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Fried Green Tomatoes 1991 Directed by Jon Avnet

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

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.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Language English
Gneres Comedy , Drama
Budget $11,000,000
Revenue $119,418,501
Release Date 27 December 1991
130 mins
Cast
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
Crew
Director
Jon Avnet
Jon Avnet
Writers
Fannie Flagg
Fannie Flagg
Carol Sobieski
Carol Sobieski
Producers
Jon Avnet
Jon Avnet
Jordan Kerner
Jordan Kerner
Lisa Lindstrom
Lisa Lindstrom
Ric Rondell
Ric Rondell
Martin Huberty
Martin Huberty
Executive Producers
Anne Marie Gillen
Anne Marie Gillen
Norman Lear
Norman Lear
Andrew Meyer
Andrew Meyer
Tom Taylor
Tom Taylor
Cinematography
Geoffrey Simpson
Geoffrey Simpson
Composer
Thomas Newman
Thomas Newman
Editor
Debra Neil-Fisher
Debra Neil-Fisher
Production Design
Barbara Ling
Barbara Ling
Sound
Bill Bernstein
Bill Bernstein
Walter Newman
Walter Newman
Alan Robert Murray
Alan Robert Murray
Mary H. Ellis
Mary H. Ellis
Original Writer
Fannie Flagg
Fannie Flagg
Art Direction
Larry Fulton
Larry Fulton
Set Decoration
Debra Schutt
Debra Schutt
Costume Design
Elizabeth McBride
Elizabeth McBride
Makeup Artist
Fern Buchner
Fern Buchner
Hairstylists
Cydney Cornell
Cydney Cornell
Colleen Callaghan
Colleen Callaghan
Music
Arthur Baker
Arthur Baker
Kathy Nelson
Kathy Nelson
Casting
David Rubin
David Rubin
Stunts
Bruce Paul Barbour
Bruce Paul Barbour
Laura Dash
Laura Dash
Dick Hancock
Dick Hancock
Tracy Keehn-Dashnaw
Tracy Keehn-Dashnaw
Joy Hooper
Joy Hooper
Kerrie Cullen
Kerrie Cullen
Lighting
Morris Flam
Morris Flam
Assistant Directors
Deborah Love
Deborah Love
Jeff Rafner
Jeff Rafner