Two childhood friends are reunited in their middle age and one learns she is dying of a fatal disease.

Originally produced as a motion picture in 1988. Based on the novel by Iris Rainer Dart. Special features: bloopers; music video: 'Wind Beneath My Wings' by Bette Midler; "AFI's 100 years ... 100 songs with Bette Midler"; Mayim Bialik remembers Beaches; Barbara Hershey screen test; audio commentary; theatrical trailer.