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Fried green tomatoes [videorecording] / Universal Pictures and Act III Communications present in association with Electric Shadow Productions ; an Avnet/Kerner production ; screenplay by Fannie Flagg and Carol Sobieski ; produced by Jon Avnet and Jordan Kerner ; directed by Jon Avnet.

Avnet, Jon, 1949- (film producer,, film director.). Kerner, Jordan, (film producer.). Sobieski, Carol, (screenwriter.). Flagg, Fannie, (screenwriter.). Bates, Kathy, 1948- (actor.). Tandy, Jessica, (actor.). Masterson, Mary Stuart, 1966- (actor.). Parker, Mary-Louise, (actor.). Tyson, Cicely, (actor.). Newman, Thomas, 1955- (composer.). Flagg, Fannie. Fried green tomatoes at the Whistle-Stop Cafe. (Added Author). Act III Communications. (Added Author). Electric Shadow Productions. (Added Author). Universal Pictures (Firm) (Added Author). Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). Kathy Bates, Jessica Tandy, Mary Stuart Masterson, Mary-Louise Parker, Cicely Tyson, Chris O'Donnell, Stan Shaw. (Cast).

Summary:

A chance encounter in a nursing home leads to an unexpected friendship between a dowdy housewife and a spry octagenarian who tells her the story of a fiercely independent woman half a century ago, inspiring the housewife to change her life, often with hilarious results.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0783229410
  • ISBN: 9780783229416
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (137 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
  • Edition: Anniversary edition ; Extended version.
  • Publisher: Universal City, CA : Universal Home Video, [2006]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Based upon the novel Fried green tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1991.
Special features: deleted scenes, outtakes, Moments of discovery: the making of Fried green tomatoes, Sipsey's recipes, Jon Avnet's director notes, production photographs, poster campaign, feature commentary by director Jon Avnet.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Music, Thomas Newman ; costume designer, Elizabeth McBride ; co-producer, Ric Rondell ; editor, Debra Neil ; production designer, Barbara Ling ; director of photography, Geoffrey Simpson ; executive producers, Norman Lear and Andrew Meyer.
Participant or Performer Note:
Kathy Bates, Jessica Tandy, Mary Stuart Masterson, Mary-Louise Parker, Cicely Tyson, Chris O'Donnell, Stan Shaw.
Target Audience Note:
Not rated.
System Details Note:
DVD; NTSC, region 1, English Dolby Digital 5.1, anamorphic wide screen 1.85:1.
Language Note:
In English with optional English, Spanish or French subtitles.

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Subject:
Women > Southern States > Social conditions > Drama.
Southern States > Race relations > Drama.
Cooking, American > Southern style > Drama.
Female friendship > Drama.
Nursing home residents > Alabama > Drama.
Reminiscing in old age > Alabama > Drama.
Flagg, Fannie > Film adaptations.
Genre:
Feature films.
Film adaptations.
Comedy films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Available copies

  • 65 of 74 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library.

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  • 3 current holds with 74 total copies.
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