Beaches
Wealthy privileged San Francisco debutante Hillary Whitney Essex and cynical struggling entertainer C. C. Bloom share a turbulent, but strong friendship over the years.
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 2h 3m
- Released
- 1988
- Country
- United States
Details
Release year: 1988
Storyline
Wealthy privileged San Francisco debutante Hillary Whitney Essex and cynical struggling entertainer C. C. Bloom share a turbulent, but strong friendship over the years.
Top credits
Bette Midler ā CC Bloom
Barbara Hershey ā Hillary Whitney Essex
John Heard ā John Pierce
Spalding Gray ā Dr. Richard Milstein
Awards
0 wins & 1 nomination
See all awards āDid you know
ā¢ Barbara Hershey's character comes down with viral cardiomyopathy, most commonly caused by the Coxsackie B virus. It weakens the heart drastically, eventually keeping it from pumping enough blood to keep the patient alive. When this movie was made, the disease was fatal. Since 2005, beta blockers and implantable cardio defibrillators have saved thousands of lives.
ā¢ 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.
ā¢ Lainie Kazan didn't want to play CC's mother, but eventually said yes in order to work with Bette Midler.
Box Office
Gross (Domestic): $57,041,866
Opening Weekend (Domestic): $198,361 (1988-12-26)
User reviews
"What will I do without a best friend?" - Cecelia Carol Bloom
Let's get this out of the way first. I'm a guy...
UNDERRATED
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- 70 mm 6-Track, Dolby Stereo
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
- Color
- Color
