Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)

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

Movie · Drama, Comedy · 2h 10m · Rated 7.7/10 on TMDB · Released December 27, 1991

Overview

Amidst her own personality crisis, a southern housewife meets an outgoing old woman who tells her the story of Idgie Threadgoode and Ruth Jamison, two young women who experienced hardships and love in 1920s Whistle Stop, Alabama.

Directed by Jon Avnet

Cast

• Kathy Bates as Evelyn Couch
• Jessica Tandy as Ninny Threadgoode
• Mary-Louise Parker as Ruth Jamison
• Mary Stuart Masterson as Idgie Threadgoode
• Cicely Tyson as Sipsey
• Stan Shaw as Big George
• Chris O'Donnell as Buddy Threadgoode
• Gailard Sartain as Ed Couch
• Timothy Scott as Smokey Lonesome
• Gary Basaraba as Grady Kilgore
• Lois Smith as Mama Threadgoode
• Jo Harvey Allen as Woman's Awareness Teacher

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