Trivia: Lainie Kazan plays Bette Midler's mother in the film, even though in real life she's only 5 years older than Midler.
Beaches (1988)
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Directed by: Garry Marshall
Starring: Barbara Hershey, Bette Midler, John Heard, Spalding Gray
Continuity mistake: When Leona is telling CC that they will pack up and leave to go see her father, there is an orange shirt on the desk to her left. In the next shot, as she gets up, it has vanished, then it reappears when Hilary goes over there.
Hillary: I'm not stubborn, I'm... right.
Question: When Bette Midler and Barbara Hershey are at the laundromat, they are playing cards. All of a sudden the old man in the background starts laughing. Then Bette and Barbara start laughing? Is this a laugh fest?
Answer: First of all, it was a woman. Second, she heard CC say that men never want to do laundry not even for their woman.
Answer: He overheard CC say that a man would never do a woman's laundry no matter how much he loved her. Which is true.
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Answer: The man laughs because he is mentally challenged, and Bette and Barbara just begin to laugh at him. A bit un-PC.
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