Beaches (1988)
| Release Date | 21 December 1988 |
| US Box Office | $57,000,000 |
| Other Names | Forever Friends |
| Tagline | The Friendship You'll Always Remember... In The Film You'll Never Forget |
| Genre | Drama, Comedy, Musical |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Claremont, California, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | 70 mm 6-Track, Dolby |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Melodrama, Buddy Film |
| Mood | High on Emotion |
| Themes | Death of a Friend, Women's Friendship, Dying Young, Love Triangles, Faltering Friendships |
| Tones | Elegiac, Poignant, Sentimental, Bittersweet, Tearjerking, Cathartic, Affectionate, Talky |
| Tags | Career, Disease, Friendship, Pregnancy, Producer [showbiz], Singer, Socialite, Terminal Illness, Women |
Beaches (also known as Forever Friends), is a 1988 American Academy Award-nominated comedy-drama film adapted by Mary Agnes Donoghue from the Iris Rainer Dart novel of the same name. It was directed by Garry Marshall, and stars Bette Midler, Barbara Hershey, John Heard, James Read, Spalding Gray, and Lainie Kazan.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Marcie Leeds
Hillary Whitney Essex
Carol Williard
Aunt Vesta
Allan Kent
Mr. Melman
Phil Leeds
Sammy Pinkers
Nikki Plant
Iris Myandowski
Michael French
Head Waiter
Robert Ball
Harry
Diane Frazen
Marjorie
Michael Elias
Seedy Bar Patron
Patrick Richwood
T. Kuhn
Zachary Weintraub
ACLU Worker
Nicky Blair
Tavern on the Green Maitre d'
Joshua Levinson
Tavern on the Green Doorman
Lori Marshall
Tavern on the Green Patron
Julie Bond
Diva
Kimberly Morgan
Diva
Andrea Paris
Diva
Adrienne Parker
Diva
Melissa Bremner
Peasant
Laura Fremont
Peasant
Charles McGowan
Peasant
Todd Niles
Peasant
Caitlin McLean
Peasant
Ken Miller
Peasant
Bill Bohl
Peasant
Steven Majewicz
Phillipe De Brassiere
Joe Grifasi
Otto Titsling
Mona Lyden
Actor 1
Bill Applebaum
Actor 2
Karin Calabro
Actor 4
Keith McDaniel
Actor 5
David Michael Giugni
Actor 6
Lucinda Crosby
TV Interviewer
Jack W. Larson
Lawyer
Doris Hess
Maura
Jane Dulo
Hillary's Neighbor
Lisa Savage
Michael's Mistress
Frank Buxton
Doctor
Steve Restivo
Pink Palm Bartender
Maureen Jennings
Horse Teacher
Kathleen Marshall
Delivery Room Nurse #1
Julie Paris
Delivery Room Nurse #2
Clara Huff
ICU Nurse #1
Barbara Marshall
ICU Nurse #2
Scott Marshall
Car Rental Agent
Cindy Riegel
Airport Attendant
Bo Sabato
Hollywood Bowl Stage Manager
Michael A. Salcido
Miami Limo Driver
Harvey Keenan
Man in Bagels
Lugene Britton
Henry the Limo Driver
Arnold McCuller
Hollywood Bowl Backup Singer
Carla Earle
Hollywood Bowl Backup Singer
Katherine Singleton
Hollywood Bowl Backup Singer
Ken Gibbel
Cowboy Actor
Harvey Miller
Movie Director
Don Feldstein
Fisherman
Whit Hertford
Tom
Lori Sigrist
Twin Cousin
Terri Sigrist
Twin Cousin
Director
Writer
Iris Rainer
Mary Agnes Donoghue
Producer
Nick Abdo
co-producer
Bonnie Bruckheimer
producer
Teri Schwartz
executive producer
Margaret South
producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Dante Spinotti
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Editor
Richard Halsey
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Casting Director
Mike Fenton
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Lynda Gordon
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Judy Taylor
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Production Designer
Albert Brenner
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Art Director
William Barclay
Frank Richwood
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Set Decorator
Michael Bird
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Garrett Lewis
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Costume Designer
Robert De Mora
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Makeup Department
Stephen Abrums
makeup artist
Bob Grimaldi
hair stylist: second unit
Ed Jackson
makeup artist: second unit
Renate Leuschner
hair stylist
Barbara Lorenz
hair stylist
Bob Mills
makeup artist
Allen Payne
hair stylist
Eugenia Weston
makeup artist
Craig Lyman
makeup artist
Production Manager
William S. Beasley
unit production manager
Roger Paradiso
production manager: second unit
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Nick Abdo
second unit director
Bettiann Fishman
second second assistant director
Jeff Okabayashi
trainee assistant director
Ken Ornstein
first assistant director: second unit
Benjamin Rosenberg
first assistant director
Ellen H. Schwartz
second assistant director
Art Department
William Barclay
art director: second unit
Richard Baum
assistant property master
Michael Bird
set decorator: second unit
Tim Dent
lead man
Harold Fuhrman
set designer
Ann Miller
property master
Joe F. Nelson
stand-by painter
Richard Dean Rankin
construction coordinator
Tom Shaw Jr.
