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Fried Green Tomatoes

Not Rated
DramaComedy
7.7/10(1,332 ratings)

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.

12-27-1991
2h 10m
Fried Green Tomatoes
Backdrop for Fried Green Tomatoes

Main Cast

Kathy Bates

Kathy Bates

Evelyn Couch

Jessica Tandy

Jessica Tandy

Ninny Threadgoode

Mary-Louise Parker

Mary-Louise Parker

Ruth Jamison

Mary Stuart Masterson

Mary Stuart Masterson

Idgie Threadgoode

Cicely Tyson

Cicely Tyson

Sipsey

Stan Shaw

Stan Shaw

Big George

Chris O'Donnell

Chris O'Donnell

Buddy Threadgoode

Movie Details

Production Info

Director:
Jon Avnet
Production:
Universal Pictures, Act III Productions, Avnet/Kerner Productions, Electric Shadow Productions, Fried Green Tomatoes Productions
Revenue:
$119,400,000
Budget:
$11,000,000

Key Crew

Executive Producer:
Norman Lear
Producer:
Jon Avnet
Casting Director:
David Rubin
Executive Producer:
Andrew Meyer
Music Editor:
Bill Bernstein

Locations and Languages

Country:
US
Filming:
US
Languages:
en