Fried Green Tomatoes

Fried Green Tomatoes

1991

Evelyn Couch (Kathy Bates) is a repressed Alabama housewife who finds inspiration in the lively stories of a feisty old woman named Ninny Threadgoode (Jessica Tandy). Over time, Threadgoode tells Couch the story of Idgie (Mary Stuart Masterson), an independent young woman who runs a small-town diner in the 1920s. Idgie finds a soul mate in Ruth Jamison (Mary-Louise Parker), and the pair's antics cause an uproar in their rural Southern town.

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

JBscale
75
Very Good

Film Detail

Genre
Drama - Comedy
Length
2 hrs. 17 mins.
US Theatrical Release
December 27, 1991
US Box Office
$80,100,000 (#1086 of 7074)
Global Office
$119,418,501 (#1416 of 3929)
Rating
NR
Not Rated

Collection Detail

Release Method
Single Disc & Digital
Aquired Format
Fandango at Home Fandango at Home
Aspect Ratio
WS 1.85:1
Audio
English: DTS-HD Master 5.1
Studio
Universal Studios
Released
April 4, 2014
Acquired Date
November 17, 2014
Times Seen
2 Times
Last Watched
Watched without a recoreded date.

Actors

Kathy Bates
Kathy Bates
Mary Stuart Masterson
Mary Stuart Masterson
Jessica Tandy
Jessica Tandy
Mary-Louise Parker
Mary-Louise Parker
Cicely Tyson
Cicely Tyson
Chris O'Donnell
Chris O'Donnell
Stan Shaw
Stan Shaw
Gailard Sartain
Gailard Sartain
Timothy Scott
Timothy Scott
Gary Basaraba
Gary Basaraba
Lois Smith
Lois Smith
Jo Harvey Allen
Jo Harvey Allen
Macon McCalman
Macon McCalman
Richard Riehle
Richard Riehle
Raynor Scheine
Raynor Scheine
Grace Zabriskie
Grace Zabriskie
Reid Binion
Reid Binion
Afton Smith
Afton Smith
Danny Nelson
Danny Nelson
Nancy Moore Atchison
Nancy Moore Atchison
Constance Shulman
Constance Shulman
Nick Searcy
Nick Searcy

Directors

Jon Avnet
Jon Avnet

Producers

Jon Avnet
Jon Avnet
Jordan Kerner
Jordan Kerner

Writers

Fannie Flagg
Fannie Flagg
Carol Sobieski
Carol Sobieski

Special Features

Commentaries
  • director Jon Avnet
Documentaries
  • Moments of Discovery
Other
  • Deleted Scenes
  • Outtakes
  • Audio Commentary
  • Deleted Scenes
  • Outtakes
  • Featurettes

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User Reviews

  • 3.19.2007 by biglummox (7/10)
  • 3.16.2007 by anonymous (6/10)

Ratings

JB Users
65
Good
RT Fresh
76%
Tomatometer
46 votes
RT Hot
87%
Popcornmeter
32 votes
METASCORE
64
21 votes
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
86,402 votes

Additional Info

  1. IMDb
  2. Kids-in-Mind
  3. Common Sense Media