Following the death of Dolly Parton last month at the age of 80 after a brief battle with cancer, fans have been revisiting her film work, with the 1989 tear-jerker Steel Magnolias enjoying a notable streaming resurgence on Paramount+. The film, directed by Herbert Ross and released nine years after Parton's breakout role in 9 to 5, is being rewatched by audiences as a way of paying tribute to her legacy as an actress as well as a musician and philanthropist.

Steel Magnolias featured Parton alongside an all-star cast including Julia Roberts, Shirley MacLaine, Sally Field, Olympia Dukakis and Daryl Hannah, with Roberts earning an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Shelby Eatenton-Latcherie. At the time of writing, the film had become the second-most-watched title on Paramount+ in the United States, underlining the scale of public affection for Parton following her death, which came a year after that of her husband of 59 years, Carl Thomas Dean.