Fried Green Tomatoes
Overview
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.
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Nominated for 2 Oscars. 6 wins & 12 nominations total
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"The secret of life? The secret's in the sauce."
Status
Released
Original Language
en
Budget
$11,000,000
Revenue
$119,418,501
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Cast
Kathy Bates
Evelyn Couch
Jessica Tandy
Ninny Threadgoode
Mary-Louise Parker
Ruth Jamison
Mary Stuart Masterson
Idgie Threadgoode
Cicely Tyson
Sipsey
Stan Shaw
Big George
Chris O'Donnell
Buddy Threadgoode
Gailard Sartain
Ed Couch
Timothy Scott
Smokey Lonesome
Gary Basaraba
Grady Kilgore
Lois Smith
Mama Threadgoode
Jo Harvey Allen
Woman's Awareness Teacher
Crew
Jon Avnet
Director
Directing
Carol Sobieski
Screenplay
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Fannie Flagg
Screenplay
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Norman Lear
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Andrew Meyer
Executive Producer
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Anne Marie Gillen
Executive Producer
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Tom Taylor
Executive Producer
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Jon Avnet
Producer
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Jordan Kerner
Producer
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Thomas Newman
Original Music Composer
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Geoffrey Simpson
Director of Photography
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Fried Green Tomatoes (1991) short review - Frock Flicks
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‘Fried Green Tomatoes’ 30 years later - Xtra Magazine
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Fried Green Tomatoes (1991) ⭐ 7.7 | Drama - IMDb
Fried Green Tomatoes (1991) ⭐ 7.7 | Drama IMDb
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FILM; 'Fried Green Tomatoes' Uses Southern Ingredients (Published 1991) - The New York Times
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