The casting and performances in this three-hanky weepy are truly without equal: Sally Field, Shirley MacLaine, Olympia Dukakis, Dolly Parton, Daryl Hannah, and Julia Roberts (nominated here for best supporting actress) are a group of women who bond in a small Louisiana town and eventually must cope with tragedy.
Beaches (1988)
This touching, funny story from legendary director Garry Marshall focuses on two childhood best friends (Bette Midler and Barbara Hershey) from very different backgrounds who together weather careers, husbands, and life’s vicissitudes. The song “Wind Beneath My Wings,” performed by Midler on the soundtrack, won Grammys for both record and song of the year in 1990.
