Beaches (1988 film)

Beaches
Beaches
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Garry Marshall
Written by	Mary Agnes Donoghue
Based on	Beaches; by Iris Rainer Dart
Produced by	Bonnie Bruckheimer-Martell; Bette Midler; Margaret Jeuth;
Starring	Bette Midler; Barbara Hershey;
Cinematography	Dante Spinotti
Edited by	Richard Halsey
Music by	Georges Delerue
Production; companies	Touchstone Pictures; Silver Screen Partners IV; All Girl Productions;
Distributed by	Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
Release date	December 21, 1988;
Running time	123 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$20 million
Box office	$57 million

Beaches (also known as Forever Friends) is a 1988 American comedy-drama film adapted by Mary Agnes Donoghue and based on Iris Rainer Dart's 1985 novel of the same name. It was directed by Garry Marshall, and stars Bette Midler, Barbara Hershey, Mayim Bialik, John Heard, James Read, Spalding Gray, and Lainie Kazan.

Despite generally negative reviews from critics, the film was a commercial success, grossing $59 million at the box office.

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