Country
United States
Date
Dec 27, 1991
Certification
PG-13
The secret of life? The secret's in the sauce.
2h 10min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Gailard Sartain | Ed Couch |
| Timothy Scott | Smokey Lonesome |
| Gary Basaraba | Grady Kilgore |
| Lois Smith | Mama Threadgoode |
| Jo Harvey Allen | Woman's Awareness Teacher |
| Fannie Flagg | Teacher |
| Suzi Bass | Nurse |
| Tom Even | Judge |
| Afton Smith | Leona Threadgoode |
| Haynes Brooke | Older Julian Threadgoode |
| Wallace Merck | KKK Man |
| Richard Riehle | Reverend Scroggins |
| Constance Shulman | Missy |
| Nick Searcy | Frank Bennett |
| Macon McCalman | Prosecutor Percy |
| Raynor Scheine | Sheriff Curtis Smoote |
| Grace Zabriskie | Eva Bates |
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| Reid Binion | Young Julian Threadgoode |
| Danny Nelson | Papa Threadgoode |
| Nancy Moore Atchison | Little Idgie Threadgoode |
| Ginny Parker | Ruth's Mother |
| Tres Holton | Boy at Supermarket |
| Ron McCall | Ocie |
| David Dwyer | Hooded Man |
| Lashondra Phillips | Young Naughty Bird |
| Kathy Larson | Beetle Girl #1 |
| Missy Wolff | Beetle Girl #2 |
| LaTanya Richardson Jackson | Janeen |
| Grayson Fricke | Buddy Threadgoode Jr. |
| Enjolik Oree | Older Naughty Bird |
| Genevieve Fisher | Peggy Hadley |
| Bob Hannah | Defense Attorney |
| Ted Manson | Bailiff |
| Carol Mitchell-Leon | Sue Otis |
| Evan Lockwood | Tim |
Genres
DramaComedy
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | Fried Green Tomatoes |
| Lingua originale | English (EN) |
| Lingue parlate | English |
| Paesi di produzione | United States of America |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | Universal Pictures, Act III Productions, Avnet/Kerner Productions, Electric Shadow Productions, Fried Green Tomatoes Productions |
| Data di uscita | 27 dicembre 1991 |
| Exec. Producer | Anne Marie Gillen, Norman Lear, Andrew Meyer, Tom Taylor |
| Producer | Lisa Lindstrom, Ric Rondell, Jon Avnet, Deborah Love, Martin Huberty, Jordan Kerner, Barbara Ling |
| Writer | Fannie Flagg, Carol Sobieski |
| Casting | David Rubin |
| Editors | Debra Neil-Fisher |
| Cinematography | Geoffrey Simpson |
| Asst. Directors | Jeff Rafner, Deborah Love, Jon Avnet |
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| Lighting | Morris Flam |
| Camera Operators | Geoffrey Simpson |
| Add. Photography | Geoffrey Simpson |
| Production Design | Barbara Ling, Debra Schutt, Larry Fulton |
| Art Direction | Larry Fulton, Debra Schutt, Barbara Ling |
| Set Decoration | Debra Schutt, Larry Fulton, Barbara Ling |
| Stunts | Kerrie Cullen, Bruce Paul Barbour, Laura Dash, Dick Hancock, Tracy Keehn-Dashnaw, Joy Hooper |
| Composer | Thomas Newman, Walter Newman, Alan Robert Murray, Arthur Baker, Kathy Nelson, Mary H. Ellis, Bill Bernstein |
| Sound | Walter Newman, Alan Robert Murray, Arthur Baker, Kathy Nelson, Mary H. Ellis, Bill Bernstein, Thomas Newman |
| Costume Design | Elizabeth McBride, Cydney Cornell, Fern Buchner, Colleen Callaghan |
| Makeup | Fern Buchner, Cydney Cornell, Elizabeth McBride, Colleen Callaghan |
| Hairstyling | Colleen Callaghan, Cydney Cornell, Fern Buchner, Elizabeth McBride |
| Budget | 11.000.000 € |
| Incasso | 119.418.501 € |
Release dates
Limited release
Theatrical release
Country
United States
Date
Jan 24, 1992
Country
Mexico
Date
Mar 04, 1992
Country
Ireland
Date
Mar 13, 1992
Certification
12
Country
Switzerland
Date
Mar 13, 1992
Certification
6
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United Kingdom
Date
Mar 13, 1992
Certification
PG
Country
Australia
Date
Mar 26, 1992
Country
Portugal
Date
Mar 27, 1992
Country
Spain
Date
Mar 27, 1992
Country
Argentina
Date
Apr 02, 1992
Country
Brazil
Date
Apr 10, 1992
Country
Norway
Date
May 27, 1992
Country
Japan
Date
Jun 06, 1992
Country
Finland
Date
Jun 12, 1992
Country
Sweden
Date
Aug 14, 1992
Certification
11
Country
Netherlands
Date
Aug 28, 1992
Certification
AL
Country
Germany
Date
Sep 03, 1992
Certification
6
Country
France
Date
Sep 23, 1992
Certification
U
Country
Denmark
Date
Sep 25, 1992
Country
Hungary
Date
Oct 09, 1992
Country
Türkiye
Date
Oct 16, 1992
Country
South Korea
Date
Dec 12, 1992
Certification
15
Digital
Country
Greece
Date
Jan 24, 1994
Physical media
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Netherlands
Date
Jan 24, 2001
Certification
AL
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Canada
Date
Feb 08, 2005
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Brazil
Date
Jan 24, 2006
Certification
12
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