![]() Gene Siskel called it "a much too mechanical tearjerker" and criticized the slow pace, but acknowledged that he heard some sniffling among the audience and gave it two and a half stars. This is a movie completely constructed out of other movies - out of cliches and archetypes that were old before most of the cast members were born." He found the problem was compounded by the film foreshadowing Hillary's death right from the beginning, and gave it two and a half stars. Roger Ebert assessed that "'Beaches' lacks the spontaneity of life. The consensus summarizes: "Not all great soundtracks make good movies, and Beaches lacks the wind beneath its wings." Critics almost unanimously found the film's emotional moments to be unearned, calculated, and familiar to the point of being predictable. On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 43% based on 44 critic reviews, and an average rating of 5.1/10. The film was later released in High Definition Blu-ray format on November 6, 2012. The film was released on VHS, Betamax and laserdisc by Touchstone Home Video on August 23, 1989, with a DVD release on August 13, 2002, followed by a special-edition DVD on April 26, 2005. The film took in $5,160,258 during its opening weekend beginning January 21, 1989. The film's theme song, " Wind Beneath My Wings", hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 charts and won Grammy Awards for Record of the Year and Song of the Year in 1990. After the show, she leaves hand-in-hand with Victoria and begins telling stories of when she first met her mother. tearfully waves toward the sky in tribute to Hillary. goes forward with her concert and concludes it by singing "The Glory of Love", the first song Hillary heard her sing 30 years ago as the song ends, C.C. takes custody of Victoria, and the two console each other in their grief. takes Hillary and Victoria to the beach house, where Hillary dies.Īfter the funeral, C.C. receives that prompts her to leave her rehearsal. Hillary collapses and is found by her daughter, leading to the note C.C. Hillary and Victoria return to San Francisco, while C.C. Hillary eventually begins to accept her prognosis bravely, appreciating her time with Victoria and C.C. whom she sees having fun with and connecting with Victoria. Hillary becomes depressed due to her debilitated state, and takes her frustration out on C.C. When she learns of Hillary's illness, she accompanies Hillary and Victoria to the beach house for the summer. has become a big star, having won a Tony award, and completed her latest hit album. Having a rare tissue type, she realizes she will most likely die before a heart is found.Ĭ.C. When Victoria is a young girl, Hillary develops viral cardiomyopathy, requiring a heart transplant. Hillary gives birth to a daughter, whom she names Victoria Cecilia. ![]() abandons her fiancé, and races back to New York City. However, when C.C.'s agent calls with the perfect comeback gig for her, C.C. starts talking of settling down, and having a family of her own, having become engaged to Hillary's obstetrician, Richard Milstein. This wins her admiration from the feisty and independent C.C., who promises to stay and help her out. ![]() that she is pregnant, and has already decided to raise the child as a single parent. They both end up getting divorces, but discover that they have been secretly jealous of each other for years: Hillary of C.C.'s talent C.C. ![]() The two women's friendship seems to have ended. castigates Hillary for forsaking the law Hillary tells C.C. Hillary appears with her new man, Michael Essex, but there is new friction: C.C. The two women's friendship is put to the test by various romantic relationships, but always eventually survives these upheavals. finally lands work from John Pierce, a theatrical director. is performing, their first meeting since Atlantic City. Hillary shows up at the dive bar where C.C. They become close pen-friends Hillary becomes a human rights lawyer, but C.C.'s singing career falters. They met in 1958 under the boardwalk in Atlantic City, New Jersey. She drives overnight and reflects on their lifelong friendship. Middle-aged Cecilia Carol "C.C." Bloom, a New York actress and singer, receives a note during a concert rehearsal in Los Angeles and hurriedly leaves to be with her friend Hillary Whitney, a San Francisco heiress and lawyer. ( September 2023) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Please help improve it by removing unnecessary details and making it more concise. This article's plot summary may be too long or excessively detailed. ![]()
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