In this directorial bebut avnet cast four women to play the lead roles. Cast edit kathy bates as evelyn couch. Fried green tomatoes at the whistle stop cafe is a 1987 novel by fannie flagg. Jessica tandy as ninny threadgoode. Mary louise parker as ruth jamison.
Stan shaw as big george. In the book ninny and idgie are indeed separate but making them the same person makes the story more intriguing and confusing for the 3rd party the viewer of the movie. Add the tomatoes and cook over moderately high heat turning once until golden and crisp about 5 minutes. For all we know cleo is a completely made up name for her husband s real name. Every week evelyn visits ninny who tells her stories about her youth in.
Make sure you use something with a high smokepoint like avocado oil lard or tallow. Mary stuart masterson as imogene louise idgie threadgoode the local tomboy who swears smokes drinks gambles and never goes to church. Cast in credits order verified as complete. Mary stuart masterson nancy moore atchison as imogene idgie threadgoode. Chris o donnell as buddy threadgoode.
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Cleo being left out was done to make the idea that idgie and ninny are one in the same only slightly more obvious. Gailard sartain as ed. If you want true fried green tomatoes then don t be shy with your cooking oil. 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. In a large skillet preferably cast iron heat 1 4 inch of oil until shimmering.
Cicely tyson as sipsey. Cicely tyson as sipsey. Cleo being left out was done to make the idea that idgie and ninny are one in the same only slightly more obvious. Fannie flagg s novel of immense complexity huge cast and innumerable separate stories could have been impossible to film. Make sure you use something with a high smokepoint like avocado oil lard or tallow.
In a large skillet preferably cast iron heat 1 4 inch of oil until shimmering. Stan shaw as big george. In this directorial bebut avnet cast four women to play the lead roles.
