Bette Midler and Barbara Hershey jerked tears and tickets from millions of moviegoers back in
1988, not to mention that soundtrack. Beaches is a story spanning decades, marriages, and
hairstyles. Now decades later, how does this ode to friendship hold up? Does the “Oh,
Industry!” musical number seem even weirder now? And why didn’t either one of these ladies
ever pick up the phone and say hi? Allow the Old Roommates to be the pop culture wind
beneath your wings, and listen to this.
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