Directed by:
Garry MarshallScreenplay:
Mary Agnes DonoghueCinematography:
Dante SpinottiComposer:
Georges DelerueCast:
Bette Midler, Barbara Hershey, John Heard, Spalding Gray, Lainie Kazan, James Read, Mayim Bialik, Grace Johnston, Marcie Leeds, Phil Leeds, Michael Elias (more)Plots(1)
When the irrepressible C.C. Bloom (Bette Midler) and the shy and proper Hillary Whitney (Barbara Hershey) first meet under the boardwalk at the beach, all the 11-year-olds have in common is the need for a best friend. Worlds apart in lifestyle and location, their friendship ebbs and flows through a lifetime of highs and lows, career changes, marriages, jealousy, and more. From the boardwalk in Atlantic City to the beach house on the Pacific, BEACHES will remind you of what being a true friend means. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Bette Midler](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/777/166777455_8a5e83.jpg)
Bette Midler
USA
Best movies:
The Rose (1979)
Gypsy (1993) (TV movie)
What Women Want (2000)
![Barbara Hershey](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/880/158880897_6dc028.jpg)
Barbara Hershey
USA
Best movies:
Falling Down (1993)
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
![John Heard](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/141/163141723_834cdb.jpg)
John Heard
USA
Best movies:
Awakenings (1990)
Home Alone (1990)
Mindwalk (1990)
![Spalding Gray](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/367/161367790_fff289.jpg)
Spalding Gray
USA
Best movies:
The Killing Fields (1984)
Drunks (1995)
King of the Hill (1993)
![Lainie Kazan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/098/165098134_9d92ed.png)
Lainie Kazan
USA
Best movies:
Columbo (1971) (series)
The Big Hit (1998)
The Journey of Natty Gann (1985)
![James Read](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274005_c7afcc.jpg)
James Read
USA
Best movies:
North and South (1985) (series)
Columbo (1971) (series)
Beaches (1988)
![Mayim Bialik](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/098/165098147_839387.jpg)
Mayim Bialik
USA
Best movies:
Don't Drink the Water (1994) (TV movie)
Beaches (1988)
Kim Possible: The Secret Files (2003)
![Grace Johnston](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/117/160/117160094_25419a.jpg)
Grace Johnston
USA
Best movies:
Beaches (1988)
One Good Cop (1991)
Pistachio (2018)
![Marcie Leeds](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/719/161719072_c8e65d.jpg)
Marcie Leeds
USA
Best movies:
Bride Of Violence (1991) (TV movie)
Near Dark (1987)
Beaches (1988)
Phil Leeds
USA
Best movies:
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
Ghost (1990)
Silent Movie (1976)
Michael Elias
USA
Best movies:
Beaches (1988)
The Frisco Kid (1979)
Young Doctors in Love (1982)
Zachary Weintraub
Best movies:
Frankie & Johnny (1991)
Beaches (1988)
Bad Company (1995)
![Jenifer Lewis](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273441_54b7ca.jpg)
Jenifer Lewis
USA
Best movies:
Cars (2006)
Cast Away (2000)
What's Love Got to Do with It (1993)
![Joe Grifasi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/176/160176810_24c488.jpg)
Joe Grifasi
USA
Best movies:
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)
The Deer Hunter (1978)
Sunday (1997)
![Garry Marshall](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/777/166777523_237034.jpg)
Garry Marshall
USA
Best movies:
Goldfinger (1964)
Pretty Woman (1990)
A League of Their Own (1992)
![Hector Elizondo](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267717_612767.jpg)
Hector Elizondo
USA
Best movies:
Pretty Woman (1990)
Columbo (1971) (series)
Overboard (1987)
Kathleen Marshall
Canada
Best movies:
Pretty Woman (1990)
A League of Their Own (1992)
The Other Sister (1999)
![Harvey Miller](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/984/161984738_3dca55.jpg)
Harvey Miller
USA
Best movies:
Awakenings (1990)
Big (1988)
Frankie & Johnny (1991)
![Patrick Richwood](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/275/275157_2d5e6c.jpg)
Patrick Richwood
USA
Best movies:
Pretty Woman (1990)
Armageddon (1998)
The Other Sister (1999)
Scott Marshall
USA
Best movies:
Pretty Woman (1990)
Overboard (1987)
Frankie & Johnny (1991)