The story focuses on the Magrath sisters—Lenny, Meg, and Babe—who reunite at the family home in Hazlehurst, Mississippi, after Babe shoots her abusive husband. The three were raised by Old Granddaddy after their mother hanged herself and the family cat and have been eccentric ever since. Lenny is a wallflower who bemoans her shriveled ovary. Egocentric Meg is a singer whose Hollywood career ended abruptly when she suffered a nervous breakdown. Unruly and impulsive Babe shocks her sisters with stories about her affair with a teenage African American boy. Past resentments bubble to the surface as the women are forced to deal with assorted relatives and previous relationships while coping with the latest incident that has disrupted their dysfunctional lives.
MPAA Rating: | PG-13 |
Genre: | Comedy, Drama |
Country: | United States |
Produced By: | Bill Gerber, Arlene Rothberg, Freddie Fields, P.K. Fields, Burt Sugarman |
Directed By: | Bruce Beresford |
Written By: | Beth Henley |
Cast: | Diane Keaton, Beeson Carroll, Robert J. Maxwell, Jessica Lange, Tom Mason, Jean Willard, Sissy Spacek, Connie Adams, Annie McKnight, Eleanor Eagle, David Carpenter, Sam Shepard, Natalie Anderson, Gregory Eugene Travis, Jessica Ezzell, Tess Harper, Hurd Hatfield |
In Theaters: | Jan 23, 1987 |
Runtime: | 1 hour 45 minutes |
Production: | De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) |
Budget: | $20,000,000 |
Box Office: | $22,905,522 |
Available On: | Amazon, Itunes, Vudu |
Read More On: | Wikipedia |