property master
Rick Young
assistant property master
Sound Department
Lon Bender
supervising sound designer
John Boyd
sound re-recording mixer
Don Digirolamo
sound re-recording mixer
George Fredrick
sound editor
Devon Heffley Curry
adr editor
Robert Knudson
sound re-recording mixer
Harrison D. Marsh
utility sound technician
Joseph A. Mayer
adr editor
Dan M. Rich
sound editor
Louis Sabat
boom operator: second unit
Frank Smathers
sound editor
Douglas Vaughan
boom operator
James E. Webb
sound
Linda Whittlesey
sound editor
Michael D. Wilhoit
sound editor
Special Effects
Alan E. Lorimer
special effects
Stunts
Bill Erickson
stunt coordinator
Paul E. Short
stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
Mike Amorelli
rigging gaffer
Martin G. Beazell
second assistant camera
Angelo Di Giacomo
first assistant camera: second unit
Michael Genne
camera operator
Louis Goldman
still photographer: second unit
Chris Hammond
electrician
Chip Largman
othello theatrical lighting designer
Michael Laws
assistant chief lighting technician
Jane O'Neal
still photographer
Frederick Louis Perdue
rigging grip
Ray Quinlan
gaffer: second unit
Richard Redlin
second company grip
Scott M. Robinson
key grip
William Silic
gaffer
Robert Ward
key grip: second unit
Sandy Williams
dolly grip
Ken Sax
special photography
Casting Department
Judith Bouley
location casting: San Francisco second unit
Sylvia Fay
extras casting: second unit
Jory Weitz
casting: New York
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Michael Dennison
costumer
James Roberts
wardrobe: second unit
Diana Wilson
costumer
Pamela Wise
costumer
Susan J. Wright
wardrobe: second unit
Lois DeArmond
assistant costume designer
Ursula Schrader
wardrobe
Editorial Department
Terence Anderson
apprentice film editor
Colleen Halsey
supervising assistant film editor
Robyn Lewis
post-production coordinator
Stephen L. Meek
apprentice film editor
Michael Nash
first assistant editor
Bruce Pearson
color timer
Angel Pine
assistant editor
Arthur Schmidt
additional film editor
Music Department
Steven Halpern
music coordinator
Jack Joseph Puig
music engineer
John Richards
music mixer
Kenneth Wannberg
music editor
Transportation Department
Edward Iacobelli
transportation captain: second unit
Tom F. Thomas
transportation coordinator
Other Crew
Adell Aldrich
script supervisor
Victoria Alley
assistant choreographer
Bari Carrelli
assistant: Mrs. Jennings
Gregg L. Daniel
assistant to producer
Huw Davies
location manager
Craig Dietrich
production assistant
Eileen Eichenstein
production coordinator: second unit
Diane Frazen
executive assistant: Mr. Marshall
Robert Gonzales
assistant production auditor
Judy Hallin
production assistant
Wendy S. Hallin
production assistant
Amy Herman
assistant location manager: second unit
Christie Johnston
production coordinator
Kathy Landing
assistant: Bonnie Bruckheimer
Ellen Lent
location manager: San Francisco
Amy Lynn
production assistant
Kathleen Marshall
production assistant
Keith McDaniel
assistant choreographer
Thomas J. Peel
assistant choreographer
Clara Quisenberry
medical technical advisor
Blair Richwood
assistant: Garry Marshall
Steve Rose
location manager: second unit
William T. Schneider
location manager
Michelle Skoby
assistant: Mr. Schwartz
Sara Spring
assistant production coordinator
Allen E. Taylor
production accountant
Philip E. Thomas
production assistant
Dee Dee Wood
choreographer
Jacqueline Roberts
assistant production accountant
Thanks
Barbara Marshall
thanks
Production Company
All Girl Productions
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Silver Screen Partners IV
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Touchstone Pictures
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Distributor
Buena Vista Pictures
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CBS Television
Gativideo
Miscellaneous
Completion Bond Company
completion bond
Sylvia FayLee Genick & Associates Casting
extras casting
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