Whilst Beaches is a great movie, I was never touched by it as so many of my friends were. It was on Film Four tonight, one of the few channels that work so I took the opportunity of taking another look. Indeed, my initial view has not changed. Firstly, it was always a joy to remember Mayim Bialik as the young CC Bloom, who later found television fame as Blossom Russo in Blossom. Then there is the added joy of discovering Lainie Kazan as CC Bloom’s mother. For those in the know, Kazan was Barbra Striesand’s understudy for the Broadway run of Funny Girl and now makes a career as a character actress and cabaret artist.
Beaches shamelessly tugs at the heartstrings and features a romantic soundtrack by Bette Midler. It failed to win anything at that year’s Academy Awards and loosing out to Jodie Foster for The Accused and Geena Davis for The Accidental Tourist. It was good to see again and will always remind me of Andy Doyle and Rowena Davies, who were always touched by Wind Beneath My Wings.
Beaches shamelessly tugs at the heartstrings and features a romantic soundtrack by Bette Midler. It failed to win anything at that year’s Academy Awards and loosing out to Jodie Foster for The Accused and Geena Davis for The Accidental Tourist. It was good to see again and will always remind me of Andy Doyle and Rowena Davies, who were always touched by Wind Beneath My Wings.
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