Steel Magnolias (1989)

Too Much Insulin

When Shelby (Julia Roberts) suffers a diabetic attack at the salon owned by Truvy (Dolly Parton), M’Lynn (Sally Field) gives her daughter juice and tells Clairee (Olympia Dukakis) and Annelle (Daryl Hannah) that Shelby will be unable to have children.

Directed by Herbert Ross.

Released in 1989 by Sony.

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  • character-type: Employee
  • character-type: Hairdresser
  • character-type: Daughter
  • character-type: Friend
  • character-type: Mother
  • action: Panic
  • action: Cry
  • action: Drink
  • editors-choice: Tear Jerkers
  • editors-choice: Female Performances
  • primary-genre: Drama
  • secondary-genre: Tearjerkers
  • secondary-genre: Drama
  • mood: Emotional
  • mood: Suspenseful
  • prop: Towel
  • prop: Pill
  • prop: Hair Net
  • prop: Juice
  • setting: Salon
  • theme: Illness
  • theme: Parenthood
  • theme: Family
  • actor: Daryl Hannah
  • actor: Dolly Parton
  • actor: Sally Field
  • actor: Julia Roberts
  • actor: Olympia Dukakis
  • director: Herbert Ross
  • producer: Ray Stark
  • cinematographer: John A. Alonzo
  • composer: Georges Delerue
  • costume-designer: Julie Weiss
  • production-designer: Edward Pisoni
  • role-name: Shelby Eatenton Latcherie
  • role-name: M'Lynn Eatenton
  • role-name: Annelle Dupuy Desoto
  • role-name: Truvy Jones
  • role-name: Clairee Belcher
  • screenwriter: Robert Harling
  • year: 1989
  • studio: Sony