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6.7/10 • 256

1988-12-21 • 2h 3m

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Some Friendships Last Forever

A privileged rich debutante and a cynical struggling entertainer share a turbulent, but strong childhood friendship over the years.

Directors
Garry Marshall
Editors
Richard Halsey

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  1. Bette Midler

    Bette Midler

    CC Bloom

  2. Barbara Hershey

    Barbara Hershey

    Hillary Whitney Essex

  3. John Heard

    John Heard

    John Pierce

  4. Spalding Gray

    Spalding Gray

    Dr. Richard Milstein

  5. Lainie Kazan

    Lainie Kazan

    Leona Bloom

  6. James Read

    James Read

    Michael Essex

  7. Grace Johnston

    Grace Johnston

    Victoria Essex

  8. Mayim Bialik

    Mayim Bialik

    CC (age 11)

  9. Marcie Leeds

    Marcie Leeds

    Hillary (age 11)

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Wuchak

Dec 20, 2020

6/10

Entertaining “Chick flick” with Bette Midler and Barbara Hershey Two preadolescent girls meet on the beach and become lifelong friends living on two different coasts. The brassy CC Bloom (Bette Midler) is a performer living in New York City while the classy, but reserved Hillary (Barbara Hershey) lives on the West Coast. Bubbly Mayim Bialik appears as the 11 year-old version of CC in the opening act while likable John Heard has a fairly notable part. “Beaches” (1988) is an 80’s “chick flick” that throws in drama, realistic comedy, romance, Broadway entertainment and music. It’s also known as a tearjerker, but it didn’t literally move me in that sense, although I’m sure it would some people. It effectively shows the ups and downs of a long-lasting friendship. Fans of Midler or Hershey will no doubt like it more than me. The film runs 2 hours, 3 minutes, and was shot California and New York City. GRADE: B-/C+

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$20,000,000.00
Revenue
$57,041,866.00
Keywords
loss of loved onefemale friendshipclass differencesbuddydeath of motherchildhood friendsdying youngcardiomyopathylovingdramaticintenseadoringcomforting