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Fried Green Tomatoes

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.

Evelyn Couch is having trouble in her marriage, and no one seems to take her seriously. While visiting relatives at a nursing home, she meets Ninny Threadgoode, an outgoing old woman, who tells her the story of Idgie Threadgoode, a young woman in 1920s Alabama. Through Idgie's inspiring life, Evelyn learns to be more assertive and builds a lasting friendship of her own with Ninny.

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Info about Fried Green Tomatoes

Studio(s): Universal Pictures, Act III Productions

Originally Released: United States, Dec 27, 1991

Production Country: United States

Box Office Gross: $119,418,501.00

Budget: $11,000,000.00

Genres:Drama