Fried Green Tomatoes
“The secret of life? The secret's in the sauce.”
1991•PG-13•2h 10m•7.7•Released
DramaComedy
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.
Director
Jon Avnet
Writer
Carol Sobieski, Fannie Flagg
Budget
$11M
Revenue
$119M
Languages
English
Studio
Act III Productions
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
Fannie Flagg
Teacher
Suzi Bass
Nurse
Tom Even
Judge
Production
Company
Act III Productions
Company
Electric Shadow Productions
Company
The Avnet/Kerner Company
Company
The Rank Organisation
Producer
Jon Avnet
Producer
Jordan Kerner
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