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Steel Magnolias

- Six extraordinary friends. They share each other's laughter. They dry each other's tears.

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.

Release Date : 1989-11-15

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Rastar ProductionsTriStar Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : M'Lynn Eatenton

Original Name : Sally Field

Gender : Female

Character Name : Truvy Jones

Original Name : Dolly Parton

Gender : Female

Character Name : Ouiser Boudreaux

Original Name : Shirley MacLaine

Gender : Female

Character Name : Annelle Dupuy

Original Name : Daryl Hannah

Gender : Female

Character Name : Clairee Belcher

Original Name : Olympia Dukakis

Gender : Female

Character Name : Shelby Eatenton Latcherie

Original Name : Julia Roberts

Gender : Female

Character Name : Drum Eatenton

Original Name : Tom Skerritt

Gender : Male

Character Name : Spud Jones

Original Name : Sam Shepard

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jackson Latcherie

Original Name : Dylan McDermott

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sammy Desoto

Original Name : Kevin J. O'Connor

Gender : Male

Character Name : Owen Jenkins

Original Name : Bill McCutcheon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Aunt Fern

Original Name : Ann Wedgeworth

Gender : Female

Character Name : Tommy Eatenton

Original Name : Knowl Johnson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jonathan Eatenton

Original Name : Jonathan Ward

Gender : Male

Character Name : Belle Marmillion

Original Name : Bibi Besch

Gender : Female

Character Name : Nancy Beth Marmillion

Original Name : Janine Turner

Gender : Female

Character Name : Marshall Marmillion

Original Name : James Wlcek

Gender : Male

Character Name : Drew Marmillion

Original Name : Ronald Young

Gender : Male

Character Name : Janice Van Meter

Original Name : Nancy Parsons

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mayor Van Meter

Original Name : Robert Ginnaven

Gender : Male

Character Name : Louie Jones

Original Name : Tom Hodges

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bark Boone

Original Name : Rick Hurst

Gender : Male

Character Name : Minister

Original Name : Robert Harling

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jack, Jr. (1 Year Old)

Original Name : Clara Gabrielle

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jack, Jr. (3 Years Old)

Original Name : Daniel Camp

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mr. Latcherie, Sr.

Original Name : Norman Fletcher

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Latcherie, Sr.

Original Name : Lori Tate

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dr. Judd

Original Name : Robert Adams

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nurse Pam

Original Name : Carol Sutton

Gender : Female

Character Name : Monique

Original Name : Aja Sansone

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bobby Ray Ross

Original Name : Rodney Alan Fulton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dancing Couple

Original Name : Spencer Henderson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dancing Couple

Original Name : Sandra Asbury-Johnson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Church Singer

Original Name : Gale J. Odom

Gender : Male

Character Name : Church Organist

Original Name : Betsy Widhalm

Gender : Male

Character Name : Doctor

Original Name : Oscar J. Bienvenu Jr.

Gender : Male

Character Name : Receptionist

Original Name : Teresa Beaudion

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nurse

Original Name : Gladys Mallard

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nurse

Original Name : Betty J. Dove

Gender : Male

Character Name : Delivery Boy

Original Name : Travis Harrison

Gender : Male

Character Name : Delivery Man

Original Name : James Shapkoff III

Gender : Male

Character Name : Newspaper Boy

Original Name : Walker May

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cook

Original Name : Robert R. Morgan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cook's Helper

Original Name : Roger D. McCann

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cook's Helper

Original Name : Debbie McCann

Gender : Male

Character Name : Choir Member (uncredited)

Original Name : Trent Dawson

Gender : Male

Reviews

GenerationofSwine

@GenerationofSwine

2023-01-14

You can tell from the start that this was adapted from the stage. The dialogue--for the most part--has the same earnest theatrics as your average play, and honestly it works fairly well in a knock-off Tennessee Williams kind of way. And the stage adaptation becomes even more evident when it shows itself to be a comedy tear-jerker. And, as I said, that's fine. It has pro-talent and it's always nice to bring the stage into your living room from time to time.

kevin2019

@kevin2019

2025-04-19

"Steel Magnolias" is an emotionally barren experience throughout as it attempts to emulate the feeble "Beaches" (1988) and it largely accomplishes the same startling underachievement as that memorably lacklustre film. This time around we are introduced (or perhaps that should be we are subjected) to an assortment of constantly wittering women warbling on about a wealth of risible nonsense we are supposed to care about (or perhaps that should be find entertaining and funny), but in the main it is none of these things which is hardly surprising since much of it is aimed squarely at what will probably be a more appreciative female audience while the rest of us merely endure it - while wishing we were watching "Die Hard" instead - and we are never rewarded with anything of thought provoking consequence which might make any of it seem worthwhile.