Fried Green Tomatoes
Fried Green Tomatoes
Fried Green Tomatoes
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1991
2h 10m
7.7(1415 votes)
Drama
Comedy

Overview

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.

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Production Companies

Universal Pictures
Act III Productions

Videos & Trailers

2 videos

Cast & Crew

42 members
Acting

Kathy Bates

Evelyn Couch

Kathy Bates
Acting

Jessica Tandy

Ninny Threadgoode

Jessica Tandy
Acting

Mary-Louise Parker

Ruth Jamison

Mary-Louise Parker
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Mary Stuart Masterson

Idgie Threadgoode

Mary Stuart Masterson
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Cicely Tyson

Sipsey

Cicely Tyson
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Stan Shaw

Big George

Stan Shaw
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Chris O'Donnell

Buddy Threadgoode

Chris O'Donnell
Acting

Gailard Sartain

Ed Couch

Gailard Sartain
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Timothy Scott

Smokey Lonesome

Timothy Scott
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Gary Basaraba

Grady Kilgore

Gary Basaraba
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Lois Smith

Mama Threadgoode

Lois Smith
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Jo Harvey Allen

Woman's Awareness Teacher

Jo Harvey Allen
Acting

Fannie Flagg

Teacher

Fannie Flagg
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Suzi Bass

Nurse

Suzi Bass
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Tom Even

Judge

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Afton Smith

Leona Threadgoode

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Haynes Brooke

Older Julian Threadgoode

Haynes Brooke
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Wallace Merck

KKK Man

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Richard Riehle

Reverend Scroggins

Richard Riehle
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Constance Shulman

Missy

Constance Shulman
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Nick Searcy

Frank Bennett

Nick Searcy
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Macon McCalman

Prosecutor Percy

Macon McCalman
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Raynor Scheine

Sheriff Curtis Smoote

Raynor Scheine
Acting

Grace Zabriskie

Eva Bates

Grace Zabriskie
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Reid Binion

Young Julian Threadgoode

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Danny Nelson

Papa Threadgoode

Danny Nelson
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Nancy Moore Atchison

Little Idgie Threadgoode

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Ginny Parker

Ruth's Mother

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Tres Holton

Boy at Supermarket

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Crew

Ron McCall

Ocie

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David Dwyer

Hooded Man

David Dwyer
Acting

Lashondra Phillips

Young Naughty Bird

No Image
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Kathy Larson

Beetle Girl #1

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Missy Wolff

Beetle Girl #2

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LaTanya Richardson Jackson

Janeen

LaTanya Richardson Jackson
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Grayson Fricke

Buddy Threadgoode Jr.

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Enjolik Oree

Older Naughty Bird

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Genevieve Fisher

Peggy Hadley

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Bob Hannah

Defense Attorney

Bob Hannah
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Ted Manson

Bailiff

Ted Manson
Acting

Carol Mitchell-Leon

Sue Otis

No Image
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Evan Lockwood

Tim

No Image

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