1991
7.7 (1375 votes)
2h 10m
Genres
Drama
Comedy
Production Companies
Universal Pictures
Act III Productions
Avnet/Kerner Productions
Electric Shadow Productions
Fried Green Tomatoes Productions
Act III Productions
Avnet/Kerner Productions
Electric Shadow Productions
Fried Green Tomatoes Productions
Fried Green Tomatoes
The secret of life? The secret's in the sauce.
Overview
Amidst her own personality crisis, southern housewife Evelyn Couch meets Ninny, an outgoing old woman who tells her the story of Idgie Threadgoode and Ruth Jamison, two young women who experienced hardships and love in Whistle Stop, Alabama in the 1920s.
Key Crew
Director: Jon Avnet
Screenplay: Fannie Flagg, Carol Sobieski
Producer: Jon Avnet, Jordan Kerner
Director of Photography: Geoffrey Simpson
Top 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
Videos
Fried Green Tomatoes Trailer 1991
