Nia Long, Allison Anders, Iris Rainer, Mary Agnes Donoghue, Antonio Cupo, Nikole Beckwith, Kate Lanier, Idina Menzel, Colin Lawrence, Bart Baker

Beaches is a TV movie starring Idina Menzel, Nia Long, and Colin Lawrence. The friendship between two women from childhood onwards.

Bette Midler, Spalding Gray, Garry Marshall, Barbara Hershey, John Heard, Iris Rainer, Mary Agnes Donoghue

Beaches is a movie starring Bette Midler, Barbara Hershey, and John Heard. A privileged rich debutante and a cynical struggling entertainer share a turbulent, but strong childhood friendship over the years.