附註:
電影名為 Steel Magnolias 的故事﹐由作者紀念因患先天型糖尿病早逝的妹妹而寫。再由原作者改寫成電影劇本﹐還請到妹妹醫療團隊本尊在電影中演他們自已。他希望透過電影﹐能推廣對糖尿病的正確認知﹐也希望能藉帶淚的笑聲﹐引導人們學著用幽默來把內心的哀傷釋出。
"The film’s title suggests the female characters are 'as delicate as magnolias but as tough as steel' and this represents what a 'Steel Magnolia' is."
Background
As noted in the Special Features on the Steel Magnolias DVD, the story of Steel Magnolias is based on the tragic death of Robert Harling's younger sister, a diabetic. As her best friend and closest sibling, Robert found it very difficult to cope with her death. He was advised by many of his friends to write about his feelings as a coping method. It began as a short story and evolved into a full length play due to the complexity of the relationships and emotions that existed within the characters. Harling felt it important to include the way the characters utilized humor and light hearted conversations to assist them in coping with the seriousness of the underlying situations. Harling wanted the moviegoers to have a true experience of what his family endured during his sister's hospitalization. One of the ways he did this was by employing the nurses, doctors, and other hospital staff that worked with his sister as characters in the movie portraying their real life roles. Because of the true to life situation, this movie is received by viewers in many different ways.