Fried Green Tomatoes

1991 film directed by Jon Avnet
Movie film Q118375
Fried Green Tomatoes
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Fried Green Tomatoes

Summary

Fried Green Tomatoes is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 0.4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,961 views/month, #374 of 94,065).[2]

Key Facts

  • Fried Green Tomatoes's image is recorded as Window at the Whistlestop.760.jpg[3].
  • Fried Green Tomatoes's instance of is recorded as film[4].
  • Fried Green Tomatoes's director is recorded as Jon Avnet[5].
  • Fried Green Tomatoes's screenwriter is recorded as Fannie Flagg[6].
  • Fried Green Tomatoes's screenwriter is recorded as Carol Sobieski[7].
  • Fried Green Tomatoes's composer is recorded as Thomas Newman[8].
  • Fried Green Tomatoes's genre is recorded as female buddy film[9].
  • Fried Green Tomatoes's genre is recorded as mystery film[10].
  • Fried Green Tomatoes's genre is recorded as comedy film[11].
  • Fried Green Tomatoes's genre is recorded as drama film[12].
  • Fried Green Tomatoes's genre is recorded as LGBTQ-related film[13].
  • Fried Green Tomatoes's genre is recorded as film based on literature[14].
  • Fried Green Tomatoes's based on is recorded as Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe[15].
  • Fried Green Tomatoes's cast member is recorded as Kathy Bates[16].
  • Fried Green Tomatoes's cast member is recorded as Jessica Tandy[17].
  • Fried Green Tomatoes's cast member is recorded as Mary Stuart Masterson[18].
  • Fried Green Tomatoes's cast member is recorded as Mary-Louise Parker[19].
  • Fried Green Tomatoes's cast member is recorded as Cicely Tyson[20].
  • Fried Green Tomatoes's cast member is recorded as Chris O'Donnell[21].
  • Fried Green Tomatoes's cast member is recorded as Richard Riehle[22].
  • Fried Green Tomatoes's cast member is recorded as Nick Searcy[23].
  • Fried Green Tomatoes's cast member is recorded as Lois Smith[24].
  • Fried Green Tomatoes's cast member is recorded as Grace Zabriskie[25].
  • Fried Green Tomatoes's cast member is recorded as Stan Shaw[26].
  • Fried Green Tomatoes's cast member is recorded as Danny Nelson[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Fried Green Tomatoes's producer is recorded as Norman Lear[28]. Its director is recorded as Jon Avnet[5]. Screenwriters include Fannie Flagg[6] and Carol Sobieski[7]. Cast members include Kathy Bates[16], Jessica Tandy[17], Mary Stuart Masterson[18], Mary-Louise Parker[19], Cicely Tyson[20], and Chris O'Donnell[21].

Publication

Publication dates include +1991-12-27T00:00:00Z[29], +1992-09-03T00:00:00Z[30], and +1992-08-14T00:00:00Z[31]. Fried Green Tomatoes's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[32]. Genres include female buddy film[9], mystery film[10], comedy film[11], drama film[12], LGBTQ-related film[13], and film based on literature[14].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include racism[33], friendship[34], and lesbianism[35].

Reception

Reviews include 6.7[36], 77%[37], and 64/100[38].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Fried Green Tomatoes's after a work by is recorded as Fannie Flagg[39].

Why It Matters

Fried Green Tomatoes ranks in the top 0.4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,961 views/month, #374 of 94,065).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [32] . wikidata.org.
  28. [36] . wikidata.org.
  29. [37] . wikidata.org.
  30. [38] . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] . wikidata.org.
  32. [30] . zelluloid.de. Retrieved . zelluloid.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [31] . wikidata.org.
  34. [33] . wikidata.org.
  35. [34] . wikidata.org.
  36. [35] . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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