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Fried Green Tomatoes

1991 · Film · 130 min

  • Drama
  • Comedy

Plot

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.

About Fried Green Tomatoes

Fried Green Tomatoes is a 1991 American Southern Gothic comedy-drama film directed by Jon Avnet, and based on Fannie Flagg's 1987 novel Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe. Written by Flagg and Carol Sobieski, and starring Kathy Bates, Jessica Tandy, Mary Stuart Masterson, Mary-Louise Parker, and Cicely Tyson, the film tells the story of a middle-aged housewife who, unhappy with her life, befriends an elderly lady in a nursing home and is enthralled by the tales she tells of people she used to know. The film was released in theaters in the United States on December 27, 1991, garnered positive reviews from critics and was a box office success, grossing $119.4 million on a $11 million budget. Fried Green Tomatoes received nominations for two Academy Awards and two BAFTA awards, as well as nominations for three Golden Globe Awards and a Guldbagge Award.

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Cast

  • Kathy BatesEvelyn Couch
  • Jessica TandyNinny Threadgoode
  • Mary-Louise ParkerRuth Jamison
  • Mary Stuart MastersonIdgie Threadgoode
  • Cicely TysonSipsey
  • Stan ShawBig George
  • Chris O'DonnellBuddy Threadgoode
  • Gailard SartainEd Couch
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