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poster movie Fried Green Tomatoes

Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)

PG-13

1991-12-27

  • Drama
  • Comedy

2h 10m

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

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.

  • Fannie FlaggScreenplay, Novel
  • Carol SobieskiScreenplay
  • Jon AvnetDirector

StatusReleased

Original LanguageEnglish

Original titleFried Green Tomatoes

Budget$11,000,000.00

Revenue$119,418,501.00

Casts

  • Profile Kathy Bates with character Evelyn Couch

    Kathy Bates

    Evelyn Couch

  • Profile Jessica Tandy with character Ninny Threadgoode

    Jessica Tandy

    Ninny Threadgoode

  • Profile Mary-Louise Parker with character Ruth Jamison

    Mary-Louise Parker

    Ruth Jamison

  • Profile Mary Stuart Masterson with character Idgie Threadgoode

    Mary Stuart Masterson

    Idgie Threadgoode

  • Profile Cicely Tyson with character Sipsey

    Cicely Tyson

    Sipsey

  • Profile Stan Shaw with character Big George

    Stan Shaw

    Big George

  • Profile Chris O'Donnell with character Buddy Threadgoode

    Chris O'Donnell

    Buddy Threadgoode

  • Profile Gailard Sartain with character Ed Couch

    Gailard Sartain

    Ed Couch

  • Profile Timothy Scott with character Smokey Lonesome

    Timothy Scott

    Smokey Lonesome

  • Profile Gary Basaraba with character Grady Kilgore

    Gary Basaraba

    Grady Kilgore

  • Profile Lois Smith with character Mama Threadgoode

    Lois Smith

    Mama Threadgoode

  • Profile Jo Harvey Allen with character Woman's Awareness Teacher

    Jo Harvey Allen

    Woman's Awareness Teacher

  • Profile Fannie Flagg with character Teacher

    Fannie Flagg

    Teacher

  • Profile Suzi Bass with character Nurse

    Suzi Bass

    Nurse

  • Tom Even

    Judge

  • Afton Smith

    Leona Threadgoode

  • Profile Haynes Brooke with character Older Julian Threadgoode

    Haynes Brooke

    Older Julian Threadgoode

  • Wallace Merck

    KKK Man

  • Profile Richard Riehle with character Reverend Scroggins

    Richard Riehle

    Reverend Scroggins

  • Profile Constance Shulman with character Missy

    Constance Shulman

    Missy

  • Profile Nick Searcy with character Frank Bennett

    Nick Searcy

    Frank Bennett

  • Profile Macon McCalman with character Prosecutor Percy

    Macon McCalman

    Prosecutor Percy

  • Profile Raynor Scheine with character Sheriff Curtis Smoote

    Raynor Scheine

    Sheriff Curtis Smoote

  • Profile Grace Zabriskie with character Eva Bates

    Grace Zabriskie

    Eva Bates

  • Reid Binion

    Young Julian Threadgoode

  • Profile Danny Nelson with character Papa Threadgoode

    Danny Nelson

    Papa Threadgoode

  • Nancy Moore Atchison

    Little Idgie Threadgoode

  • Ginny Parker

    Ruth's Mother

  • Tres Holton

    Boy at Supermarket

  • Ron McCall

    Ocie

  • Profile David Dwyer with character Hooded Man

    David Dwyer

    Hooded Man

  • Lashondra Phillips

    Young Naughty Bird

  • Kathy Larson

    Beetle Girl #1

  • Missy Wolff

    Beetle Girl #2

  • Profile LaTanya Richardson Jackson with character Janeen

    LaTanya Richardson Jackson

    Janeen

  • Grayson Fricke

    Buddy Threadgoode Jr.

  • Enjolik Oree

    Older Naughty Bird

  • Genevieve Fisher

    Peggy Hadley

  • Profile Bob Hannah with character Defense Attorney

    Bob Hannah

    Defense Attorney

  • Profile Ted Manson with character Bailiff

    Ted Manson

    Bailiff

  • Carol Mitchell-Leon

    Sue Otis

  • Evan Lockwood

    Tim