Steel Magnolias (Special Edition) |  | Director: Herbert Ross
Actors: Shirley MacLaine, Olympia Dukakis, Sally Field, Julia Roberts, Daryl Hannah
Studio: Sony Pictures
Category: DVD
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Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Special Edition, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), Portuguese (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), Portuguese (Subtitled), Georgian (Subtitled), Chinese (Subtitled), Thai (Subtitled), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Picture Format: Array
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 117 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: D70247D
ISBN: 0767848896
UPC: 043396702479
EAN: 9780767848893
Theatrical Release Date: November 15, 1989
Release Date: July 25, 2000
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Product Description
In the South, a diabetic girl decides to risk having a baby and is supported by her mother and four loyal friends.
Genre: Feature Film-Drama
Rating: PG
Release Date: 3-JAN-2006
Media Type: DVD
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Based on Robert Harling's play, this comedy-drama directed by Herbert Ross (The Turning Point) follows several years in the lives of women who regularly see one another at a beauty shop in their small Louisiana town. The story deepens as Julia Roberts, playing a serious diabetic and the daughter of Sally Field, goes downhill in her health. But as an ensemble piece, this is one of those enjoyably lumpy tearjerkers with many years' worth of stored truths suddenly being shared between the characters, lots of grievances aired, that sort of thing. Daryl Hannah and Shirley MacLaine assume the most eccentric roles, Dolly Parton the most fun, and Olympia Dukakis the most dignified, while Sally Field essentially provides the moral and emotional center of the movie. --Tom Keogh
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 A must if you're from the South (and everywhere else) November 16, 2009
P. Miller (Colorado, USA)
I grew up in Louisiana and this is a great movie (I'm a bit impartial) that presents the South beautifully and with a lot of humor. The story is based on a real family from Natchotiches and it is just wonderful. The cast is fantastic! Have a box of kleenex with you for the end and also, enjoy the music! The soundtrack is beautiful.
Good way to spend 2 hours September 12, 2009
Aunt Lovina
I love this movie. It's real. It's funny. It's sad. Be ready to laugh out loud. Keep a box of tissues handy. Overall it's a feel-good story of friendship in the South. A good way to spend a couple of hours. (BTW--subtitles in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean, Thai)
Genuine Charm August 3, 2009
D. Carter
This movie is an absolute MUST HAVE if you're a mother, a daughter, an aunt or grandmother; and it's a definite MUST HAVE if you're from the SOUTH!!! A-list actors abound & Dolly Parton is a hoot! Big thumbs up for Tom Skerritt as well. It's an enjoyable ride with lot's of "laughter through tears" which is Truvy's (Dolly's character) favorite emotion & if you liked Olympia as Cher's mother in 1987's "Moonstruck" you'll love her even more as Miss Clairee!!!
 So many classic lines July 31, 2009
Dave Stephens
I love the one-liners from this movie. Plus, it's a good story. Very enjoyable.
"EXCELLENT!" June 8, 2009
Terry Richard (Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada)
"Steel Magnolias" made Julia Roberts a movie star, and proved that Dolly Parton was as good an actress as Sally Field and Shirley MacLaine. The film is about a group of best friends in Louisanna who come together when one of them loses their daughter. A splendid film, "Steel Magnolias" will make you laugh and cry. Peter Travers of Rolling Stone says, "The ladies are live wires. Just stand back and watch them set off sparks".
While filming Christmas scenes in 100 degree weather in the summer of 1988, Dolly was sitting on the sidelines quietly waiting for her call from the director. Totally made up in heavy sweater and a wig, Dolly was approached by Julia Roberts who, with the exception of Dolly, was complaining about the heat. She said to Dolly, "how can you just sit there and not complain about the heat?", to which Dolly stated, "when I was a little girl I wanted to be two things, rich and famous, and now that I'm both of those things I'm not gonna complain". Julia was speechless! Another good quote from Dolly too was when the director, Herbert Ross, told her she couldn't act. Dolly exclaimed, "Shoot I know I can't act. You didn't hire me so I could act. You hired me because I'm a personality. I'm Dolly Parton. So if your any kind of director you'll make it look like I'm acting!".
The dvd comes with director's commentary, deleted scenes, talent files, and more.
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