Presented by Universal Pictures and Act III Communications, in association with Electric Shadow Productions. An Avnet/Kerner production. Kathy Bates, Mary Stuart Masterson, Mary-Louise Parker, Jessica Tandy, Chris O'Donnell, Stan Shaw, Gailard Sartain, Cicely Tyson. Originally released as a motion picture in 1991. Date on DVD label, c2009. Date on container, c2016. Based upon the novel, Fried green tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Care, by Fannie Flagg. Special features: Deleted scenes (1:18); outtakes (2:45); Moments of discovery: the making of Fried green tomatoes (65:40); Sipsey's recipies (text); Jon Avenet's director's notes (text); production photos; poster campaign; optional feature commentary with director Jon Avnet.
Summary:
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.
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