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Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)

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

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Jon Avnet
  • Profile picture of Kathy Bates
    Evelyn Couch Kathy Bates
  • Profile picture of Jessica Tandy
    Ninny Threadgoode Jessica Tandy
  • Profile picture of Mary-Louise Parker
    Ruth Jamison Mary-Louise Parker
  • Profile picture of Mary Stuart Masterson
    Idgie Threadgoode Mary Stuart Masterson
  • Profile picture of Cicely Tyson
    Sipsey Cicely Tyson
  • Profile picture of Stan Shaw
    Big George Stan Shaw
  • Profile picture of Chris O'Donnell
    Buddy Threadgoode Chris O'Donnell
  • Profile picture of Gailard Sartain
    Ed Couch Gailard Sartain

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Keywords

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  • lesbian