Drama ·Comedy · United States of America · 1991 · 2h 10m

Fried Green Tomatoes

Fried Green Tomatoes poster
Director
Jon Avnet
Cast
Kathy Bates as Evelyn Couch Jessica Tandy as Ninny Threadgoode Mary-Louise Parker as Ruth Jamison Mary Stuart Masterson as Idgie Threadgoode Cicely Tyson as Sipsey Stan Shaw as Big George
Crew
Geoffrey Simpson — Director of Photography Debra Neil-Fisher — Editor Thomas Newman — Original Music Composer Carol Sobieski — Screenplay Fannie Flagg — Screenplay Fannie Flagg — Novel
Tagline

The secret of life? The secret's in the sauce.

Synopsis

Amidst her own personality crisis, a southern housewife meets an outgoing old woman who tells her the story of Idgie Threadgoode and Ruth Jamison, two young women who experienced hardships and love in 1920s Whistle Stop, Alabama.

Trailer Fried Green Tomatoes — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
based on novel or booksouthern usaalabamatomatocafebeenursing hometomboylesbiantomate
Key Collaborators
Jon Avnet Director Geoffrey Simpson Director of Photography Debra Neil-Fisher Editor Thomas Newman Original Music Composer Carol Sobieski Screenplay Fannie Flagg Screenplay Fannie Flagg Novel Jon Avnet Producer Jordan Kerner Producer Barbara Ling Production Design Elizabeth McBride Costume Design
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