Steel Magnolias is a 1989 movie originally released by Tri-Star Pictures, and a stage play with the same name. It is a comedy-drama about a group of southern women in northwest Louisiana.
The movie begins just before Shelby's (Julia Roberts) wedding to Jackson (Dylan McDermott). The movie takes place mainly in Truvy's Beauty Parlor. It covers events over the next several years, including Shelby's decision to have a son despite being diabetic and the consequences that resulted from the decision.
Starring Dolly Parton (Truvy Jones), Olympia Dukakis (Clairee Belcher), Shirley MacLaine (Ouiser Boudreaux), Darryl Hannah (Annelle Dupuy), Sally Field (M'Lynn Eatenton), and Julia Roberts (Shelby Eatenton). Roberts herself was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
The screenplay was based on the stage play by Robert Harling .
At the wedding reception, a red velvet cake made in the shape of an armadillo was served as the groom's cake , becoming a part of popular culture.
The movie was filmed in Natchitoches, Louisiana, and was released in the United States on November 15 1989. It would go on to gross more than US$83.7 million there.
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