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Drama | Music | Romance

The tragic life of a self-destructive female rock star who struggles to deal with the constant pressures of her career and the demands of her ruthless business manager.

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A housewife who is unhappy with her life befriends an old lady in a nursing home and is enthralled by the tales she tells of people she used to know.

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Comedy

A rich but troubled family find their lives altered by the arrival of a vagrant who tries to drown himself in their swimming pool.

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Stars:Nick Nolte,Bette Midler,Richard Dreyfuss

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Drama | Romance

Chronicling a strong, but eccentric woman's devoted relationship to her daughter through the years.

Director:John Erman

Stars:Bette Midler,John Goodman,Trini Alvarado

When the New York child performer CC Bloom and San Francisco rich kid Hillary meet in a holiday resort in Atlantic City, it marks the start of a lifetime friendship between them. The two keep in touch through letters for a number of years until Hillary, now a successful lawyer moves to New York to stay with struggling singer CC. The movie shows the various stages of their friendship and their romances including their love for the same man. Written bySami Al-Taher

Budget:$20,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA: $198,361,26 December 1988

Gross USA: $57,041,866

Cumulative Worldwide Gross: $57,041,866

Runtime: 123 min

Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1

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