Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)

PG-1312/27/1991Drama, Comedy2h 10m
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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.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Kathy Bates

    Evelyn Couch

  2. Cast 1

    Jessica Tandy

    Ninny Threadgoode

  3. Cast 1

    Mary-Louise Parker

    Ruth Jamison

  4. Cast 1

    Mary Stuart Masterson

    Idgie Threadgoode

  5. Cast 1

    Cicely Tyson

    Sipsey

  6. Cast 1

    Stan Shaw

    Big George

  7. Cast 1

    Chris O'Donnell

    Buddy Threadgoode

  8. Cast 1

    Gailard Sartain

    Ed Couch

  9. Cast 1

    Timothy Scott

    Smokey Lonesome

**An unfairly forgotten film, quite emotional, that women will find very good and men may or may not like, depending on their tolerance for films with a greater sentimental charge.** Director Jon Avnet brings us a good film that reminds us of the value of good friendships and self-love. Intelligently directing his crew and cast, he managed to make a discreet, unpretentious but very enjoyable film that easily wins over the audience. Still, it's bland and tepid, and perhaps that's precisely why it ended up as forgotten as it is. One of the strongest points is clearly the cast, headed by tw...

Status Released

Original LanguageEnglish 

Budget$11,000,000.00

Revenue $119,418,501.00

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