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Steel Magnolias

Year:

1989

Duration:

117 min | Spain:119 min

Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

IMDB rate:

7.2

Director:

Herbert Ross

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 wins & 6 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1989-11-22

Filming Locations: Natchitoches, Louisiana, USA

Earnings

Opening Weekend: $5,425,440 (USA) (19 November 1989)

Gross: $5,467,015 (USA) (19 November 1989)

Cast

Actor

Character

Bibi Besch

Steel Magnolias

Daniel Camp

James Wlcek

Steel Magnolias

Sally Field

M'Lynn Eatenton

Dolly Parton

Truvy Jones

Shirley MacLaine

Ouiser Boudreaux

Daryl Hannah

Annelle Dupuy Desoto

Olympia Dukakis

Clairee Belcher

Julia Roberts

Shelby Eatenton Latcherie

Tom Skerritt

Drum Eatenton

Sam Shepard

Spud Jones

Dylan McDermott

Jackson Latcherie

Kevin J. O'Connor

Sammy Desoto

Bill McCutcheon

Owen Jenkins

Ann Wedgeworth

Aunt Fern

Knowl Johnson

Tommy Eatenton

Jonathan Ward

Jonathan Eatenton

Janine Turner

Nancy Beth Marmillion

Ronald Young

Drew Marmillion

Nancy Parsons

Janice Van Meter

Robert Ginnaven

Mayor Van Meter

Tom Hodges

Louie Jones

Rick Hurst

Bark Boone

Robert Harling

Minister

C. Houser

Jack Jr. - 1 Year Old

Norman Fletcher

Mr. Latcherie Sr.

Lori Tate

Mrs. Latcherie Sr.

Robert Adams

Dr. Judd

Carol Sutton

Nurse Pam

Aja Sansone

Monique

Rodney Alan Fulton

Bobby Ray Ross

Spencer Henderson

Dancing Couple

Sandra Asbury-Johnson

Dancing Couple

Gale J. Odom

Church Singer

Betsy Widhalm

Church Organist

Oscar J. Bienvenu Jr.

Doctor

Teresa Beaudion

Receptionist

Gladys Mallard

Nurse

Betty J. Dove

Nurse

Travis Harrison

Delivery Boy

James Shapkoff III

Delivery Man

Walker May

Newspaper Boy

Robert R. Morgan

Cook

Roger D. McCann

Cook's Helper

Debbie McCann

Cook's Helper

Trent Dawson

Choir Member (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

M'Lynn's home is actually two different houses. The Cook-Taylor House, owned by the Henry Taylor family and now a Bed and Breakfast in Natchitoches, was used for the outside front of the house, and most of the scenes inside the home and in the back yard. It is on Front Street by the river and can be easily located, as it is now known as "The Steel Magnolias Bed and Breakfast." During filming, the Taylors moved out and rented an apartment.

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Writer Robert Harling has said that the film follows the last three years of his sister's (Susan Harling) life.

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On the DVD's commentary track, Herbert Ross describes how Georges Delerue was not his first choice as a composer for this film. Another "well known" composer's music was rejected but he fails to say who.

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Goofs

Before the wedding, all of the girls are in Truvy's, talking. Clairee is sitting in front of a stack of Easter eggs. Notice how the colors and placement of the eggs change almost every time the camera pans to Clairee.

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When the women are in the beauty shop when M'Lynn has Jack Jr., Clairee's rollers are in a certain sequence in one shot and then in a different order in the next.

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When Sammy makes Annelle a cherry Coke, the glass changes after he pours the Coke, but before he throws the cherry into it. The level of liquid also momentarily drops.

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Quotes

Ouiser Boudreaux: I am just about at the end of my rope with you.

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Ouiser Boudreaux: The only reason people are nice to me is because I have more money than God.

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Clairee Belcher: The only thing that separates us from the animals is our ability to accessorize.

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