Fried Green Tomatoes

Fried Green Tomatoes
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Jon Avnet
Screenplay by	Fannie Flagg Carol Sobieski
Based on	Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg
Produced by	Jon Avnet Jordan Kerner
Starring	Kathy Bates Jessica Tandy Mary Stuart Masterson Mary-Louise Parker Cicely Tyson
Cinematography	Geoffrey Simpson
Edited by	Debra Neil-Fisher
Music by	Thomas Newman
Production companies	Avnet/Kerner Productions[1] Electric Shadow Productions Act III Communications
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	December 27, 1991 (1991-12-27)
Running time	130 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$11 million
Box office	$119.4 million

Fried Green Tomatoes is a 1991 American comedy-drama film directed by Jon Avnet and based on Fannie Flagg's 1987 novel Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe. Written by Flagg and Carol Sobieski, and starring Kathy Bates, Jessica Tandy, Mary Stuart Masterson, Mary-Louise Parker and Cicely Tyson, the film tells the story of a middle-aged housewife who, unhappy with her life, befriends an elderly lady in a nursing home and is enthralled by the tales she tells of people she used to know.

The film was released in theaters in the United States on December 27, 1991, garnered positive reviews from critics and was a box office success, grossing $119.4 million on a $11 million budget.

Fried Green Tomatoes received nominations for two Academy Awards and two BAFTA awards, as well as nominations for three Golden Globe Awards and a Guldbagge Award.