Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)

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7.7	IMDB rating

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Directed by

Jon Avnet

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Kathy Bates
Evelyn Couch

Mary Stuart Masterson
Idgie Threadgoode

Mary-Louise Parker
Ruth Jamison

Jessica Tandy
Ninny Threadgoode

Cicely Tyson
Sipsey

Chris O'Donnell
Buddy Threadgoode

Stan Shaw
Big George

Gailard Sartain
Ed Couch

Written by

Fannie Flagg

Carol Sobieski
(screenplay)

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An average movie

13 years, 8 months ago at May 6 12:11

johanlefourbe

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I wasn’t sure what to expect from this flick but since it has a pretty good reputation, I was quite eager to check it out. In my opinion, you won’t get a more archetypal ‘chick-flick’ and, to be honest, I didn’t think it was really a great movie in this genre. I mean, it was fairly decent and I did like all the fine actresses involved (Kathy Bates, Mary Stuart Masterson, Mary-Louise Park... read more

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Amidst her own personality crisis, southern housewife Evelyn Couch meets Ninny, an outgoing old woman who tells her the story of Idgie Threadgoode and Ruth Jamison, two young women who experienced hardships and love in Whistle Stop, Alabama in the 1920s.

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" First Viewing Viewing Date: May 21st Via: iTunes Store Plot: A housewife who is unhappy with her life befriends an old lady at a nursing home and is enthralled by the tales she tells of people she used to know. Rating: 7.9/10 Why Did I Watch It? This is one of those famous, iconic classics that has eluded me for a long time. It was a cheap iTunes rental, which prompted me to finally watch it."