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Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)

The secret of life? The secret's in the sauce.

Genre : Drama, Comedy

Runtime : 2H 10M

Director : Jon Avnet
Writer : Carol Sobieski, Fannie Flagg

Synopsis

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.

Actors

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
Gailard Sartain
Gailard Sartain
Ed Couch
Timothy Scott
Timothy Scott
Smokey Lonesome
Gary Basaraba
Gary Basaraba
Grady Kilgore
Lois Smith
Lois Smith
Mama Threadgoode
Jo Harvey Allen
Jo Harvey Allen
Woman's Awareness Teacher
Fannie Flagg
Fannie Flagg
Teacher
Suzi Bass
Suzi Bass
Nurse
Tom Even
Tom Even
Judge
Afton Smith
Afton Smith
Leona Threadgoode
Haynes Brooke
Haynes Brooke
Older Julian Threadgoode
Wallace Merck
Wallace Merck
KKK Man
Richard Riehle
Richard Riehle
Reverend Scroggins
Constance Shulman
Constance Shulman
Missy
Nick Searcy
Nick Searcy
Frank Bennett
Macon McCalman
Macon McCalman
Prosecutor Percy
Raynor Scheine
Raynor Scheine
Sheriff Curtis Smoote
Grace Zabriskie
Grace Zabriskie
Eva Bates
Reid Binion
Reid Binion
Young Julian Threadgoode
Danny Nelson
Danny Nelson
Papa Threadgoode
Nancy Moore Atchison
Nancy Moore Atchison
Little Idgie Threadgoode
Ginny Parker
Ginny Parker
Ruth's Mother
Tres Holton
Tres Holton
Boy at Supermarket
Ron McCall
Ron McCall
Ocie
David Dwyer
David Dwyer
Hooded Man
Lashondra Phillips
Lashondra Phillips
Young Naughty Bird
Kathy Larson
Kathy Larson
Beetle Girl #1
Missy Wolff
Missy Wolff
Beetle Girl #2
LaTanya Richardson Jackson
LaTanya Richardson Jackson
Janeen
Grayson Fricke
Grayson Fricke
Buddy Threadgoode Jr.
Enjolik Oree
Enjolik Oree
Older Naughty Bird
Genevieve Fisher
Genevieve Fisher
Peggy Hadley
Bob Hannah
Bob Hannah
Defense Attorney
Ted Manson
Ted Manson
Bailiff
Carol Mitchell-Leon
Carol Mitchell-Leon
Sue Otis
Evan Lockwood
Evan Lockwood
Tim

Crews

Jon Avnet
Jon Avnet
Director
Fannie Flagg
Fannie Flagg
Novel
Carol Sobieski
Carol Sobieski
Screenplay
Fannie Flagg
Fannie Flagg
Screenplay
Elizabeth McBride
Elizabeth McBride
Costume Design
Barbara Ling
Barbara Ling
Production Design
Thomas Newman
Thomas Newman
Original Music Composer
Debra Neil-Fisher
Debra Neil-Fisher
Editor
Geoffrey Simpson
Geoffrey Simpson
Director of Photography
David Rubin
David Rubin
Casting Director
Martin Huberty
Martin Huberty
Co-Producer
Lisa Lindstrom
Lisa Lindstrom
Co-Producer
Ric Rondell
Ric Rondell
Co-Producer
Norman Lear
Norman Lear
Executive Producer
Andrew Meyer
Andrew Meyer
Executive Producer
Anne Marie Gillen
Anne Marie Gillen
Executive Producer
Tom Taylor
Tom Taylor
Executive Producer
Jon Avnet
Jon Avnet
Producer
Jordan Kerner
Jordan Kerner
Producer
Deborah Love
Deborah Love
Associate Producer
Barbara Ling
Barbara Ling
Associate Producer
Kathy Nelson
Kathy Nelson
Music Supervisor
Arthur Baker
Arthur Baker
Music Supervisor
Larry Fulton
Larry Fulton
Art Direction
Debra Schutt
Debra Schutt
Set Decoration
Fern Buchner
Fern Buchner
Makeup Artist
Cydney Cornell
Cydney Cornell
Hairstylist
Colleen Callaghan
Colleen Callaghan
Hairstylist
Mary H. Ellis
Mary H. Ellis
Sound Mixer
Alan Robert Murray
Alan Robert Murray
Supervising Sound Editor
Walter Newman
Walter Newman
Supervising Sound Editor
Bill Bernstein
Bill Bernstein
Music Editor
Kerrie Cullen
Kerrie Cullen
Stunt Coordinator

Trailers and other movies

Fried Green Tomatoes Trailer 1991
Fried Green Tomatoes | Idgie Saves Ruth From Her Abusive Husband | 30th Anniversary Extended Preview
Cinemoments: Fried Green Tomatoes

Posters and backgrounds

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