Fried green tomatoes

Fried green tomatoes

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.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Newman, Thomas, 1955- (Composer)
Corporate Authors: Universal Pictures (Firm), Act III Communications, Electric Shadow Productions, Universal Studios Home Video (Firm)
Other Authors: Bates, Kathy, 1948-, Tandy, Jessica, Masterson, Mary Stuart, 1966-, Parker, Mary-Louise, Tyson, Cicely, Avnet, Jon, 1949-, Flagg, Fannie
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
French
Spanish
Published: Universal City, CA : Universal Home Video, [2004]
Edition:Collector's ed.
Subjects:
Women > Southern States > Social conditions > Drama.
Women.
Southern States > Race relations > Drama.
Item Description:
  • Based upon the novel Fried green tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg.
  • 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.
Local Note:
  • Faculty reserve.
  • Material for FILM-343 (Mirowitz).
Description
Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (2 hrs., 17 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; English Dolby surround stereo; extended version.
Audience:MPAA rating: Not rated.
Production Credits: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.
Participant or Performer:Kathy Bates, Jessica Tandy, Mary Stuart Masterson, Mary-Louise Parker, Cicely Tyson.
Language:Closed captioned. In English with optional subtitles in Spanish and French.
FOLIO link:View instance in FOLIO

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