Steel Magnolias
Steel Magnolias is a 1989 American comedy-drama film directed by Herbert Ross and starring Academy Award winners Sally Field, Shirley MacLaine, and Olympia Dukakis with Dolly Parton, Daryl Hannah, and Julia Roberts. The film is a film adaptation of Robert Harling's 1987 play of the same name about the bond a group of women share in a small-town Southern community, and how they cope with the death of one of their own. The supporting cast features Tom Skerritt, Dylan McDermott, Sam Shepard and Kevin J. O'Connor.
Plot
Annelle Dupuy (Daryl Hannah), a shy beauty school graduate, moves to Chinquapin Parish in northwestern Louisiana, where Truvy Jones (Dolly Parton) hires her to work in her home-based beauty salon.
More details
| author | Robert Harling |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Louisiana |
| director | Herbert Ross |
| editor | Paul Hirsch |
| genre | comedy-drama |
| keywords | annoy baby baby boy beauty salon break dialysis easter bunny easter egg hunt follow help hypoglycemia hypoglycemic johnathan ward kevin j. o\'connor kidney dialysis kidney failure life support married new baby parish pick up radio station type 1 diabetes walk wedding reception |
| musicBy | Georges Delerue |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| producer | Ray Stark |
| productionCompany | Rastar |
| publisher | TriStar Pictures |
| theme | female buddy |