Steel Magnolias is a 1989 English-language Comedy Drama movie written by Robert Harling and directed by Herbert Ross and produced by Ray Stark, Andrew Stone and Victoria White under the banner of Rastar. 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. Steel magnolias stars Sally Field, Dolly Parton, Shirley Maclaine, Daryl Hannah, Olympia Dukakis, Julia Roberts and Clara Gabrielle. The screenplay is written by Robert Harling which is inspired from Steel Magnolias by Robert Harling. The music was composed by Georges Delerue. Cinematography was done by John A. Alonzo and editing by Paul Hirsch. The film has a running time of 117 minutes. It was released on 22nd November 1989. The Film was successful at box office. Steel Magnolias was made on a budget of $15 million and it was a super hit at box office gross of $96 million. Distribution rights for the movie were acquired by TriStar Pictures.