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Features: DVD, Anniversary Edition
Academy Award winners Kathy Bates and Jessica Tandy star with Mary Stuart Masterson and Mary-Louise Parker in this comic, heartwarming tale of family, friendship and murder in rural Georgia. In a Southern nursing home, a feisty resident and old local fixture named Ninny Threadgoode (Tandy) befriends Evelyn Couch (Kathy Bates) a depressed housewife and stirs her to action with an inspirational tale. She tells the story of a transcendent friendship between two young women living in Georgia in the 1930s, Idgie Threadgoode (Mary Stuart Masterson) and Ruth (Mary Louise Parker), who forge a powerful bond after witnessing a terrible tragedy together. The two women open a cafe (where fried green tomatoes are a house specialty) together in their small Southern town of Whistle Stop and manage to survive the hardships of life, despite racism, prejudice and the pressures of trying to live their lives as individuals in a strict and close-minded Southern society. Their friendship lasts through many ups and downs over the years, helping one of the women through an abusive marriage, and buoying both of them through the gossip and jealousy of those small-minded people who try to control their lives. Based on Fannie Flagg's best-selling novel FRIED GREEN TOMATOES AT THE WHISTLE STOP CAFE.System Requirements:Running Time 137 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE
"An enjoyable film for the Steel Magnolias crowd, though a bit grittier..." Chris Hicks, Deseret News
"A wonderful cinematic valentine to the life-enhancing and soul-stirring powers of friendship." Frederic & Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality & Practice
"Enjoyable story-within-a-story film..." Leonard Maltin's Movie & Video Guide
Editor's Note
Academy Award winners Kathy Bates and Jessica Tandy star with Mary Stuart Masterson and Mary-Louise Parker in this comic, heartwarming tale of family, friendship and murder in rural Georgia. In a Southern nursing home, a feisty resident and old local fixture named Ninny Threadgoode (Tandy) befriends Evelyn Couch (Kathy Bates) a depressed housewife and stirs her to action with an inspirational tale. She tells the story of a transcendent friendship between two young women living in Georgia in the 1930s, Idgie Threadgoode (Mary Stuart Masterson) and Ruth (Mary Louise Parker), who forge a powerful bond after witnessing a terrible tragedy together. The two women open a cafe (where fried green tomatoes are a house specialty) together in their small Southern town of Whistle Stop and manage to survive the hardships of life, despite racism, prejudice and the pressures of trying to live their lives as individuals in a strict and close-minded Southern society. Their friendship lasts through many ups and downs over the years, helping one of the women through an abusive marriage, and buoying both of them through the gossip and jealousy of those small-minded people who try to control their lives. Based on Fannie Flagg's best-selling novel FRIED GREEN TOMATOES AT THE WHISTLE STOP CAFE.
| Features | Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound | | Audition Tapes For Mary Stuart-Masterson & Mary-Louise Parker | | Cast & Filmmakers | | Feature Audio Commentary With Director Jon Avnet | | Interactive Menus | | Jon Avnet's Director's Notes | | Moments Of Discovery: The Making Of "Fried Green Tomatoes" | | Original Theatrical Trailer | | Poster Campaign | | Production Notes | | Production Photographs | | Scene Selection | | Sipsey's Recipes | | Subtitles: English, French, Spanish |
| Technical Info
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Release Information
| | Studio: Universal |
| Release Date: 1/27/2009 |
| Running Time: 137 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1991 | | Catalog ID: 61025081 | | UPC: 00025192508127 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English | | Available Subtitles: English, French, Spanish | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85:1 |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
British Academy Awards (1993) | | | Jessica Tandy, Nominee, Best Actress | | | Kathy Bates, Nominee, Best Actress in a Supporting Role | |
Oscar (1992) | | | Fannie Flagg, Carol Sobieski, Nominee, Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium | |
Golden Globe (1992) | | | Fried Green Tomatoes, Nominee, Best Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical | |
Oscar (1992) | | | Jessica Tandy, Nominee, Best Actress in a Supporting Role | |
Golden Globe (1992) | | | Kathy Bates, Nominee, Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical |
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| | Professional Reviews | Rolling Stone
"...Jessica Tandy is glorious..." 01/23/1992 p.50Sight and Sound
"...Handsomely mounted, engagingly performed...[and] wrapped around with an ingratiating score by Thomas Newman..." 03/01/1992 p.56 Los Angeles Times
"...A folksy enigma....Blessed with a number of out-of-the-ordinary performances....Both Tandy and Masterson bring a similar amount of sass and skill to their very watchable performances..." 12/27/1991 p.F1 |
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