Steel Magnolias (1989)

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7.3	IMDB rating

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Directed by

Herbert Ross

Starring (View all)

Sally Field
M'Lynn Eatenton

Dolly Parton
Truvy Jones

Shirley MacLaine
Ouiser Boudreaux

Daryl Hannah
Annelle Dupuy Desoto

Olympia Dukakis
Clairee Belcher

Julia Roberts
Shelby Eatenton Latcherie

Tom Skerritt
Drum Eatenton

Sam Shepard
Spud Jones

Written by

Robert Harling
(screenplay)

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An average movie

10 years, 4 months ago at Mar 12 8:56

johanlefourbe

1 vote

That’s where it all started for Julia Roberts. I mean, the year before she made ‘Mystic Pizza’ which was her first lead part but it is with this movie that the mainstream audience noticed her and, of course, a year later, she would be in ‘Pretty Woman’ and the rest is simply history. Anyway, this movie definitely has a fan base but I’m not one of those fans, I’m afraid (it is a majo... read more

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joannwilliams

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This is one of my all time favorites. Cried all the way through. I have
seen this about 5 or 6 times and its just like I'm seeing it for the first time. I love the cast..every single one of them.!!

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Description: Revolving around Truvy's Beauty Parlor in a small parish in modern-day Louisiana, STEEL MAGNOLIAS is the story of a close-knit circle of friends whose lives come together there. As the picture opens, we find Drum Eatenton shooting birds in the trees of his back yard in preparation for his daughter's wedding reception that afternoon. Shortly thereafter, M'Lynn and Shelby (Drum's wife and daughter) depart for Truvy's to get their hair done for the wedding. "Just the sweetest thing," Annelle Depuy Desoto (who may or may not be married because her marriage may not be legal) is introduced to Truvy's customers as her new &qu ... (more)

Release date: 22 November 1989

Tags: Drama (23), Comedy (12), Romance (12), 1989 (10), 1980s (10), Chick Flick (8), Wedding (8), Women (7), Gossip (7), Pregnancy (6), Dog (6), Cake (6), Friendship (4), Christmas (4), Funeral (4), Beauty Salon (4), Louisiana (3), Based On Play (3), Easter (3), Hairdresser (3)

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" Based on the play, by Robert Hartling, the title suggests the "female characters are as delicate as magnolias but as tough as steel". The magnolia specifically references a magnolia tree they are arguing about at the beginning. M'Lynn is the mother of bride-to-be Shelby Eatenton, and as friend Truvy Jones fixes the women's hair for the ceremony, they welcome a helping hand from aspiring beautician Annelle Dupuy Desoto. Diabetic Shelby has a health scare, which is averted but doesn't bode "

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