The 2017 version does have some other differences, including new music by Menzel, but in part, the TV movie is an homage to the original, a tribute to the lasting power of female friendship.

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A Garry Marshall film classic is coming to the small screen. Lifetime has greenlighted a contemporary remake of the 1988 feature Beaches, toplined by Broadway and Frozen star Idina Menzel.She will ...

Beaches, the popular 1988 film starring Bette Midler and Barbara Hershey, is returning as a brand new TV movie on Lifetime this Saturday. ... Jan. 20, 2017. Beaches, ...

Nia Long and Idina Menzel star in Lifetime's update of Beaches, airing Saturday night. It was back in that more comedy-drama-friendly environment that the 15th biggest movie of the year was Beaches, ...

‘Beaches’ review Idina Menzel, Nia Long star in Lifetime remake of 1988 movie ... Fri January 20, 2017 Link Copied! Lifetime. CNN — It ...

Warner Bros Records released the soundtrack for Lifetime's remake of Beaches today on iTunes in advance of the movie's January 21 debut. Beaches features new takes on songs "Wind Beneath My Wings ...

A Garry Marshall film classic is coming to the small screen. Lifetime has greenlighted a contemporary remake of the 1988 feature Beaches, toplined by Broadway and Frozen star Idina Menzel. She ...