Beaches (also known as Forever Friends), is a 1988 American comedy-drama film adapted by Mary Agnes Donoghue from the Iris Rainer Dart novel of the same name. It was directed by Garry Marshall and stars Bette Midler, Barbara Hershey, John Heard, James Read, Spalding Gray and Lainie Kazan. Iron Man mentions it being his favorite movie in The Superhero Millionaire Matchmaker.
The film's theme song, Hot 100 #1 hit "Wind Beneath My Wings", won Grammy awards for Record of the Year' and Song of the Year in 1990. The film was released on VHS in August 1989, with a DVD release on August 13, 2002, followed by a special edition DVD on April 26, 2005. A Blu-Ray is expected to be released in the Fall.