---
title: 'Steel Magnolias (1989)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Herbert Ross'
released: '1989-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 114
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/steel-magnolias-1989'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098384/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Steel Magnolias (1989)

1989 · 114 min · Drama, Comedy · United States


## Synopsis

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 they cope with the death of one of their own. The supporting cast features Tom Skerritt, Dylan McDermott, Kevin J. O'Connor, and Sam Shepard. Harling based the story in part on his sister, Susan Harling Robinson, who died in 1985 of complications from type 1 diabetes. In the film, Roberts plays Shelby, the character based on Susan.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Herbert Ross](https://cinepixo.com/people/herbert-ross)
- **Screenplay:** [Robert Harling](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-harling)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Georges Delerue](https://cinepixo.com/people/georges-delerue)
- **Producer:** [Ray Stark](https://cinepixo.com/people/ray-stark)
- **Director of Photography:** [John A. Alonzo](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-a-alonzo)
- **Editor:** [Paul Hirsch](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-hirsch)

## Cast

- [Tom Skerritt](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-skerritt)
- [Sam Shepard](https://cinepixo.com/people/sam-shepard)
- [Daryl Hannah](https://cinepixo.com/people/daryl-hannah)
- [Ann Wedgeworth](https://cinepixo.com/people/ann-wedgeworth)
- [Knowl Johnson](https://cinepixo.com/people/knowl-johnson)
- [Shirley MacLaine](https://cinepixo.com/people/shirley-maclaine)
- [Jonathan Ward](https://cinepixo.com/people/jonathan-ward)
- [Kevin J. O'Connor](https://cinepixo.com/people/kevin-j-o-connor)
- [Olympia Dukakis](https://cinepixo.com/people/olympia-dukakis)
- [Dolly Parton](https://cinepixo.com/people/dolly-parton)
- [Bibi Besch](https://cinepixo.com/people/bibi-besch)
- [Janine Turner](https://cinepixo.com/people/janine-turner)
- [Dylan McDermott](https://cinepixo.com/people/dylan-mcdermott)
- [Julia Roberts](https://cinepixo.com/people/julia-roberts)
- [Sally Field](https://cinepixo.com/people/sally-field)

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