Release Date: 1989-11-15
Overview: 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.
Rating: 7.187 / 10
Sally Field
as M'Lynn Eatenton
Dolly Parton
as Truvy Jones
Shirley MacLaine
as Ouiser Boudreaux
Daryl Hannah
as Annelle Dupuy
Olympia Dukakis
as Clairee Belcher
Herbert Ross - Director
Georges Delerue - Original Music Composer
Paul Hirsch - Editor
John A. Alonzo - Director of Photography
Robert Harling - Screenplay
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