comedy-drama

Steel Magnolias is a 1989 American comedy-drama film about the bond among a group of women from Louisiana, who can be as beautiful as magnolias, but are as tough as steel.

Comedy/Drama

A Comedy/Drama with sharp, funny dialogue, lovable characters, and a truly touching ending, Steel Magnolias received rave reviews on Broadway.

the story of a close-knit circle of friends

Revolving around Truvy's Beauty Parlor in a small parish in modern-day Louisiana, Steel Magnolias is the story of a close-knit circle of friends whose lives come together there.

comedic

Currently running in a successful revival on Broadway, Steel Magnolias is the loving comedic tribute to the charm and wit of Southern women that served as the inspiration for the successful 1989 film of the same name.

a comedy– drama about the bond among a group of southern women in Louisiana

Steel Magnolias is a comedy–drama about the bond among a group of southern women in Louisiana.

hilarious

Infused with heart and humor, Steel Magnolias is a hilarious story that touches on love, loss and enduring friendship.

a hilarious story of love, loss, and enduring friendship

Infused with heart and humor, Steel Magnolias is a hilarious story of love, loss, and enduring friendship.'

the bittersweet story of six women who gather under the dryers at Truvy’s Beauty Salon to share gossip, laughter, recipes, and beauty secrets on four significant days across three years of their lives in a small Southern town

Steel Magnolias is the bittersweet story of six women who gather under the dryers at Truvy’s Beauty Salon to share gossip, laughter, recipes, and beauty secrets on four significant days across three years of their lives in a small Southern town.

a dramatic comedy centered around six southern women and their relationships that bloom within the local beauty salon

Steel Magnolias is a dramatic comedy centered around six southern women and their relationships that bloom within the local beauty salon.

a drama-comedy centered around six women who are lifelong friends

Steel Magnolias is a drama-comedy centered around six women who are lifelong friends.

a bittersweet drama laced with comedy that follows five tightly-knit women who congregate at a beauty parlor in a small Louisiana town

Adapted from the autobiographical off-Broadway hit play by Robert Harling, Steel Magnolias is a bittersweet drama laced with comedy that follows five tightly-knit women who congregate at a beauty parlor in a small Louisiana town.

a dramatic comedy that follows the lives and relationships of 6 women in a small-town Louisiana beauty shop

Steel Magnolias is a dramatic comedy that follows the lives and relationships of 6 women in a small-town Louisiana beauty shop.

a 1989 comedy film about a group of women described as delicate as magnolias, but tough as steel

Steel Magnolias is a 1989 comedy film about a group of women described as delicate as magnolias, but tough as steel.

a story of hilarious repartee, acerbic yet humorously revealing verbal collisions

Steel Magnolias is a story of hilarious repartee, acerbic yet humorously revealing verbal collisions, and the sudden realization of mortality within an all too perfect beauty salon.

a series of comic one-liners leading up to a teary tragedy

Steel Magnolias' is essentially a series of comic one-liners leading up to a teary tragedy, but let a teary tragedy be said that the one-liners are mostly funny and the tragedy deserves most, but not all, of the tears.

heart-warming comedy about the bond of friendship between six Southern women and their time spent at their home away from home - the beauty shop

Steel Magnolias is heart-warming comedy about the bond of friendship between six Southern women and their time spent at their home away from home - the beauty shop.

chick-flick

Steel Magnolias is a classic chick-flick with all star cast, including Julia Roberts, Sally Field, Dolly Parton, Daryl Hannah, Olympia Dukakis and my personal favourite, Shirley MacLaine as Ouiser.

on the life and of Harling’s sister and death

Written by Richard Harling, “Steel Magnolias” is a comedy-drama based on the life and death of Harling’s sister and Richard Harling's experiences with Type 1 diabetes.

the tear-jerking 1989 'chick flick' , with Julia Roberts as Julia Roberts's diabetic daughter () starring Sally Fieldshence the diabetes reference

Steel Magnolias is the tear-jerking 1989 'chick flick' starring Sally Fields, with Julia Roberts as Julia Roberts's diabetic daughter (hence the diabetes reference).

part heartfelt tearjerker, featuring non-stop witty banter

Steel Magnolias is part comedy of manners, part heartfelt tearjerker, featuring non-stop witty banter.