Beaches (1988 film)

Beaches
Theatrical release poster
Directed byGarry Marshall
Written byMary Agnes Donoghue
Based onBeaches
by Iris Rainer Dart
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyDante Spinotti
Edited byRichard Halsey
Music byGeorges Delerue
Production
companies
Distributed byBuena Vista Pictures Distribution
Release date
  • December 21, 1988 (1988-12-21)
Running time
123 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$20 million[2]
Box office$57 million[3]

Beaches (the working title as Remember Me) 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.

Depending on the region, the film also goes by titles such as Forever Friends (alternately), Throughout Life (France), Girlfriends (German), The Friends (Greece & Denmark), Eternally Friends (Hispanic), On the Beach (Russia), Deeper Love Than Sisters (Taiwan), and Song on the Beach (Turkey).

  1. ^ "Beaches (15)". British Board of Film Classification. March 13, 1989. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
  2. ^ "Beaches (1988)". The Wrap. March 19, 2009. Archived from the original on August 5, 2017. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
  3. ^ "Beaches (1988) - Financial Information". The Numbers.