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.| Status: | Released (1991-12-27) |
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| Awards: | Nominated for 2 Oscars. 6 wins & 12 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $82,418,501 |
| Screen: | Fannie Flagg, Carol Sobieski |
| Productions: | Universal Pictures, Act III Productions, Avnet/Kerner Productions, Electric Shadow Productions, Fried Green Tomatoes Productions |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 8534: Kathy Bates - Evelyn Couch
- 5698: Jessica Tandy - Ninny Threadgoode
- 18248: Mary-Louise Parker - Ruth Jamison
- 31140: Mary Stuart Masterson - Idgie Threadgoode
- 18249: Cicely Tyson - Sipsey
- 16936: Stan Shaw - Big George
- 5577: Chris O'Donnell - Buddy Threadgoode
Crews
- 18251: Fannie Flagg - Screenplay - Writing
- 18253: Carol Sobieski - Screenplay - Writing
- 18250: Jon Avnet - Director - Directing
- 18251: Fannie Flagg - Novel - Writing
- 933278: Martin Huberty - Co-Producer - Production
- 94612: Anne Marie Gillen - Executive Producer - Production
- 18250: Jon Avnet - Producer - Production
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Reviews
Filipe Manuel Neto
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**An unfairly forgotten film, quite emotional, that women will find very good and men may or may not like, depending on their tolerance for films with a greater sentimental charge.** Director Jon Avnet brings us a good film that reminds us of the value of good friendships and self ....
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"Evelyn" (Kathy Bates) and her husband "Ed" (Gailard Sartain) are going through the motions in their marriage. They've long stopped making any effort for each other and she is a bit fed up. It's when she is visiting a friend at an old folk's home that she encounters the frail but spr ....
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