Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 123 min
- Age rating
- PG-13
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
The story
A privileged rich debutante and a cynical struggling entertainer share a turbulent, but strong childhood friendship over the years.
- loss of loved one
- female friendship
- class differences
- buddy
- death of mother
- childhood friends
- dying young
- cardiomyopathy
- loving
- dramatic
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
Bette Midler
CC Bloom
Barbara Hershey
Hillary Whitney Essex
John Heard
John Pierce
Spalding Gray
Dr. Richard Milstein
- Lainie Kazan — Leona Bloom
- James Read — Michael Essex
- Grace Johnston — Victoria Essex
- Mayim Bialik — CC (age 11)
- Marcie Leeds — Hillary (age 11)
- Carol Williard — Aunt Vesta
- Allan Kent — Mr. Melman
- Phil Leeds — Sammy Pinkers
- Lynda Goodfriend — Mrs. Myandowski
- Nikki Plant — Iris Myandowski
- Michael French — Head Waiter
- Directed
- Garry Marshall
- Written
- Mary Agnes Donoghue
Production
- Rating
- 6.7 / 10 · 286 ratings
- Studio
- Touchstone Pictures, All Girl Productions, Silver Screen Partners IV
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
