Fried Green Tomatoes

(1991)

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Synopsis

A neglected housewife makes an unexpected friend at a nursing home, where she hears a true tale about an independent woman in 1920s Alabama, who ran the town diner, served food to people of color and protected her sister-in-law from an abusive spouse.

Directors

Jon Avnet, Thomas Newman, Fannie Flagg, Fannie Flagg, Jon Avnet, Norman Lear, Fern Buchner, Kerrie Cullen, David Rubin, Geoffrey Simpson, Tom Taylor, Jon Avnet, David E. Campbell, Universal

Production year

1991

Rating

NR

Studio

Universal Pictures

Runtime

130 minutes

Cast

Kathy Bates, Jessica Tandy, Mary Stuart Masterson, Mary-Louise Parker, Cicely Tyson