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
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$20 million
Box office$57 million

Beaches is a 1988 American musical comedy drama film based on the 1985 novel of the same name by Iris Rainer Dart. It was directed by Garry Marshall from a screenplay by Mary Agnes Donoghue, 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, Remember Me (alternately), Throughout Life (France), Girlfriends (German), The Friends (Greece & Denmark), Eternally Friends (Spanish), On the Beach (Russia), Deeper Love Than Sisters (Taiwan), and Song on the Beach (Turkey).