Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)

  • PG-13
  • 12/27/1991 (US)
  • Drama, Comedy
  • 2h 10m

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

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.

Fannie Flagg

Screenplay, Novel

Carol Sobieski

Screenplay

Jon Avnet

Director

Cast

Kathy Bates's headshot

Kathy Bates

Evelyn Couch
Jessica Tandy's headshot

Jessica Tandy

Ninny Threadgoode
Mary-Louise Parker's headshot

Mary-Louise Parker

Ruth Jamison
Mary Stuart Masterson's headshot

Mary Stuart Masterson

Idgie Threadgoode
Cicely Tyson's headshot

Cicely Tyson

Sipsey
Stan Shaw's headshot

Stan Shaw

Big George
Chris O'Donnell's headshot

Chris O'Donnell

Buddy Threadgoode
Gailard Sartain's headshot

Gailard Sartain

Ed Couch

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