Steel Magnolias
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UPC: 5-050582-238273 (DVD)
Region Coding: 2, 4
Production Year: 1989
Rating: PG (Parental guidance suggested)
Running Time: 113 min.
DVD Release: 3/8/2004
Case Type: Keep Case
Video Formats: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85:1
Disc Formats: Single Sided, Dual Layered
SRP: £19.99
A beautiful, bittersweet comedy set in deep south Louisiana, 'Steel Magnolias' unites the unique talents of America's finest actresses as six very special friends bonded together by mutual triumphs and tragedies.

Despite their differences, beautiful and impulsive Shelby (Julia Roberts), her strong-willed mother, M'Lynn (Sally Field), beauty parlour owner Truvy (Dolly Parton), elegant wealthy widow, Clairee (Olympia Dukakis), sharp-tongued Ouiser (Shirley MacLaine) and mousey newcomer Annelle (Daryl Hannah) enjoy a friendship that spans the boundaries of age and status.

Sharing each other's strength and loyalty, these six remarkable women survive the cycles of life, birth and death to emerge stronger, closer and still laughing.

Genres
Drama
Comedy


Studios
TriStar Pictures
Rastar Films
Media Companies: Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Features
Scene Access
Featurettes
Audio Commentary
Deleted Scenes
Production Notes
Subtitles
Danish
Dutch
English
Finnish
French
German
Hindi
Italian
Norwegian
Portuguese
Audio Tracks
English Dolby Digital Dolby Surround
French Dolby Digital Dolby Surround
German Dolby Digital Dolby Surround
Italian Dolby Digital Dolby Surround
Spanish Dolby Digital Dolby Surround
Commentary Dolby Digital 2-Channel Stereo
Music Only Dolby Digital 2-Channel Stereo
Cast
Sally Field as M'Lynn Eatenton
Dolly Parton as Truvy Jones
Shirley MacLaine as Ouiser Boudreaux
Daryl Hannah as Annelle Dupuy Desoto
Olympia Dukakis as Clairee Belcher
Julia Roberts as Shelby Eatenton Latcherie
Tom Skerritt as Drum Eatenton
Sam Shepard as Spud Jones
Dylan McDermott as Jackson Latcherie
Kevin J. O'Connor as Sammy Desoto
Bill McCutcheon as Owen Jenkins
Ann Wedgeworth as Aunt Fern
Knowl Johnson as Tommy Eatenton
Jonathan Ward as Jonathan Eatenton
Bibi Besch as Belle Marmillion
Janine Turner as Nancy Beth Marmillion
James Wlcek as Marshall Marmillion
Ronald Young as Drew Marmillion
Nancy Parsons as Janice Van Meter
Robert Ginnaven as Mayor Van Meter
Tom Hodges as Louie Jones
Rick Hurst as Bark Boone
Robert Harling as Minister
C. Houser as Jack, Jr. (1 Year Old)
Daniel Camp as Jack, Jr. (3 Years Old)
Norman Fletcher as Mr. Latcherie, Sr.
Lori Tate as Mrs. Latcherie, Sr.
Robert Adams as Dr. Judd
Carol Sutton as Nurse Pam
Aja Sansone as Monique
Rodney Alan Fulton as Bobby Ray Ross

Dancing Couple
Spencer Henderson
Sandra Asbury-Johnson


Gale J. Odom as Church Singer
Betsy Widhalm as Church Organist
Oscar J. Bienvenu, Jr. as Doctor
Teresa Beaudion as Receptionist

Nurses
Gladys Mallard
Betty J. Dove


Travis Harrison as Delivery Boy
James Shapkoff, III as Delivery Man
Walker May as Newspaper Boy
Robert R. Morgan as Cook

Cook's Helpers
Roger D. McCann
Debbie McCann


Trent Dawson as Choir Member (uncredited)
Crew
Direction:
Herbert Ross: Director
Writing:
Robert Harling: Screenwriter
Robert Harling: Original Material By
Production:
Victoria White: Executive Producer
Ray Stark: Producer
Cinematography:
John A. Alonzo: Director of Photography
Film Editing:
Paul Hirsch: Film Editor
Music:
Georges Delerue: Composer
Sound:
Al Overton: Production Sound Mixer
Wylie Stateman: Supervising Sound Editor
Tom Bellfort: Supervising Sound Editor
Neal R. Burger: Sound Editor
Scott Martin Gershin: Sound Editor
Lawrence J. Kemp: Sound Editor
Dan Rich: Sound Editor
Hugo Weng: Sound Editor
Michael D. Wilhoit: Sound Editor
Robert Litt: Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Greg P. Russell: Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Elliot Tyson: Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Art:
Julie Weiss: Costume Designer
Gene Callahan: Production Designer
Edward Pisoni: Production Designer
Hub Braden: Art Director
Michael Okowita: Art Director
Shirlee Strahm: Costume Designer
Christina Smith: Make-up Artist
Hallie D'Amore: Make-up Artist
Frances Kolar: Make-up Artist
Leigh Mitchell: Make-up Artist
Kevin Harris: Visual Effects