Jon AvnetDirector
Kathy BatesEvelyn Couch
Jessica TandyNinny Threadgoode
Mary-Louise ParkerRuth Jamison
Mary Stuart MastersonIdgie Threadgoode
Cicely TysonSipsey
Stan ShawBig George
Chris O'DonnellBuddy Threadgoode
Gailard SartainEd Couch
Timothy ScottSmokey Lonesome
Gary BasarabaGrady Kilgore
Lois SmithMama Threadgoode
Jo Harvey AllenWoman's Awareness Teacher
Fried Green Tomatoes
- drama
- comedy
27 Dec 1991
7.7
7
2h 10min
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.
