Rating: PG13
Genre:
Drama
Theatrical Release: 12/21/1988(USA)
Release Date: 04/26/2005
SubTitles: French
Dubbed: English/French
Sound: DDS
Run Time: 123 Minutes
Flags: Adult Situations, Strong Sexual Content, Not For Children, Adult Language, Profanity
Distributor/Studio: Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Based on a novel by Iris Rainer Dart,
Beaches traces the 30-year oil-and-water friendship between free-spirited Bronx Jew CC Bloom (
Bette Midler) and uptight San Francisco WASP Hillary Essex (
Barbara Hershey). The two meet as children in Atlantic City (played by
Mayim Bialik and
Marcie Leeds) and are reunited in the 1960s, when CC is a struggling singer and Hillary is trying to break free from her staid upbringing by becoming an activist. The two ladies room together, then fall out when both are attracted to off-Broadway producer John Pierce (
John Heard). CC wins John, but she quickly outgrows him as she matriculates into a bawdy performer. The recently patched-up friendship between CC and Hillary is torn asunder again when Hillary and her new husband express distaste for CC's performing style. Comes the 1970s, and CC and Hillary are reunited after shedding their respective spouses. Broke again, they once more become Manhattan roommates. Their bond strengthens, but there is tragedy in store for the duo.
~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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