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Steel Magnolias is a 1989 American comedy drama film directed by Herbert Ross and starring Sally Field, Dolly Parton, Shirley MacLaine, Daryl Hannah, Olympia Dukakis, and Julia Roberts. The screenplay by Robert Harling is based on his 1987 play of the same name about the bond a group of women share in a small-town Southern community, and how ...
Steel Magnolias is a stage play by American writer Robert Harling, ... 1987 WPA Theatre cast 1987 Lortel Theatre cast 1st National Tour cast 1989 West End cast
It is a contemporary retelling of the play Steel Magnolias and its 1989 film adaptation. [2] The new film stars an all-black American cast, including Queen Latifah as M'Lynn, Jill Scott as Truvy, Condola Rashād as Shelby, Adepero Oduye as Annelle, with Phylicia Rashād as Clairee and Alfre Woodard as Ouiser. [3] [4]
Hannah was a much bigger star than Roberts when the call went out for Steel Magnolias auditions.After making her film debut in Brian De Palma's The Fury in 1978, Hannah turned in acclaimed ...
She also starred in High Spirits (1988) opposite Peter O'Toole and ended the decade with Woody Allen's Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989) and Steel Magnolias featuring Sally Field, Shirley MacLaine and Julia Roberts (1989). Hannah played the daughter of Jack Lemmon's character in both of the Grumpy Old Men comedies.
As Daryl Hannah points out, a starry cast made up of primarily women was a rarity at the time. ... Steel Magnolias had its premiere on Nov. 5, 1989, opening in theaters later that month. Among the ...
Despite his harsh words about Steel Magnolias, in which Julia played Shelby Eatenton-Latcherie, Eric also apologizes to his sister in the book, which hit shelves on Tuesday, September 17, for once ...
[2] [3] [4] For her supporting role in the comedy-drama Steel Magnolias (1989), she won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress. [5] [6] Roberts' next role was opposite Richard Gere in the highly successful romantic comedy Pretty Woman (1990), [7] [8] for which she won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Musical or Comedy. [6]