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Fried Green Tomatoes
1991PG-132h 10m7.7 / 10
The secret of life? The secret's in the sauce.
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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Fried Green Tomatoes opened in theaters January 24, 1992. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
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.
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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 CouchCredits
- Directed by
- Jon Avnet
- Written by
- Fannie Flagg, Carol Sobieski, Fannie Flagg
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $11M
- Box office
- $119.4M
Production
Act III ProductionsUnited States- Electric Shadow Productions
- The Avnet/Kerner CompanyUnited States
- The Rank OrganisationUnited Kingdom
Themes
abused wifealabamabarbecue (bbq)based on novel or bookbeecafedeep southelderly woman