Steel Magnolias is a 2012 English-language Comedy Drama motion picture directed by Herbert Ross and produced by Ray Stark, Andrew Stone and Victoria White under the banner of Rastar. In this contemporary re-imagining of the beloved classic film, Steel Magnolias chronicles the extraordinary friendship of six remarkable Southern Women, there for each other through life's triumphs and tragedies. Funny, wise and richly human, this immensely moving film features a brilliant all-star cast, including Queen Latifah, Phylicia Rashad, Adepero Oduyem, Condola Rashad, Jill Scott and Alfre Woodard. Written by Anonymous. Steel magnolias features Sally Field, Dolly Parton, Shirley Maclaine, Daryl Hannah, Olympia Dukakis, Julia Roberts and Anna Sagraves. 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 movie has a running time of 117 minutes. It was released on 7th October 2012. The movie made a box office gross of $96 million. Distribution rights for the film were acquired by TriStar Pictures.