Fried green tomatoes 1991 chris o donnell as buddy threadgoode. Cast kathy bates evelyn couch jessica tandy ninny threadgoode mary stuart masterson idgie threadgoode mary louise parker ruth jamison cicely tyson sipsey nick searcy frank bennett gailard sartain ed couch stan shaw big george gary basaraba grady kilgore nancy moore atchison little idgie missy wolff 2nd girl timothy scott smokey lonesome grace zabriskie. Directed by jon avnet and written by flagg and carol sobieski it stars kathy bates jessica tandy mary stuart masterson and mary louise parker. Fried green tomatoes is a 1991 american comedy drama film based on the 1987 novel fried green tomatoes at the whistle stop cafe by fannie flagg. Fried green tomatoes 1991 chris o donnell as buddy threadgoode.