Steel Magnolias Six extraordinary friends. They share each other's laughter. They dry each other's tears. Release date: 1989-11-15 Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance Actors: Tom Skerritt, Carol Sutton, Bibi Besch, Daryl Hannah, Shirley MacLaine, Kevin J. O'Connor, Olympia Dukakis, Julia Roberts, Janine Turner, Sally Field, Bill McCutcheon, Tom Hodges, Ann Wedgeworth, Nancy Parsons, Jonathan Ward, Dylan McDermott, James Wlcek, Knowl Johnson, Rick Hurst, Dolly Parton, Robert Ginnaven, Trent Dawson, Norman Fletcher, Spencer Henderson, Daniel Camp, Clara Gabrielle, Robert Adams, Betty J. Dove, Robert R. Morgan, Gale J. Odom, Roger D. McCann, Ronald Young, Travis Harrison, Rodney Alan Fulton, Walker May, Lori Tate, Sandra Asbury-Johnson, Teresa Beaudion, Oscar J. Bienvenu Jr., Gladys Mallard, James Shapkoff III, Aja Sansone, Debbie McCann, Betsy Widhalm Budget: $15,000,000Revenue: $95,904,091 Runtime: 1 h. 57 min. Score: 7.2/10 Votes: 685 Countries: United States of America Companies: Rastar Productions, TriStar Pictures Available* : Overview: 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.