Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)

Directed by Jon Avnet

Fried Green Tomatoes movie poster

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.

Genre: Drama, Comedy

Language: en

Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America

Production

Cinematographer: Geoffrey Simpson · Composer: Thomas Newman · Editor: Debra Neil-Fisher · Production Design: Barbara Ling

Production: Act III Productions

Budget: $11.0M

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