Barbara Cloud of the "Pittsburgh Press" gave attribution to Hershey for starting a trend when she had collagen injected into her lips for her role in "Beaches" (1988). Humorist Erma Bombeck said of the movie, which also starred Bette Midler, "I have no idea what "Beaches" was all about. All I could focus on was Barbara Hershey's lips. She looked like she stopped off at a gas station and someone said, 'Your lips are down 30 pounds. Better let me hit 'em with some air.