In 1988, the movie
Beaches made quite a splash – not only for the leading performances by Bette Midler and Barbara Hershey as lifelong friends, but for the movie’s most famous song from the soundtrack, “Wind Beneath My Wings.” The film was directed by the late Garry Marshall, who also directed
Pretty Woman and produced TV’s original
The Odd Couple, as well as
Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley, and
Mork & Mindy. This 2016 Lifetime movie remake is directed by Allison Anders, whose resume includes other stories about women who are the closest of friends, including episodes of TV’s
Sex and the City and
The L Word. And this new
Beaches stars, in the leading roles, Idina Menzel and Nia Long. For full reviews,
see Ed Bark's Uncle Barky's Bytes and
David Hinckley's All Along the Watchtower.