Beaches (1988)

Movie Review

This classic American film tells the story of two female friends who go through life side by side. The main characters are complete opposites. One has made a career as a lawyer, the other dreams of becoming a popular actress and making a breakthrough. During their 30 years of friendship, they have gone through many trials of tragedy, quarrels, resentments, love experiences, creative pursuits and failures, as well as illness. “On the Beach” is an example of a film that gives hope that we all have a soul mate. And, by the way, the film is a creation of Garry Marshall, who has “Pretty Woman,” “Runaway Bride” and the recently released “Insufferable Ladies” in his piggy bank.

Trailer

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Cast

Bette Midler, Barbara Hershey, John Heard

Movie Info

Director – Garry Marshall
Writers – Iris Rainer (novel) Mary Agnes Donoghue (screenplay)
Taglines – The Friendship You’ll Always Remember… In The Film You’ll Never Forget
Genres – Comedy, Drama, Music
Certificate – PG-13
Release date – January 13, 1989 (United States)
Country of origin – United States
Language – English
Also known as – Remember Me
Filming locations – Crystal Cove State Park – 8471 Pacific Coast Hwy., Laguna Beach, California, USA
Production companies – Touchstone Pictures Silver Screen Partners IV All Girl Productions
Budget – $20,000,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada – $57,041,866
Opening weekend US & Canada – $198,361 Dec 26, 1988
Gross worldwide – $57,041,866
Runtime – 2h 3min
Color – Color
Aspect ratio – 1.85 : 1

Rating

IMDb – 7/10
Metacritic – 46%
Rotten Tomatoes – 40%

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