Fried Green Tomatoes is a 1991 comedy-drama film based on the novel Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg. Directed by Jon Avnet and written by Flagg and Carol Sobieski, it stars Kathy Bates, Jessica Tandy, Mary Stuart Masterson, and Mary-Louise Parker. It tells the story of a Depression-era friendship between two women, Ruth and Idgie, and a 1980s friendship between Evelyn, a middle-aged housewife, and Ninny, an elderly woman who knew Ruth and Idgie. The centerpiece and parallel story concerns the murder of Ruth's abusive husband, Frank, and the accusations that follow. It received a generally positive reception from film critics and was nominated for two Academy Awards.
Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)
Directed by Jon Avnet
Genres - Comedy, Comedy Drama, Drama |
Sub-Genres - Female Buddy Film, LGBT-Related Film |
Release Date - Dec 27, 1991 |
Run Time - 130 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
MPAA Rating - PG-13
Description by Wikipedia
Movie Info
Budget
$11,000,000
Box Office
$119,418,501
Themes
Tags
Alabama, Bee, Cafe, Cult, Dark, Death/Extinction, Film Based On Literature, Idgie, Lgbtq, Nursing Home, Ruth, Tale, Tomboy
Attributes
Based On: Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
Filming Location: Alabama, Georgia
Narrative Location: Alabama
Subject: friendship, lesbianism, racism
Time Period: 1920s, 1930s
Filming Location: Alabama, Georgia
Narrative Location: Alabama
Subject: friendship, lesbianism, racism
Time Period: 1920s, 1930s
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Alternate Titles
Beignets de tomates vertes
FR
Fried Green Tomatoes
CA, US
Fried Green Tomatoes - EC
AU
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Cafe
GB
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
GB
Grüne Tomaten
DE
Kızarmış Yeşil Domatesler
TR
Le secret est dans la sauce
CA
Mulheres do Sul
PT
Ocvrti zeleni paradizniki
SI
Paistetut vihreät tomaatit
FI
Pohane zelene rajčice
HR
Pomodori verdi fritti alla fermata del treno
IT
Prasines tiganites domates
GR
Smażone zielone pomidory
PL
Stegte grønne tomater
DK
Stekta gröna tomater
FI, SE
Stekta gröna tomater på Whistle Stop Café
SE
Stekte grønne tomater
NO
Stekte grønne tomater på Whistle Stop Café
NO
Sült, zöld paradicsom
HU
Tomàquets verds fregits
ES
Tomates verdes fritos
AR, MX, PE, ES
Tomates Verdes Fritos
BR
Ugvaniot Yerukot Metuganot
IL
Vreli Dani U Alabami
IN
Vreli dani u Alabami
RS, YU
Πράσινες Τηγανητές Ντομάτες
GR
Жареные зеленые помидоры
, RU
Пържени зелени домати
BG
Смажені зелені помідори
UA
フライド・グリーン・トマト
JP
油炸綠蕃茄
TW