Fried Green Tomatoes
1991 film directed by Jon Avnet
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Summary
Fried Green Tomatoes is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 0.4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20,242 views/month, #374 of 94,065).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: Jon Avnet[3]
- Screenwriter: Fannie Flagg[4], Carol Sobieski[5]
- Composer: Thomas Newman[6]
- Genre: female buddy film[7], mystery film[8], comedy film[9], drama film[10], LGBTQ-related film[11]
- Based on: Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe[12]
- Cast member: Kathy Bates[13], Jessica Tandy[14], Mary Stuart Masterson[15], Mary-Louise Parker[16], Cicely Tyson[17], Chris O'Donnell[18], Richard Riehle[19], Nick Searcy[20], Lois Smith[21], Grace Zabriskie[22], Stan Shaw[23], Danny Nelson[24], Gailard Sartain[25], Raynor Scheine[26]
- Producer: Norman Lear[27]
- Production company: Universal Pictures[28]
- Director of photography: Geoffrey Simpson[29]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[30]
- Distribution format: video on demand[31]
- Review score: 6.7[32], 77%[33], 64/100[34]
- Color: color[35]
- Country of origin: United States[36]
- Publication date: December 27, 1991[37], September 3, 1992[38], August 14, 1992[39]
- Distributed by: Universal Pictures[40], Netflix[41]
- Narrative location: Alabama[42]
- Filming location: Alabama[43], Georgia[44]
- Main subject: racism[45], friendship[46], lesbianism[47]
- Film editor: Debra Neil-Fisher[48]
- Described by source: AWFJ’s Top 100 Films List[49]
- Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[50], Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay[51]
- Title: Fried Green Tomatoes[52]
- Has characteristic: film based on literature[53]
- After a work by: Fannie Flagg[54]
Why It Matters
Fried Green Tomatoes has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]