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Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)
7.4
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. Director:Jon Avnet |
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Nominated for 2 Oscars.
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| Kathy Bates | ... | ||
| Mary Stuart Masterson | ... | ||
| Mary-Louise Parker | ... | ||
| Jessica Tandy | ... | ||
| Cicely Tyson | ... | ||
| Chris O'Donnell | ... | ||
| Stan Shaw | ... |
Big George
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| Gailard Sartain | ... |
Ed Couch
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Timothy Scott | ... |
Smokey Lonesome
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| Gary Basaraba | ... |
Grady Kilgore
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| Lois Smith | ... |
Mama Threadgoode
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Jo Harvey Allen | ... |
Women's Awareness Teacher
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| Macon McCalman | ... |
Prosecutor Percy
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| Richard Riehle | ... |
Reverend Scroggins
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Raynor Scheine | ... |
Sheriff Curtis Smoote
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Storyline
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. Written by Kevin <Kibble@vm.temple.edu>
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
(USA) See more »Also Known As:
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe See more »Box Office
Gross:
$80,100,000 (USA)Company Credits
Production Co:
Act III Communications, Avnet/Kerner Productions, Electric Shadow Productions See more »
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Written by Lucille Bogan (as Bessie Jackson)
Produced by Arthur Baker and Hal Willner
Performed by Patti LaBelle
Mixed by Kirk Yano See more »
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Trivia
The "Valdosta" courthouse in the movie (where the trial is held) is not actually Valdosta's courthouse. The real one is white brick, the movie courthouse has red brick. See more »Goofs
Anachronisms: When Evelyn is at the grocery store checkout, a bar code reader is obvious in the counter top. See more »Quotes
Mama Threadgoode: It's an obituary... oh no, honey, Ruth's mother died. And this is from the Bible, it's from the Book of Ruth. And Ruth said: "Whither thou goest, I will go. Where thou lodgest, I will lodge. Thy people shall be my people."See more »
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"Barbeque Bess"Written by Lucille Bogan (as Bessie Jackson)
Produced by Arthur Baker and Hal Willner
Performed by Patti LaBelle
Mixed by Kirk Yano See more »
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