Beaches (1988)
Movie
1988
PG-13
2 HOURS 3 MINS
Drama
A lifelong friendship between two women from different backgrounds endures through personal triumphs and tragedies, culminating in one’s selfless act to care for the other’s daughter after a terminal illness takes her life.
Cast & Crew
Bette Midler Cecilia 'CC' Carol 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 Cecilia Essex
Mayim Bialik Cecilia 'CC' Carol Bloom (age 11)
Marcie Leeds Hillary Whitney Essex (age 11)
Garry Marshall Director
Mary Agnes Donoghue Screenwriter
Margaret Jennings South Producer
Bette Midler Producer
Bonnie Bruckheimer Producer
Teri Schwartz Executive Producer
Dante Spinotti Cinematography
Richard Halsey Film Editing
Georges Delerue Original Music
Albert Brenner Production Design
William Barclay Art Direction
Frank Richwood Art Direction
Michael Bird Set Decoration
Garrett Lewis Set Decoration
Robert De Mora Costume Design
Mike Fenton Casting
Lynda Gordon Casting
Judy Taylor Casting
Benjamin Rosenberg Assistant Director
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