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Name: Steel Magnolias (1989)
Released: 1989-11-15
Cast: Sally Field, Dolly Parton, Shirley MacLaine, Julia Roberts, Olympia Dukakis

Steel Magnolias (1989)

PG
1h 58m
1989

66%

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Six divas of the silver screen - Sally Field, Dolly Parton, Shirley MacLaine, Daryl Hannah, Olympia Dukakis and Julia Roberts - come together as bosom buddies in this hilarious and heartwarming story of life, love and loss in a small Louisiana parish. At the center of the group is Shelby Eatenton (Julia Roberts), newly married and joyfully pregnant, despite the fact that her diabetes could make childbirth life-threatening. Terrified and angry at the possibility of losing her only daughter, M'Lynn Eatenton (Sally Field) looks to her four closest friends for strength and laughter as she battles her deepest fear of death in order to join Shelby in celebrating the miracle of new life.

Director:

Herbert Ross

Producer:

Ray Stark

Writer:

Robert Harling

Cast:

Sally Field, Dolly Parton, Shirley MacLaine, Julia Roberts, Olympia Dukakis, Daryl Hannah

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

66%

Critics Consensus: Steel Magnolias has jokes and characters to spare, which makes it more dangerous (and effective) when it goes for the full melodrama by the end.

Reviews

Southern Voice (Atlanta)

Terry Francis

Technically it's one of the shoddiest pieces of work I've seen from a major studio in recent years, yet it's bathed in the starshine of a likeable and skilled ensemble cast, who manage to partly overshadow the film's deficiencies in script and execution.

May 8, 2023

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El Nuevo Herald (Miami)

Rene Jordan

A restless and ambulatory film. [Full review in Spanish]

There is a release here, instead of just feeling depressed. When Sally Fields says, "I needed to express myself," we all did.

January 12, 2022

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