Fried Green Tomatoes 32 years old
The secret of life? The secret's in the sauce.
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.
Credits
Fried Green Tomatoes Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Chris O'Donnell He was 21, now 54 years old | as Buddy Threadgoode |
| Mary-Louise Parker She was 27, now 60 years old | as Ruth Jamison |
| Kathy Bates She was 43, now 76 years old | as Evelyn Couch |
| Nick Searcy He was 32, now 65 years old | as Frank Bennett |
| Gailard Sartain He was 45, now 78 years old | as Ed Couch |
| Jessica Tandy She was 82, 85 years old when she died | as Ninny Threadgoode |
| Cicely Tyson She was 67, now 99 years old | as Sipsey |
| Lois Smith She was 61, now 94 years old | as Mama Threadgoode |
| Mary Stuart Masterson She was 25, now 58 years old | as Idgie Threadgoode |
| Gary Basaraba He was 32, now 65 years old | as Grady Kilgore |
| Richard Riehle He was 43, now 76 years old | as Reverend Scroggins |
| Constance Shulman She was 33, now 66 years old | as Missy |
| Stan Shaw He was 39, now 72 years old | as Big George |
| Timothy Scott He was 54, 57 years old when he died | as Smokey Lonesome |
| Fannie Flagg She was 47, now 80 years old | as Teacher |
| Jo Harvey Allen She was 46, now 79 years old | as Woman's Awareness Teacher |
| Wallace Merck | as KKK Man |
| Haynes Brooke | as Older Julian Threadgoode |
Fried Green Tomatoes Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Elizabeth McBride as Costume Design. She was 36 (42) years old when She died | Costume & Make-Up |
| Debra Neil-Fisher as Editor. She was 33 (now 66) years old | Editing |
| Carol Sobieski as Screenplay. She was 52 (51) years old when She died | Writing |
| Geoffrey Simpson as Director of Photography. He was 8 (now 24) years old | Camera |
| Thomas Newman as Original Music Composer. He was 36 (now 69) years old | Sound |
| Jon Avnet as Director. He was 42 (now 75) years old | Directing |
Fried Green Tomatoes (32 years)
The secret of life? The secret's in the sauce.
- Release day: Friday, December 27, 1991
- Runtime: 130 minutes
- Budget: 11000000.00
- Revenue: 119418501.00