Steel Magnolias (2012 film)

Steel Magnolias is an American comedy-drama television film directed by Kenny Leon that premiered at Lifetime Network on October 7, 2012. It is a contemporary retelling of the play Steel Magnolias and its 1989 film adaptation. The new film stars an all-black American cast, including Queen Latifah as M'Lynn, Jill Scott as Truvy, Condola Rashād as Shelby, Adepero Oduye as Annelle, with Phylicia Rashād as Clairee and Alfre Woodard as Ouiser.

Cast

 * Queen Latifah as Mary Lynn "M'Lynn" Eatenton
 * Jill Scott as Truvy Jones
 * Alfre Woodard as Louisa "Ouiser" Boudreaux
 * Adepero Oduye as Annelle Dupuy-DeSoto
 * Phylicia Rashād as Clairee Belcher
 * Condola Rashād as Shelby Eatenton-Latcherie
 * Lance Gross as Sammy DeSoto
 * Michael Beasley as Spud Jones
 * Tory Kittles as Jackson Latcherie
 * Afemo Omilami as Drum Eatenton
 * Demetrius Bridges as Jonathan Eatenton
 * Justin Martin as Tommy Eatenton
 * Julius Erving as Minister
 * Jeff Rose as Dr. Judd

Critical reception
The film has been met with positive reviews from critics, with a score of 74 out of 100 from Metacritic. Many critics praised Alfre Woodard's performance as Ouiser.

Ratings
The film premiered on Sunday, October 7, 2012, on Lifetime and earned 6.5 million viewers. It is the 3rd highest viewed Lifetime Original.