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Beaches (1988)

PG-13 12/21/1988 (US) Comedy, Drama 2h 3m

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Some Friendships Last Forever

Overview

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

Garry Marshall

Director
Iris Rainer

Novel
Mary Agnes Donoghue

Screenplay

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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)
Marcie Leeds

Hillary (age 11)
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A review by Wuchak

60%

Written by Wuchak on December 20, 2020

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... read the rest.

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