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©1998
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1 videodisc (2 hrs., 17 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
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Based upon the novel Fried green tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg
A chance encounter in a nursing home leads to an unexpected friendship between a dowdy housewife and a spry octagenarian who tells her the story of a fiercely independent woman half a century ago, inspiring the housewife to change her life, often with hilarious results
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1991
Special features include documentary film: Moments of discovery, interviews with cast, commentary with the director and scene specific notes, production photographs, poster campagin, theatrical trailers, and more
Aspect ratio 1.85:1; anamorphic widescreen
Music, Thomas Newman ; costume designer, Elizabeth McBride ; co-producer, Ric Rondell ; editor, Debra Neil ; production designer, Barbara Ling ; director of photography, Geoffrey Simpson ; executive producers, Norman Lear and Andrew Meyer
Kathy Bates, Jessica Tandy, Mary Stuart Masterson, Mary-Louise Parker, Cicely Tyson
MPAA rating: Not rated
DVD; English Dolby surround stereo; extended version
Closed captioned. In English with optional subtitles in Spanish and French