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Fried Green Tomatoes

  • 19911991
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 2h 10m
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
74K
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POPULARITY
1,296
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Kathy Bates and Jessica Tandy in Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)
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A housewife who is unhappy with her life befriends an old lady in a nursing home and is enthralled by the tales she tells of people she used to know.A housewife who is unhappy with her life befriends an old lady in a nursing home and is enthralled by the tales she tells of people she used to know.A housewife who is unhappy with her life befriends an old lady in a nursing home and is enthralled by the tales she tells of people she used to know.

IMDb RATING
7.7/10
74K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,296
90
  • Director
    • Jon Avnet
  • Writers
    • Fannie Flagg(novel "Fried Green Tomatoes At the Whistle Stop Cafe")
    • Carol Sobieski(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Kathy Bates
    • Jessica Tandy
    • Mary Stuart Masterson
Top credits
  • Director
    • Jon Avnet
  • Writers
    • Fannie Flagg(novel "Fried Green Tomatoes At the Whistle Stop Cafe")
    • Carol Sobieski(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Kathy Bates
    • Jessica Tandy
    • Mary Stuart Masterson
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 220User reviews
    • 52Critic reviews
    • 64Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 2 Oscars
      • 6 wins & 12 nominations total

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    Fried Green Tomatoes
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    Mary Stuart Masterson and Mary-Louise Parker in Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)
    Jessica Tandy in Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)
    Jon Avnet in Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)
    Mary-Louise Parker and Cicely Tyson in Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)
    Kathy Bates in Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)
    Mary Stuart Masterson and Stan Shaw in Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)
    Jessica Tandy in Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)
    Kathy Bates in Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)
    Mary Stuart Masterson and Mary-Louise Parker in Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)
    Mary Stuart Masterson, Mary-Louise Parker, Kathy Bates, Jessica Tandy, Cicely Tyson, and Fannie Flagg in Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)
    Kathy Bates and Jessica Tandy in Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)
    Mary Stuart Masterson in Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)

    Top cast

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    Kathy Bates
    Kathy Bates
    • Evelyn Couchas Evelyn Couch
    Jessica Tandy
    Jessica Tandy
    • Ninny Threadgoodeas Ninny Threadgoode
    Mary Stuart Masterson
    Mary Stuart Masterson
    • Idgie Threadgoodeas Idgie Threadgoode
    Mary-Louise Parker
    Mary-Louise Parker
    • Ruth Jamisonas Ruth Jamison
    Cicely Tyson
    Cicely Tyson
    • Sipseyas Sipsey
    Chris O'Donnell
    Chris O'Donnell
    • Buddy Threadgoodeas Buddy Threadgoode
    Stan Shaw
    Stan Shaw
    • Big Georgeas Big George
    Gailard Sartain
    Gailard Sartain
    • Ed Couchas Ed Couch
    Timothy Scott
    Timothy Scott
    • Smokey Lonesomeas Smokey Lonesome
    • (as Tim Scott)
    Gary Basaraba
    Gary Basaraba
    • Grady Kilgoreas Grady Kilgore
    Lois Smith
    Lois Smith
    • Mama Threadgoodeas Mama Threadgoode
    Jo Harvey Allen
    Jo Harvey Allen
    • Women's Awareness Teacheras Women's Awareness Teacher
    Macon McCalman
    Macon McCalman
    • Prosecutor Percyas Prosecutor Percy
    Richard Riehle
    Richard Riehle
    • Reverend Scrogginsas Reverend Scroggins
    Raynor Scheine
    Raynor Scheine
    • Sheriff Curtis Smooteas Sheriff Curtis Smoote
    Grace Zabriskie
    Grace Zabriskie
    • Eva Batesas Eva Bates
    Reid Binion
    • Young Julian Threadgoodeas Young Julian Threadgoode
    Afton Smith
    Afton Smith
    • Leona Threadgoodeas Leona Threadgoode
    • Director
      • Jon Avnet
    • Writers
      • Fannie Flagg(novel "Fried Green Tomatoes At the Whistle Stop Cafe") (screenplay)
      • Carol Sobieski(screenplay)
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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    Storyline

