Six women come together 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, 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 looks to her four closest friends for strength and laughter as she battlesher deepest fear of death in order to join Shelby in celebrating the miracle of new life.

GENRE: Comedydrama, Romance
MPAA RATING: PG
RUN TIME: 1h 58m
RELEASE DATE: November 22, 1989
STARRING: Sally Field, Dolly Parton, Shirley MacLaine, Daryl Hannah, Olympia Dukakis
DIRECTOR(S): Herbert Ross
PRODUCER(S): Ray Stark
WRITER(S): Robert Harling
STUDIO: TriStar Pictures