TY - GEN AB - "Six divas of the silver screen - Sally Field, Dolly Parton, Shirley MacLaine, Daryl Hannah, Olympia Dukakis and Julia Roberts - come together as bosom buddies in this hilarious and heartwarming story of life, love and loss in a small Louisiana Parish. At the center of the group is Shelby Eatenton (Roberts), newly married and joyfully pregnant, despite the fact that her diabetes could make childbirth life-threatening. Terrified and angry at the possibility of losing her only daughter, M'Lynn Eatenton (Field) looks to her four closest friends for strength and laughter as she battles her deepest fears of death in order to join Shelby in celebrating the miracle of new life"--Container. AU - Harling, Robert, AU - Stark, Ray, AU - Ross, Herbert, AU - Field, Sally, AU - Parton, Dolly, AU - Roberts, Julia, AU - Hannah, Daryl, AU - Dukakis, Olympia, AU - MacLaine, Shirley, AU - Skerritt, Tom, AU - Shepard, Sam, AU - McDermott, Dylan, AU - O'Connor, Kevin J., AU - Alonzo, John A., AU - Hirsch, Paul M. AU - Delerue, Georges, CN - PN1997 CN - PN1997 ET - Special edition. ID - 717743 KW - Diabetics KW - Mothers and daughters KW - Friendship LA - In English, Spanish, or Portuguese. Subtitles: English, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean, Thai. Closed-captioned. N1 - Originally produced as a motion picture in 1989. N1 - Special features: Director's commentary, deleted scenes, exclusive featurette, isolated music score, trailers, talent files, production notes. N1 - Scene selection list inserted in container. N2 - "Six divas of the silver screen - Sally Field, Dolly Parton, Shirley MacLaine, Daryl Hannah, Olympia Dukakis and Julia Roberts - come together as bosom buddies in this hilarious and heartwarming story of life, love and loss in a small Louisiana Parish. At the center of the group is Shelby Eatenton (Roberts), newly married and joyfully pregnant, despite the fact that her diabetes could make childbirth life-threatening. Terrified and angry at the possibility of losing her only daughter, M'Lynn Eatenton (Field) looks to her four closest friends for strength and laughter as she battles her deepest fears of death in order to join Shelby in celebrating the miracle of new life"--Container. SN - 0767848896 SN - 9780767848893 T1 - Steel magnolias TI - Steel magnolias ER -