Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe

Jon Avnet (1991)

124min

PG Certificate

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by Peter Freedman

Jessica Tandy won an Oscar nomination for her portrayal here of an old-timer in the American south, telling tales about the bigotry she encountered during her youth in the 1930s. Kathy Bates is almost as good as Tandy, playing a modern-day housewife and frump in the dumps, who visits Tandy in a nursing home and finds inspiration in her memories of the past. Essentially a story about friendship between two pairs of women, then and now, it could be classified as an intelligent woman's picture, but this truly uplifting and gratifying movie can and should be enjoyed by all.

Summary

An unfulfilled housewife who is neglected by her husband pays a visit to a nursing home, where she meets a spirited old lady with a fondness for telling tall tales. Her new friend inspires her to turn her life around with the story of two unconventional women at the helm of a restaurant in Depression-era Alabama. Drama, starring Kathy Bates, Jessica Tandy, Mary-Louise Parker and Mary Stuart Masterson.

Cast & Crew

Idgie Threadgoode Mary Stuart Masterson

Ruth Mary-Louise Parker

Evelyn Couch Kathy Bates

Ninny Threadgoode Jessica Tandy

Ed Couch Gailard Sartain

Big George Stan Shaw

Sipsey Cicely Tyson

Grady Gary Basaraba

Reverend Scroggins Richard Riehle

Eva Bates Grace Zabriskie

Buddy Jr Grayson Fricke

Director Jon Avnet

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Language: EnglishColourTheatrical distributor: Rank Film Dists LtdGuidance: Contains some violence and swearing.Available on: video, DVD and Blu-ray

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