Beaches (also known as Forever Friends), is a 1988 Academy Award-nominated movie adapted by Mary Agnes Donoghue from the novel Beaches by Iris Rainer Dart. It was directed by Garry Marshall, and stars Bette Midler, Barbara Hershey, John Heard, James Read, Spalding Gray, Lainie Kazan, Mayim Bialik and Marcie Leeds. The film's theme song "Wind Beneath My Wings" went on to win the best song Grammy in 1989. This film is one of the most often cited examples of the so-called "chick flick". Tagline: F… (More on Beaches)