- StatusReleased
- Release Date1991-12-27
- Runtime130 minutes
- TaglineThe secret of life? The secret's in the sauce.
- Revenue119,400,000$
- GenreDrama, Comedy
- Production
CompaniesUniversal Pictures, Act III Productions, Avnet/Kerner Productions, Electric Shadow Productions, Fried Green Tomatoes Productions - Budget11,000,000$
Movie Overview
Amidst her own personality crisis, southern housewife Evelyn Couch meets Ninny, an outgoing old woman who tells her the story of Idgie Threadgoode and Ruth Jamison, two young women who experienced hardships and love in Whistle Stop, Alabama in the 1920s.
Casts
Kathy Bates
Jessica Tandy
Mary-Louise Parker
Mary Stuart Masterson
Cicely Tyson
Stan Shaw
Chris O'Donnell
Gailard Sartain
Timothy Scott
Gary Basaraba
Lois Smith
Jo Harvey Allen
Fannie Flagg
Suzi Bass
Haynes Brooke
Richard Riehle
Constance Shulman
Nick Searcy
Macon McCalman
Raynor Scheine
Grace Zabriskie
Danny Nelson
David Dwyer
LaTanya Richardson Jackson
Bob Hannah
Ted Manson
