Director: Jon Avnet

Writers: Fannie Flagg; Carol Sobieski

From novel: Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg

Music by: Thomas Newman

Producers: Jon Avnet; Jordan Kerner

Keywords: Drama, Comedy, Lesbian

Unhappy housewife Evelyn Couch encounters Ninny Threadgoode when visiting a nursing home; the two become fast friends. Ninny relates the friendship of Idgie and Ruth, two women who shared a special bond in the 1930s. Engaging story. Received Oscar nominations for Best Supporting Actress and Best Adaptation.

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Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Kathy Bates	Actor	28-Jun-1948		Misery
Mary Stuart Masterson	Actor	28-Jun-1966		Dogtown
Chris O'Donnell	Actor	26-Jun-1970		NCIS Los Angeles
Mary-Louise Parker	Actor	2-Aug-1964		Weeds
LaTanya Richardson	Actor	21-Oct-1949		Actress/wife of Samuel L. Jackson
Richard Riehle	Actor	12-May-1948		Walt Finnerty on Grounded for Life
Gailard Sartain	Actor	18-Sep-1946		The Buddy Holly Story
Nick Searcy	Actor	7-Mar-1959		Art Mullen on Justified
Stan Shaw	Actor	14-Jul-1952		Snake Eyes
Lois Smith	Actor	3-Nov-1930		Five Easy Pieces
Jessica Tandy	Actor	7-Jun-1909	11-Sep-1994	Driving Miss Daisy
Cicely Tyson	Actor	18-Dec-1924		Sounder
Grace Zabriskie	Actor	17-May-1941		Sarah Palmer in Twin Peaks

CAST

Kathy Bates	...   Evelyn Couch
Mary Stuart Masterson	...   Idgie Threadgoode
Mary-Louise Parker	...   Ruth Jamison
and
Jessica Tandy	...   Ninny Threadgoode
Chris O'Donnell	...   Buddy Threadgoode
Stan Shaw	...   Big George
Gailard Sartain	...   Ed Couch
Tim Scott	...   Smokey Lonesome
Gary Basaraba	...   Grady Kilgore
Lois Smith	...   Mama Threadgoode
Special Appearance by
Cicely Tyson	...   Sipsey
Jo Harvey Allen	...   Women's Awareness Teacher
Macon McCalman	...   Prosecutor
Richard Riehle	...   Rev. Scroggins
Raynor Scheine	...   Curtis Smoote
and
Grace Zabriskie	...   Eva Bates
Reid Binion	...   Young Julian
Afton Smith	...   Leona Threadgoode
Danny Nelson	...   Papa Threadgoode
Nancy Atchison	...   Little Idgie
Constance Shulman	...   Missy
Nick Searcy	...   Frank Bennett
Haynes Brooke	...   Older Julian
Ginny Parker	...   Ruth's Mother
Tres Holton	...   Boy at Supermarket
Ronald McCall	...   Ocie
Wallace Merck	...   KKK Man
David Dwyer	...   Hooded Man
Lashondra Phillips	...   Young Naughty Bird
Catherine Larson	...   Girl #1
Missy Wolff	...   Girl #2
LaTanya Richardson	...   Janeen
Grayson Fricke	...   Buddy, Jr.
Enjolik Oree	...   Older Naughty Bird
Genevieve Fisher	...   Peggy Hadley
Tom Even	...   Judge
Bob Hannah	...   Defense Attorney
Ted Manson	...   Bailiff
Carol Mitchell-Leon	...   Sue Otis
Evan Lockwood	...   Tim
Suzi Bass	...   Nurse

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