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Steel Magnolias
- 1hr 57m
- (3)
- 56
- 1hr 57m
- (3)
- 56
A young beautician, newly arrived in a small Louisiana town, finds work at the local salon, where a small group of women share a close bond of friendship, and… More Details »
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Movie Info & Cast
Director: Herbert Ross
Producer: Ray Stark, Andrew Stone, Victoria White
Writer: Robert Harling
Release Date: Nov 22, 1989
Runtime: 1hr 57m
Synopsis
A young beautician, newly arrived in a small Louisiana town, finds work at the local salon, where a small group of women share a close bond of friendship, and welcome her into the fold.
Cast
- Sally Field
- Dolly Parton
- Shirley MacLaine
- Daryl Hannah
- Olympia Dukakis
- Julia Roberts
- Tom Skerritt
- Sam Shepard
- Dylan McDermott
- Kevin J. O'Connor
Did You Know?
Trivia
- Shot in the small Louisiana town of Natchitoches. Reportedly, the filmmakers made so many demands of the locals, particularly those who volunteered to be extras, that when The Man in the Moon (1991) was shot in the same town, extras were very hard to find.
Goofs
- When M'Lynn's son puts a piece of ice down the back of her shirt, we can hear it fall to the floor. In the next shot, it's still down her shirt and she's asking Shelby for help to get it out.
Quotes
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- Clairee: I've just been to the dedication of the new children's park.
- Truvy: Yeah, how did that go?
- Clairee: Janice Van Meter got hit with a baseball. It was fabulous.
- Truvy: Was she hurt?
- Clairee: I doubt it. She got hit in the head.
Atom User Reviews
Metacritic
75
No use fighting it. this laugh-getting, tear-jerking, part-affecting, part-appalling display of audience manipulation is practically critic-proof...The result can best be described as shamelessly entertaining.
Peter Travers
Rolling Stone
75
The principal pleasure of the movie is in the ensemble work of the actresses, as they trade one-liners and zingers and stick together and dish the dirt. Steel Magnolias is willing to sacrifice its over-all impact for individual moments of humor, and while that leaves us without much to take home, you've got to hand it to them: The moments work.
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
75
MacLaine grabbing Dukakis by the bangs, shoving her head back with a sneering “Have your roots done,” radiates more feminine fellowship than a dozen sisterhoods of the travelling pants. Not bad for a movie that alternates the tragedy of dying young and beautiful against the comedy of growing old and bitter.
Eric Henderson
Slant Magazine
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