Fried green tomatoes 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. - Widescreen collector's ed., extended version. - Universal City, CA : Universal Studios, 2004. - 1 videodisc (137 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Title from disc label. Based upon the novel Fried green tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1991. Bonus features: Moments of discovery: the making of Fried Green Tomatoes ; feature commentary with director, Jon Avnet ; Jon Avnet's director's notes ; Production photographs ; Poster campaign.





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.

MPAA rating: Not rated; original version rated PG-13.




In English with optional subtitles in Spanish and French; English captions.

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Women--Social conditions--Southern States--Drama.
Feature films.
Race relations.


Southern States--Race relations--Drama.



PN1997 / .F744 2004

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