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    Evelyn Couch is having trouble in her marriage, and no one seems to take her seriously. While in a nursing home visiting relatives, she meets Ninny Threadgoode, an outgoing old woman, who tells her the story of Idgie Threadgoode, a young woman in 1920's Alabama. Through Idgie's inspiring life, Evelyn learns to be more assertive and builds a lasting friendship of her own with Ninny. —Kevin <Kibble@vm.temple.edu>
    • female bonding
    • domestic violence
    • friendship
    • alabama
    • discrimination
    • 137 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • The secret of life? The secret's in the sauce.
    • Genre
      • Drama
    • Certificate
      • PG-13
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Mary Stuart Masterson did all of the bee stunts herself because her stunt double quit at the last minute.
    • Goofs
      When Evelyn arrives in Whistle Stop, Ninny is sitting on a suitcase. A few minutes later, when they walk towards the car, the suitcase has disappeared.
    • Quotes

      [Evelyn is cut off in a parking lot]

      Evelyn Couch: Hey! I was waiting for that spot!

      Girl #1: Face it, lady, we're younger and faster!

      [Evelyn rear-ends the other car six times]

      Girl #1: What are you *doing*?

      Girl #2: Are you *crazy*?

      Evelyn Couch: Face it, girls, I'm older and I have more insurance.

    • Alternate versions
      In the TV version, Idgie watches Ruth teaching Sunday school before taking her to her birthday party at the saloon.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: JFK/Grand Canyon/Father of the Bride/The Inner Circle (1991)
    • Soundtracks
      My Blue Heaven
      Written by Walter Donaldson and George Whiting

      Performed by Gene Austin and His Orchestra

      Courtesy of the RCA Records Label of BMG Music

    User reviews220

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    A warm, well acted film with sexual overtones
    While I love this film, and have seen it a dozen times at least, the maturing of my mind since the first time I saw it as a teen in 1991, have made me take a second look at this stunningly acted film about love, friendship, devotion and racial issues in a multiple decade look at women's roles in society.

    Anyone who went to college where I did would see that Idgy from her childhood is the sterotypical Lesbian. She does not like to wear dresses and prefers a man's dress even as a youngster. As she ages, and as Ruth befriends her, she is tantalized by a kiss Ruth gives her on the cheek at the swimming hole and so devastated by Ruth's wedding that she does not even attend but instead drives hours to Valdosta, Georgia to look on hurtfully from the woods at Ruth carried in her new home in her wedding dress.

    As the film progresses and Ruth is rescued from her abusive relationship the two start a cafe called Whistle Stop Cafe in Whistle Stop, Alabama. If one watches carefully they'll see that the two live together in a house near the cafe. In one poignant moment, the two women are talking over coffee late at night in the cafe when Ruth says that she feels bad that Idgy may feel she needs to stay and care for Ruth and Buddy Threadgoode Jr. (Buddy is Ruth's son but has Idgy's last name?!) Ruth says that if it weren't for she and Buddy, Idgy may "settle down" Idgy dramatically replies "I am as settled as I am ever going to be" and "I don't want you to move out" The clincher was the image they showed shortly after that scene of Ruth in a feminine dress and Idgy in shorts and a shirt and tie, holding each other and smiling. Idgy never married or dated and Ruth never remarried.

    Everyone must come to their own conclusion but mine is two women in the 1930's who enjoy a healthy, loving lesbian relationship with the disguise of business partners in a time and place when different anything race, religion or creed, was just not tolerated or accepted.
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    • tanya_lamb
    • Jul 5, 2002

    FAQ4

    • Are Idgey and Ninny the same person?
    • Is 'Fried Green Tomatoes' based on a book?
    • Are Ninny and Idgie Threadgoode the same person?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 24, 1992 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Vreli dani u Alabami
    • Filming locations
      • Senoia, Georgia, USA
    • Production companies
      • Universal Pictures
      • Act III Communications
      • Avnet/Kerner Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $11,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $82,418,501
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $105,317
      • Dec 29, 1991
    • Gross worldwide
      • $119,418,501
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 10 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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