Beaches

1988 film directed by Garry Marshall
Movie film Q1455870
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Beaches

Summary

Beaches is a film[1]. Beaches has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Beaches's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Beaches was directed by Garry Marshall[4].
  • Mary Agnes Donoghue wrote the screenplay for Beaches[5].
  • Beaches's composer is recorded as Georges Delerue[6].
  • Beaches's genre is female buddy film[7].
  • Beaches's genre is comedy drama[8].
  • Beaches's genre is drama film[9].
  • Beaches's genre is film based on a novel[10].
  • Beaches's genre is musical film[11].
  • Beaches's based on is recorded as Beaches[12].
  • A cast member of Beaches was Bette Midler[13].
  • A cast member of Beaches was Barbara Hershey[14].
  • A cast member of Beaches was John Heard[15].
  • A cast member of Beaches was James Read[16].
  • A cast member of Beaches was Spalding Gray[17].
  • A cast member of Beaches was Lainie Kazan[18].
  • A cast member of Beaches was Mayim Bialik[19].
  • A cast member of Beaches was Phil Leeds[20].
  • A cast member of Beaches was Jenifer Lewis[21].
  • A cast member of Beaches was Joe Grifasi[22].
  • A cast member of Beaches was Garry Marshall[23].
  • A cast member of Beaches was Héctor Elizondo[24].
  • A cast member of Beaches was Harvey Miller[25].
  • A cast member of Beaches was Scott Marshall[26].
  • A cast member of Beaches was Marc Shaiman[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Beaches was Bette Midler[28]. Beaches was produced by Bette Midler[29]. Beaches was directed by Garry Marshall[4]. Mary Agnes Donoghue wrote the screenplay for Beaches[5]. Cast members include Bette Midler[13], Barbara Hershey[14], John Heard[15], James Read[16], Spalding Gray[17], and Lainie Kazan[18].

Publication

Publication dates include January 1, 1988[30] and September 28, 1989[31]. The original language of Beaches was English[32]. Genres include female buddy film[7], comedy drama[8], drama film[9], film based on a novel[10], and musical film[11]. Beaches was distributed by video on demand[33].

Reception

Reviews include 40%[34] and 5/10[35].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Beaches's after a work by is recorded as Iris Rainer Dart[36].

Why It Matters

Beaches has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Beaches is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . interfilmes.com. Retrieved . interfilmes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . interfilmes.com. Retrieved . interfilmes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . ofdb.de. Retrieved . ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . ofdb.de. Retrieved . ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . ofdb.de. Retrieved . ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . ofdb.de. Retrieved . ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . ofdb.de. Retrieved . ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . ofdb.de. Retrieved . ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  26. [29] . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] . wikidata.org.
  28. [32] . wikidata.org.
  29. [33] . wikidata.org.
  30. [34] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [35] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [30] . wikidata.org.
  33. [31] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [36] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date +1988-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1989-09-28T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter Mary Agnes Donoghue
    Duration {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+123'}
    Original language of film or tv show English
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