![]() The cast is simply great across the board, and the Deep South locations (the movie was filmed in beautiful Natchitoches, Louisiana), sweeping score by Georges Delerue, and careful direction by Herbert Ross (who also did The Turning Point, another great mother/daughter film) make this a great movie to watch with your mom. It’s a great melodrama in the best sense of the word, and each laugh (particularly those garnered by Shirley MacLaine’s ornery Ouiser) and tear is earned. Some people think Steel Magnolias is shameless and melodramatic, but don’t listen to those fuddy-duddies. Her mother, Sally Field’s M’Lynn, is worried her daughter will hurt herself as she tries to realize her dreams of becoming a mother. The plot pivots around Shelby, played by a pre- Pretty Woman Julia Roberts, who is a diabetic, but still wants to marry, have kids, and grow old with her new husband. ![]() ![]() The story, adapted from a stage play by Robert Harling, is about six Southern women of various ages who experience weddings, pregnancies, heartache, and bad hairdos. ![]() ![]() At one point, Dolly Parton, as the wise hairdresser Truvy, reveals that “laughter through tears is my favorite emotion.” That pretty much sums up Steel Magnolias, which pulls at the heartstrings and the funny bone equally and to great effect. ![]()
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