The chance meeting of two young girls from totally different backgrounds becomes the friendship of a lifetime. As they lead their separate lives, they come to realize and later rely on the strength that their friendship provides. Academy Award Nominations: Best Art Direction.

The story of a deep friendship, lasting from childhood to beyond death, between two very different women -- one a poor but ambitious Jewish girl from the Bronx who goes on to become a famous Broadway star, and the other an attractive WASP from a wealthy San Francisco family who starts out with all the advantages in life yet manages to find nothing but disappointment.

Estimated budget $20 million.

Shot in Metrocolor.

Eugenia Weston designed Bette Midler's makeup and Bob Mills applied it; Barbara Lorenz was Ms. Midler's hairstylist.

Critically-lauded screen debut of young actress Mayim Bialik, who in the early 90s became the star of a popular television sitcom called "Blossom".

Working titles for the film were "Friends" and "Remember Me."

DVD Features:

Region 1
Keep Case
Widescreen - 1.85
Audio:
Dolby Digital Surround Sound - English
Additional Release Material:
Bloopers - BEACHES BLOOPERS
Commentary - Garry Marshall - Director's Commentary
Featurette - 1. AFI'S 100 YEARS...100 SONGS WITH BETTE MIDLER
2. Mayim Bialik Remembers BEACHES
3. Barbara Hershey Screen Test
Music Video - "Wing Beneath My Wings" - Bette Midler
Trailer - Theatrical Trailer

Distributor Notes: Beaches Special Edition

As special as the everlasting friendship it celebrates, this Special Edition DVD lets you relive BEACHES and all its touching and funny moments, and includes outstanding never-before-seen bonus materials. 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.

Source: Buena Vista Home Entertainment.

Bette Midler: American Actress/Singer, THE ROSE (1979)
Barbara Hershey: American actress, PORTRAIT OF A LADY
John Heard: American Actor, HOME ALONE (1990)
Lainie Kazan: Comedienne/Actress

Garry Marshall: American Director/Producer, BEACHES