Steel Magnolias Julia Roberts Dolly Parton

Steel magnolias is a 1989 american comedy drama film directed by herbert ross it is a film adaptation of robert harling s 1987 play of the same name the play and film are 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.

Steel magnolias julia roberts dolly parton.

With shirley maclaine olympia dukakis sally field julia roberts. Though the 1989 dramedy helped make julia roberts a megastar the actress was often bullied by director herbert ross on. Steel magnolias blu ray blu ray. Directed by herbert ross.

Steel magnolias 1989 cast and crew credits including actors actresses directors writers and more. A young beautician newly arrived in a small louisiana town finds work at the local salon where a small group of women share a close bond of friendship and welcome her into the fold. Julia roberts hallie d amore. A beauty salon brought six southern women together in the 1989 film steel magnolias julia roberts sally field shirley maclaine dolly parton daryl hannah and olympia dukakis took us on an.

The story is based on robert harling s real life experience of the death of his sister susan. Herbert ross was a notoriously difficult director to work with as he pushed his actors in order to get their best performances out of them. Dolly grip james etheridge. Olympia dukakis as hilarious heartburn inducing clairee dolly parton as syrupy.

Julia roberts as the. Steel magnolias was a tearjerker onscreen and behind the scenes too. Dolly stars in american comedy drama steel magnolias in 1989 dolly starred as louisiana beauty shop owner truvy jones in the american comedy drama steel magnolias the film adaption based on the 1987 play of the same name tells the story of a group of close knit women who bond through various family crises. When steel magnolias was in production julia roberts was still a relative newcomer to hollywood having only filmed mystic pizza the year before.