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Writers (WGA):
Fannie Flagg (novel)
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Release Date:
27 December 1991 (USA) more
Tagline:
The secret of life? The secret's in the sauce.
Plot:
A housewife who is unhappy with her life befriends an old lady in a nursing home and is enthralled by the tales she tells of people she used to know. full summary | add synopsis
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Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 6 wins & 6 nominations more
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(18 articles)
Fan Film Friday: ‘Titular Movie Lines’
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The Ultimate more (145 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Kathy Bates | ... | Evelyn Couch | |
| Mary Stuart Masterson | ... | Idgie Threadgoode | |
| Mary-Louise Parker | ... | Ruth Jamison | |
| Jessica Tandy | ... | Ninny Threadgoode | |
| Cicely Tyson | ... | Sipsey | |
| Chris O'Donnell | ... | Buddy Threadgoode | |
| Stan Shaw | ... | Big George | |
| Gailard Sartain | ... | Ed Couch | |
| Timothy Scott | ... | Smokey Lonesome (as Tim Scott) | |
| Gary Basaraba | ... | Grady Kilgore | |
| Lois Smith | ... | Mama Threadgoode | |
| Jo Harvey Allen | ... | Women's Awareness Teacher | |
| Macon McCalman | ... | Prosecutor Percy | |
| Richard Riehle | ... | Reverend Scroggins | |
| Raynor Scheine | ... | Sheriff Curtis Smoote |
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Also Known As:
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe (UK)
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130 min | 137 min (extended version)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:L | UK:PG (video re-rating) | South Korea:12 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M (cable rating) | Australia:PG (original rating) | Chile:14 | Finland:K-12 | Germany:6 | Singapore:PG | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 | Norway:10
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Agnes Scott College - 141 E. College Avenue, Decatur, Georgia, USA more
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Fannie Flagg, who wrote the screenplay and the renowned book the movie was based on, "Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe," is best known as a panelist on the 1970's game show "Match Game PM" (1975). She was born in Alabama, where the book is set, and is now a celebrated author of Southern-genre writing, in the vein of Margaret Mitchell and Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings. more
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Continuity: At the sister's wedding, little Idgie climbs the tree; she throws her second shoe down twice. more
Quotes:
Buddy Threadgoode: Come on down, Li'l Bit. There's no firin' squad waitin' for ya. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Married with Children: Banking on Marcy (#8.5)" (1993) more
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My Blue Heaven more
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Are Ninny and Idgie Threadgoode the Same Person?more
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This is such an awesome movie. I remember watching it as a girl, and when I found it in a clearance bin a few months ago, I jumped on it. I watched it then, and now, having watched it again... Mary Stuart Masterson is AMAZING. Tears fall unwittingly down my cheeks during her performance. I was also enchanted by Mary-Louise Parker, and I always always LOVE Kathy Bates. Jessica Tandy is also her usual fit self, and Cecily Tyson was great ("Shoo! I ain't scared of you!") and I could go on for ages about all of them.
I will admit that this is the Ultimate Chick Flick. That title, however, does not detract from its overall quality. The men are more than just caricatures, and the nostalgia and love of the book made its way into the movie. I have to commend Avnet for his efforts.
And now that I am out of intelligent things to say, THIS MOVIE ROCKS MY SOCKS! It's re-watchability and great everything make this the movie (along with Love and Basketball and my Buffy DVDs) that I take with me to college and suggest we watch at every opportunity.