Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)

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Fannie Flagg's serio-comic story of a retirement home resident who inspires a lonely housewife with a tale about her Depression-era youth. Wonderful female ensemble!

Original Release

12/27/1991

US Release

12/27/1991

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Cast

Kathy Bates	Evelyn Couch
Mary-Louise Parker	Ruth Jamison
Jessica Tandy	Ninny Threadgoode
Cicely Tyson	Sipsey
Mary Stuart Masterson	Idgie Threadgoode
Chris O'Donnell	Buddy Threadgoode
Stan Shaw	Big George
Gailard Sartain	Ed Couch
Timothy Scott	Smokey Lonesome
Gary Basaraba	Grady Kilgore

(see additional cast & crew)

Directors

Jon Avnet

Writers

Fannie Flagg, Carol Sobieski

Cast

Kathy Bates	Evelyn Couch
Mary-Louise Parker	Ruth Jamison
Jessica Tandy	Ninny Threadgoode
Cicely Tyson	Sipsey
Mary Stuart Masterson	Idgie Threadgoode
Chris O'Donnell	Buddy Threadgoode
Stan Shaw	Big George
Gailard Sartain	Ed Couch
Timothy Scott	Smokey Lonesome
Gary Basaraba	Grady Kilgore
Lois Smith	Mama Threadgoode
Jo Harvey Allen	Women's Awareness Teacher / Woman's Awareness Teacher
Fannie Flagg	Teacher
Suzi Bass	Nurse
Tom Even	Judge
Afton Smith	Leona Threadgoode
Haynes Brooke	Older Julian Threadgoode
Wallace Merck	KKK Man
Grace Zabriskie	Eva Bates
Nick Searcy	Frank Bennett

Producers

Anne Marie Gillen	Executive Producer
Norman Lear	Executive Producer
Yuriko Matsubara	Executive Producer
Andrew Meyer	Executive Producer
Tom Taylor	Executive Producer
Sara Duvall	Executive Producer
Shannon Silverman	Executive Producer
Jon Avnet	Producer
Martin Huberty	Producer
Jordan Kerner	Producer
Lisa Lindstrom	Producer
Ric Rondell	Producer
Barbara Ling	Producer
Deborah Love	Producer

Editors

Debra Neil-Fisher

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1992	Oscar	Best Actress in a Supporting Role	Nominated
1992	Oscar	Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published	Nominated
1992	Golden Globe	Best Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical	Nominated
1992	Golden Globe	Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical	Nominated
1992	Golden Globe	Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture	Nominated