Diane Keaton, Jessica Lange, Sissy Spacek, Sam Shepard, Tess Harper ...( see more  see more... ) , David Carpenter , Hurd Hatfield , Beeson Carroll , Jean Willard , Tom Mason , Annie McKnight , Gregory Eugene Travis

Three Oscar-winning actresses have a go at one of playwright Beth Henley's southern-fried comedies, and cook up an agreeable gumbo. In the town of Hazelhurst, Mississippi, Diane Keaton dithers her bir...( read more  read more... )thday away as one sister (Jessica Lange) returns from a flopped attempt at a singing career in Hollywood, and the other sister (Sissy Spacek) languishes in jail after shooting her abusive hubby. Truth be told, all three have been a little touched in the head ever since the long-past day when their mother hanged herself along with the family cat. Bruce Beresford provides the workmanlike direction, and Sam Shepard and Tess Harper contribute supporting turns. But this one's all about the three skillful stars, who eschew showboating and defer to each other with real grace--they have the rhythms of family conversation down pat, and they embody the glances and sighs of sisterhood, rather than acting them. --Robert Horton

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PG-13, 105 min.

Directed by: Bruce Beresford

Release Date: December 12, 1986

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DVD Release Date: February 3, 2004

 

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  • August 3, 2007
    I was really expecting alot more from this because I love the 3 stars,but it just wasn't quire there. There are some very funny parts and I enjoyed their interaction,but there needed to be more story.
  • October 2, 2009
    Great cast great performanses Realy I enjoy this film. Briliand women roles indeed.
  • August 16, 2009
    Falls into Lifetime category.
  • August 13, 2009
    Very well written and directed, nicely drawn characters. The cast is terrific, and the three leads are superb, especially Sissy Spacek. Enjoyable from start to finish. It's a bittersweet story with some very amusing scenes, as well as some very touching ones.
  • April 18, 2009
    nominated for best picture at the golden globes
  • November 22, 2008
    Major chick flick...deadly and dull to any man...
  • June 19, 2008
    Really good. I love the cast and characters. Sissy Spacek is wonderful.
  • May 6, 2008
    Three sisters with quite different personalities and lives reunite when the youngest of them, Babe, has just shot her husband. The oldest sister, Lenny, takes care of their grandfather and is turning into an old maid, while Meg, who tries to make it in Hollywood as a singer/actre...( read more)ss, has had a wild life filled with many men. Truth be told, all three have been a little touched in the head ever since the long-past day when their mother hanged herself along with the family cat. Their reunion causes much joy, but also many tensions.
  • April 7, 2008
    another great chick flick that is great to watch
  • March 7, 2008
    This movie wasn't good at all.

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