leeds in Beaches (1988)
    Bette Midler and Barbara Hershey in Beaches (1988)
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    Bette Midler, John Heard, and Barbara Hershey in Beaches (1988)
    Bette Midler and Barbara Hershey in Beaches (1988)
    Bette Midler and Barbara Hershey in Beaches (1988)
    Bette Midler, John Heard, and Barbara Hershey in Beaches (1988)
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    Bette Midler and Barbara Hershey in Beaches (1988)

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    Bette Midler
    Bette Midler
    • CC Bloom
    Barbara Hershey
    Barbara Hershey
    • Hillary Whitney Essex
    John Heard
    John Heard
    • John Pierce
    Spalding Gray
    Spalding Gray
    • Dr. Richard Milstein
    Lainie Kazan
    Lainie Kazan
    • Leona Bloom
    James Read
    James Read
    • Michael Essex
    Grace Johnston
    Grace Johnston
    • Victoria Essex
    Mayim Bialik
    Mayim Bialik
    • CC (age 11)
    Marcie Leeds
    • Hillary (age 11)
    Carol Williard
    • Aunt Vesta
    Allan Kent
    • Mr. Melman
    Phil Leeds
    Phil Leeds
    • Sammy Pinkers
    Lynda Goodfriend
    • Mrs. Myandowski
    Nikki Plant
    • Iris Myandowski
    Michael French
    • Head Waiter
    Robert Ball
    Robert Ball
    • Harry
    Frank Campanella
    Frank Campanella
    • Doorman
    Diane Frazen
    • Marjorie
      • Garry Marshall
      • Iris Rainer(novel)
      • Mary Agnes Donoghue(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      Mayim Bialik did not actually sing on camera. Bette Midler wanted someone who sounded like she did at that age, so they used someone else's voice.
    • Goofs
      When Hilary comes to visit CC in her apartment in 1968, there is a picture of Patty Smith's 1974 album "Wild Horses" on the wall.
    • Quotes

      CC Bloom: You're not dead yet: so stop living as if you are!

    • Alternate versions
      Some television versions contain alternate lines in the scene where C.C. and Hilary have their argument in the department store. For example, in the theatrical version, C.C. remarks to Hilary, "You have been a total bitch ever since you came to New York!" In some TV prints, she says, "You have been completely unbearable ever since you came to New York!"
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Beaches/We Think the World of You/Dangerous Liaisons/The January Man/36 Fillette (1989)
    • Soundtracks
      Under The Boardwalk
      Music and Lyrics by Arthur Resnick and Kenny Young

      Arranged by Marc Shaiman, Arif Mardin, Robbie Buchanan, and Robbie Kondor

      Produced by Arif Mardin

      Performed by Bette Midler

    User reviews142

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    sad and funny at the same time.
    a very moving movie, about a friendship with barbara hershey and bette midler.. very sad from brooklyn,, and bette midler is great, and john hurt is also fantastic. see it one time for it is a very sad and heart wrenching movie. taxes the soul with strong emotion, especially for the feeling of lost ones and lost friends.
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    • jackpurvin
    • Jul 22, 2003

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    • Release date
      • January 13, 1989 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
    • Also known as
    • Filming locations
      • Crystal Cove State Park - 8471 Pacific Coast Hwy., Laguna Beach, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Touchstone Pictures
      • Silver Screen Partners IV
      • All Girl Productions
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    Technical specs

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    • 2 hours 3 minutes
      • Color

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