DramaComedy

Fried Green Tomatoes

"The secret of life? The secret's in the sauce."

December 27, 1991

2h 10m

7.7/10

Overview

Amidst her own personality crisis, southern housewife Evelyn Couch meets Ninny, an outgoing old woman who tells her the story of Idgie Threadgoode and Ruth Jamison, two young women who experienced hardships and love in Whistle Stop, Alabama in the 1920s.

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

Act III Productions Avnet/Kerner Productions Electric Shadow Productions Fried Green Tomatoes Productions

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