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Overview
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Release Date:
21 December 1988 (USA)
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Tagline:
The Friendship You'll Always Remember... In The Film You'll Never Forget more
Plot:
A privileged rich debutante and a cynical struggling entertainer share a turbulent, but strong childhood friendship over the years. full summary | full synopsis
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Friendship
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Singer
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Wasp
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Best Friend
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar.
Another 1 win
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2 nominations
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(21 articles)
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Midler & Hershey Were Great Together
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Bette Midler | ... | Cecilia 'CC' Carol Bloom |
 | Barbara Hershey | ... | Hillary Whitney Essex |
 | John Heard | ... | John Pierce |
 | Spalding Gray | ... | Dr. Richard Milstein |
 | Lainie Kazan | ... | Leona Bloom |
 | James Read | ... | Michael Essex |
 | Grace Johnston | ... | Victoria Cecilia Essex |
 | Mayim Bialik | ... | Cecilia 'CC' Carol Bloom (age 11) |
 | Marcie Leeds | ... | Hillary Whitney Essex (age 11) |
| Carol Williard | ... | Aunt Vesta |
| Allan Kent | ... | Mr. Melman |
| Phil Leeds | ... | Sammy Pinkers |
| Lynda Goodfriend | ... | Mrs. Myandowski |
| Nikki Plant | ... | Iris Myandowski |
| Michael French | ... | Head Waiter |
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Also Known As:
Forever Friends
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Runtime:
123 min
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Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) |
Dolby (35 mm prints)
Certification:
Canada:PG (Ontario) |
UK:12 (re-rating) (2002) |
UK:15 (original rating) |
Argentina:Atp |
Australia:PG |
Chile:TE |
Finland:S |
France:U |
Peru:PT |
Spain:13 |
Sweden:Btl |
USA:PG-13 |
West Germany:12 |
Singapore:PG |
Iceland:L
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Trivia:
The title comes from a quote from The Princess Bride (1987): "If your love were a grain of sand, mine would be a universe of beaches."
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Goofs:
Anachronisms: When Hilary comes to visit CC in her apartment in 1968, there is a picture of Patty Smith's 1974 album "Wild Horses" on the wall.
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Quotes:
Young C.C.:
Hit it Toots!
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Outlaw (#6.19)" (1993)
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Soundtrack:
Wind Beneath My Wings
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Was not very certain if I really wanted to view this film, some times Midler can be way out in left field. However, in this film Bette Midler, (CC Bloom),"That Old Feeling",'97 plays a very self-centered person who will stop at nothing to get what she wants and if it is a career on the stage, just forget about love or a husband and children. Barbara Hershey,(Hillary),"Riding the Bullet",'04, is a childhood friend of CC Bloom and in some ways they help each other, even though they are complete opposites. There is plenty of comedy, lots of fighting, and more drama than you can handle. Midler sings outstanding songs we all know by heart and it is a very entertaining film, but very very SAD!