Fried Green Tomatoes
7.7
“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.
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Cast
42 people
Kathy Bates
Evelyn Couch
Known for
Titanic
Misery
Jessica Tandy
Ninny Threadgoode
Known for
The Birds
Driving Miss Daisy
Mary-Louise Parker
Ruth Jamison
Known for
Weeds
RED 2
Mary Stuart Masterson
Idgie Threadgoode
Known for
Five Nights at Freddy's
For Life
Cicely Tyson
Sipsey
Known for
The Help
A Fall from Grace
Stan Shaw
Big George
Known for
Jeepers Creepers 3
Daylight
Chris O'Donnell
Buddy Threadgoode
Known for
Batman & Robin
NCIS: Los Angeles
Gailard Sartain
Ed Couch
Known for
Mississippi Burning
The Patriot
Timothy Scott
Smokey Lonesome
Known for
Lonesome Dove
Days of Heaven
Gary Basaraba
Grady Kilgore
Known for
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
Unfaithful
Lois Smith
Mama Threadgoode
Known for
Minority Report
Lady Bird
Jo Harvey Allen
Woman's Awareness Teacher
Known for
True Stories
The Homesman
Jon Avnet Director · Fannie Flagg Screenplay Carol Sobieski Screenplay
Worldwide gross $119M · Budget $11M · United States release December 27, 1991
Box office
Budget
$11,000,000
Worldwide gross
$119,418,501
Gross vs. budget
10.9×
Production
Act III Productions
Production
Electric Shadow Productions
Production
The Avnet/Kerner Company
Production
The Rank Organisation
Production
Universal Pictures
Studio · Production
United States · United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · December 27, 1991
Limited theatrical
United States
January 24, 1992 · Theatrical
Argentina
April 2, 1992 · Theatrical
Australia
March 26, 1992 · Theatrical
Brazil
April 10, 1992 · Theatrical
January 24, 2006 · Physical · mj.gov.br - LW Editora
Canada
February 8, 2005 · Physical · DVD
Denmark
September 25, 1992 · Theatrical
Finland
June 12, 1992 · Theatrical
France
September 23, 1992 · Theatrical
December 13, 2006 · Physical · DVD
November 19, 2013 · Physical · Blu-Ray
Germany
September 3, 1992 · Theatrical
Greece
January 24, 1994 · Digital
Hungary
October 9, 1992 · Theatrical
Ireland
March 13, 1992 · Theatrical
Italy
January 28, 2016 · Physical · DVD
Japan
June 6, 1992 · Theatrical
Mexico
March 4, 1992 · Theatrical
Netherlands
August 28, 1992 · Theatrical
January 24, 2001 · Physical · DVD
Norway
May 27, 1992 · Theatrical
Portugal
March 27, 1992 · Theatrical
South Korea
December 12, 1992 · Theatrical
Spain
March 27, 1992 · Theatrical
Sweden
August 14, 1992 · Theatrical
Switzerland
March 13, 1992 · Theatrical
Türkiye
October 16, 1992 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
March 13, 1992 · Theatrical
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