Sally Field, Dolly Parton, Shirley MacLaine, Daryl Hannah, Olympia Dukakis, and Julia Roberts star in this warmly humorous adaptation of the hit stage play, portraying small-town women brought together in and around a Louisiana beauty parlor to discuss life's sweet and sad experiences. Central to the story is M'Lynn's (Field) love of her newly married daughter (Roberts), whose pregnancy comes with tragic complications. Herbert Ross directs; Dylan McDermott, Tom Skerritt co-star. 119 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital stereo Surround, Portuguese Dolby Digital stereo, Spanish Dolby Digital stereo; Subtitles: English, Chinese, Korean, Spanish, Thai; audio commentary by Ross; biographies; deleted scenes; isolated music score; "making of" featurette; theatrical trailers.