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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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Nikki Plant | ... | Iris Myandowski |
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Michael French | ... | Head Waiter |
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Storyline
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>
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younger version of character | aunt niece relationship | stanford university | cardiomyopathy | childhood memory |Taglines:
The Friendship You'll Always Remember... In The Film You'll Never Forget 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
Box Office
Budget:
$20,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$198,361, 26 December 1988, Limited ReleaseGross USA:
$57,041,866Company Credits
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CC Bloom: Ritzy or Cheap?
Hillary: I guess it's Ritzy.
CC Bloom: Does it have a fountain in front, a pool inside, and a bunch of fruits in monkey suits playing violins in the lobby?
Hillary: Yes! That's it!
CC Bloom: You bet your ass it's Ritzy! It's the Marlboro Blenheim.
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Music and Lyrics by Randy Newman
Arranged by Marc Shaiman, Arif Mardin, Robbie Buchanan, and Robbie Kondor
Produced by Arif Mardin
Performed by Bette Midler
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Goofs
The staff and characters in a new play stay up awaiting the daily newspaper reviews for the production they've just opened, one of the papers they read from is Village Voice, a weekly which does not print overnight play reviews. See more »Quotes
Hillary: I just want to get back to my hotel, but I can't remember the name!CC Bloom: Ritzy or Cheap?
Hillary: I guess it's Ritzy.
CC Bloom: Does it have a fountain in front, a pool inside, and a bunch of fruits in monkey suits playing violins in the lobby?
Hillary: Yes! That's it!
CC Bloom: You bet your ass it's Ritzy! It's the Marlboro Blenheim.
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Connections
Spoofed in The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper: Politically Co-Wrecked Casper/Three Little Letters/Pen and Tell Her (1998) See more »Soundtracks
I Think It's Going To Rain TodayMusic and Lyrics by Randy Newman
Arranged by Marc Shaiman, Arif Mardin, Robbie Buchanan, and Robbie Kondor
Produced by Arif Mardin
Performed by Bette Midler
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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.