Steel Magnolias (1989)
There are so many reasons to watch Steel Magnolias, and once you’ve watched it, you can cross it off your “classics to watch” list and move on to the next one.
You’ll appreciate the large cast (Shirley MacLaine, Dolly Parton, Olympia Dukakis, Sally Field, Daryl Hannah, Tom Skerritt, Sam Shepard, Dylan McDermott) and you’ll get a kick out seeing Julia Roberts in the movie just before she donned knee high boots for Pretty Woman. And yes, you’ll laugh and shed a tear, but then you’ll survive. This isn’t Terms of Endearment.
Steel Magnolias will appeal to the Fried Green Tomatoes, Crimes of the Heart, and August: Osage County. In other words, it’s a movie about a bunch of Southern women muddling through life, with a little tragedy, a few chuckles, and a sweet tea or two. If you like those types of movies, add this to your weekend watch list and start popping that corn!
More Shirley MacLaine movies here!
Be sure to check out Hot Toasty Rag's review of 2012's Steel Magnolias here!
You’ll appreciate the large cast (Shirley MacLaine, Dolly Parton, Olympia Dukakis, Sally Field, Daryl Hannah, Tom Skerritt, Sam Shepard, Dylan McDermott) and you’ll get a kick out seeing Julia Roberts in the movie just before she donned knee high boots for Pretty Woman. And yes, you’ll laugh and shed a tear, but then you’ll survive. This isn’t Terms of Endearment.
Steel Magnolias will appeal to the Fried Green Tomatoes, Crimes of the Heart, and August: Osage County. In other words, it’s a movie about a bunch of Southern women muddling through life, with a little tragedy, a few chuckles, and a sweet tea or two. If you like those types of movies, add this to your weekend watch list and start popping that corn!
More Shirley MacLaine movies here!
Be sure to check out Hot Toasty Rag's review of 2012's Steel Magnolias here!