Top billed cast

1. 

   Bette Midler

   CC Bloom

2. 

   Barbara Hershey

   Hillary Whitney Essex

3. 

   John Heard

   John Pierce

4. 

   Spalding Gray

   Dr. Richard Milstein

5. 

   Lainie Kazan

   Leona Bloom

6. 

   James Read

   Michael Essex

7. 

   Grace Johnston

   Victoria Essex

8. 

   Mayim Bialik

   CC (age 11)

9. 

   Marcie Leeds

   Hillary (age 11)

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Reviews

A review by Wuchak

Written by Wuchak on 2020-12-20

_**Entertaining “Chick flick” with Bette Midler and Barbara Hershey**_

Two preadolescent girls meet on the beach and become lifelong friends living on two different coasts. The brassy CC Bloom (Bette Midler) is a performer living in New York City while the classy, but reserved Hillary (Barbara Hershey) lives on the West Coast. Bubbly Mayim Bialik appears as the 11 year-old version of CC in the opening act while likable John Heard has a fairly notable part.

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$20,000,000.00

Revenue
$57,041,866.00

Keywords

• loss of loved one
• female friendship
• class differences
• buddy
• death of mother
• childhood friends
• dying young
• cardiomyopathy
• loving
• dramatic
• intense
• adoring
• comforting