Steel Magnolias (1989)

Comedy, Drama, General Film, Romance

Director: Herbert Ross

Writer(s): Robert Harling(play and screenplay)

Starring: Sally Field, Dolly Parton, Shirley MacLaine, Daryl Hannah, Olympia Dukakis, Julia Roberts, Tom Skerritt, Sam Shepard, Dylan McDermott, Kevin J. O’Connor, Bill McCutcheon, Ann Wedgeworth, Knowl Johnson, Jonathan Ward, Bibi Besch, Janine Turner, James Wlcek, Ronald Young, Nancy Parsons, Robert Ginnaven, Tom Hodges, Rick Hurst, Robert Harling, Clara Gabrielle, Daniel Camp, Norman Fletcher, Lori Tate, Robert Adams, Carol Sutton, Aja Sansone, Rodney Alan Fulton, Spencer Henderson, Sandra Asbury-Johnson, Gale J. Odom, Betsy Widhalm, Oscar J. Bienvenu Jr., Teresa Beaudion, Gladys Mallard, Betty J. Dove, Travis Harrison, James Shapkoff III, Walker May, Robert R. Morgan, Roger D. McCann, Debbie McCann

Synopsis: Pivoting around the lively Truvy Jones’ Louisiana beauty parlour, a tightly-knit band of friends, confront griefs, loss, life’s unforeseen tragedies and heartaches with what they do best: gossiping and sharing. The spirited diabetic and bride-to-be, Shelby; her always supportive mother, M’Lynn; Truvy’s gawky assistant, Annelle; the city’s curmudgeon, Ouiser; and the town’s former first lady, Clairee, are the warm Southern belles who know how to survive life’s challenges with their unwavering friendship. But when Shelby decides to conceive, things will turn upside down.

Release Date: November 22, 1989 (USA) | Length: 117 min | Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance | Certificate: PG

Note: I need to see this film to better identify people. Carol Sutton and Teresa Beaudion are only in the film for a moment. There are various black people in the background who go uncredited.