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.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.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.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 2 wins & 7 nominations total
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAfter a poor take, director Herbert Ross reprimanded Dolly Parton and asked her if she could act. She replied "No, but it's your job to make me look like I can!"
- GoofsAfter giving out tomatoes in Truvy's salon, Ouiser takes her hat off and burps. The scene cuts to Clairee laughing. Behind Clairee, you can see Ouiser in the mirror with her hat still on.
- Quotes
Ouiser Boudreaux: I'm not crazy, I've just been in a very bad mood 40 years!
- SoundtracksI Got Mine
Written and Performed by Ry Cooder
Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records Inc.
By arrangement with Warner Special Products
Featured review
The flavor of the South
Every time I see this movie, I want to eat a plateful of jambalaya and smell the sweet aroma of a magnolia. No other movie I've seen quite captures the essense of southern living like Steel Magnolias. This movie has everything, hysterical comedy and satisfying drama. Everyone was great: Sally Field as M'Lynn, a mother who still worries about her very grown up daughter; Julia Roberts as Shelby, a special young woman who feels that having a baby is worth risking everything; Dolly Parton as Truvy, a lonely beautician who brightens like a light bulb when her little shop is full of "hens" : ) ; Olympia Dukkakis as Clairee, the town bigwig who loves to gossip; Daryl Hannah as Annelle, a very religious young woman who drives her friends crazy with her sudden fits of prayer; and of course who can forget Shirley McLaine as Ouiser, the grouchy old wretch who tows her pathetic dog around and mercilessly cusses out the equally obnoxious Drum (Tom Skerrit)??? A very satisfying movie for comedy and drama lovers alike. A totally feel good, yet very real movie.
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Magnolien aus Stahl - Die Stärke der Frauen
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $15,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $84,614,512
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $5,425,440
- Nov 19, 1989
- Gross worldwide
- $96,759,512
- Runtime1 hour 57 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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