Beaches (film)
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Beaches is a 1988 movie adapted by Mary Agnes Donoghue from the novel Beaches by Iris Rainer Dart. It was directed by Garry Marshall, and stars Bette Midler, Barbara Hershey, John Heard, James Read, Spalding Gray, Lainie Kazan, Mayim Bialik and Marcie Leeds.
Tagline: Friends come and go but there's always one you're stuck with for life.
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[edit] Story (spoiler)
The film begins with Bette Midler's character trying frantically to travel to her friend's side, however, we are not told why at that point. She starts to remember how she met Hillary, and how their lives were interwoven.
>>Flashback Starts<<
Rich girl Hillary Whitney (Marcie Leeds) and child performer Cecilia Carol "CC" Bloom (Mayim Bialik) meet under the boardwalk on the beach at Atlantic City, New Jersey, Hillary being lost and Cece hiding from her mother. They become fast friends, growing up (into Hershey and Midler) through letters to support each other.
Hillary goes on to study law at Stanford University as is her family's tradition and becomes a human rights lawyer. In the meantime, CC's career starts to take off. They write to each other regularly and give updates on their lives.
Then one night Hillary shows up out of the blue. She is tired of feeling trapped in her life. While she's staying with CC at her apartment, they become closer and vie for the love of the same man. But a cloud comes over Hillary's life in the form of her father becoming ill.
After her dad dies Hillary marries her father's lawyer, Michael. CC marries John, her producer, and the bond between the two women starts to decline. Hillary and Michael go to see CC on Broadway, by which time she has become famous, and CC finds out that Hillary has quit being a lawyer. The friends have an argument in a department store, about how Hillary just gave up, and each goes her own way.
Later, they reunite when Hillary divorces her husband. Hillary tells CC that she is pregnant, CC promises she will stay and help her out. She leaves because she is promised a lead part in a new musical, but she does get there for the birth and faints in the operating room. Hillary has a daughter that she names Victoria (Grace Johnston). About 5 or 6 years down the line she finds out she has a terminal illness. She tells CC and so she starts to encourage bonding between CC and her daughter. >>Flashback Ends<<
CC makes it to the hospital, and takes Hillary back to the beach house. The film ends with Hillary dying and CC assuming care of Victoria.
Included on the soundtrack was Bette Midler's performance of "Wind Beneath My Wings", which became an immediate smash hit.
It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Art Direction (Albert Brenner and Garrett Lewis).
The beach house in the movie is located in Crystal Cove State Park.
[edit] References
In an episode of Seinfeld, Jerry's girlfriend was watching "Beaches" on TV and began crying. She then got mad because Jerry refused to console her.
[edit] The Soundtrack
Tracklist :
- 01 Wind Beneath My Wings
- 02 Under The Boardwalk
- 03 I've Still Got My Health
- 04 I Think is Going Rain Today
- 05 Otto Titsling
- 06 I Know You By Heart
- 07 Glory of Love
- 08 Baby Mine
- 09 Oh, Industry!
- 10 The Friendship Theme
[edit] External links
- Beaches at the Internet Movie Database
- Beaches at Rotten Tomatoes
- Beaches Movie at Project 80's Movies
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