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Fried Green Tomatoes   1991         PG-13, 136 min. Genre: Drama Director: Jon Avnet   Cast: Jessica Tandy, Kathy Bates, Mary Stuart Masterson, Mary-Louise Parker, Nick Searcy, Cicely Tyson, Chris O'Donnell, Stan Shaw, Gailard Sartain, Lois Smith, Timothy Scott, Gary Basaraba, Grace Zabriskie, Macon McCalman, Raynor Scheine   Evelyn Couch (Kathy Bates) meets octogenarian Ninny Threadgoode (Jessica Tandy) while visiting a nursing home. They become close friends, and Ninny tells stories about Idgie Threadgoode (Mary Stuart Masterson) and Ruth (Mary-Louise Parker) who lived in Georgia in the 1930s. Through flashbacks, Ninny's story is told beginning when Idgie and Ruth open a cafe in Whistle Stop, Alabama, where they serve fried green tomatoes. Despite problems, they succeed in the business, and their friendship endures. Evelyn is inspired by Ninny's stories, and she becomes a stronger woman. Cast Jessica Tandy NinnyThreadgoode Kathy Bates Evelyn Couch Mary Stuart Masterson Idgie Threadgoode Mary-Louise Parker Ruth Jamison Nick Searcy Frank Bennett Cicely Tyson Sipsey Chris O'Donnell Buddy Threadgoode Stan Shaw Big George Gailard Sartain Ed Couch Lois Smith Mama Threadgoode Timothy Scott Smokey Lonesome Gary Basaraba Grady Kilgore Grace Zabriskie Eva Bates Macon McCalman Prosecutor Percy Raynor Scheine Sheriff Curtis Smoote