<P> Released by TriStar Pictures in the United States on November 15 , 1989 and grossed more than $83.7 million at the box office . Harling 's first produced screenplay , he adapted the original film script which was then heavily rewritten beyond the on - stage one - set scenario ( which had taken place entirely in Truvy 's beauty salon ) of the stage production : the scenes increased and the sequence was more tightly linked with major holidays than the play ; the increased characters beyond the original , all - female play cast caused dialogue changes between on - screen characters ( among them , Harling playing the preacher and Truvy has one son instead of two ) . Natchitoches , Louisiana served as both the 1989 film location and scenario location with historian Robert DeBlieux , a former Natchitoches mayor , as the local advisor . </P>
<P> Released by TriStar Pictures in the United States on November 15 , 1989 and grossed more than $83.7 million at the box office . Harling 's first produced screenplay , he adapted the original film script which was then heavily rewritten beyond the on - stage one - set scenario ( which had taken place entirely in Truvy 's beauty salon ) of the stage production : the scenes increased and the sequence was more tightly linked with major holidays than the play ; the increased characters beyond the original , all - female play cast caused dialogue changes between on - screen characters ( among them , Harling playing the preacher and Truvy has one son instead of two ) . Natchitoches , Louisiana served as both the 1989 film location and scenario location with historian Robert DeBlieux , a former Natchitoches mayor , as the local advisor . </P>
where does the movie steel magnolias take place
where does the movie steel magnolias take place
Natchitoches , Louisiana
Natchitoches , Louisiana