Movie Rec...if you haven't seen it and you're American...SHAME ON YOU!
"Steel Magnolias" (1989)
Starring: Sally Field, Dolly Parton, Shirley McClaine, Olympia Dukakis, Julia Roberts, Daryl Hannah, Sam Shepard, and Tom Skerritt.
I swear, this may be the ultimate tear-jerker of ALL TIME for me! Anytime I see it, by the end I've gone through practically 1/2 a box of tissues. It is such a beautiful film, with sadness but hope and I hope every woman gets to see this film.
I just found out today when watching it AGAIN with my mother that this was based on true events. Apparently, the writer of this story/play/film actually lost his sister in the way it plays out here. He was so moved on how dedicated she was to her family and how a small town came together to support their family after the loss, that he wanted to dedicate this story to them.
Please....PLEASE see this film. You will not be sorry that you did!
Starring: Sally Field, Dolly Parton, Shirley McClaine, Olympia Dukakis, Julia Roberts, Daryl Hannah, Sam Shepard, and Tom Skerritt.
I swear, this may be the ultimate tear-jerker of ALL TIME for me! Anytime I see it, by the end I've gone through practically 1/2 a box of tissues. It is such a beautiful film, with sadness but hope and I hope every woman gets to see this film.
I just found out today when watching it AGAIN with my mother that this was based on true events. Apparently, the writer of this story/play/film actually lost his sister in the way it plays out here. He was so moved on how dedicated she was to her family and how a small town came together to support their family after the loss, that he wanted to dedicate this story to them.
Please....PLEASE see this film. You will not be sorry that you did!