Fried green tomatoes
(2004, original release: 1998)

Fiction

DVD

Call Numbers:
DVD/DRAMA/FRIED

Availability

Locations Call Number Status
Movies DVD/DRAMA/FRIED Available

Details

PUBLISHED
Universal City, CA : Universal Home Video, [2004]
©1998
EDITION
Collector's edition
DESCRIPTION

1 videodisc (2 hrs., 17 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in

ISBN/ISSN
6305212112 20244, 025192024429
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES

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

Additional Credits