DramaComedy
Theatrical January 24, 1992
Fried Green Tomatoes poster

Fried Green Tomatoes (1992)

Fried Green Tomatoes is a book-based movie adapted from "Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe" by Fannie Flagg. This Drama/Comedy film is a direct adaptation, and its release date is January 24, 1992.

The Source Material

Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe

by Fannie Flagg

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Overview

Folksy and fresh, endearing and affecting, Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe is a now-classic novel about two women: Evelyn, who’s in the sad slump of middle age, and gray-headed Mrs. Threadgoode, who’s telling her life story. Her tale includes two…

About The Movie

Description

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.

Details

Title
Fried Green Tomatoes
Original Title
Fried Green Tomatoes
Original Language
EN
Genres
Drama, Comedy
US Theatrical
January 24, 1992
US Limited Theatrical
December 27, 1991 · Rated PG-13