Fried green tomatoes / in association with Electric Shadow Productions ; an Avnet/Kerner production ; screenplay Fannie Flagg and Carol Sobieski ; producers, Jon Avnet and Jordan Kerner ; executive producers, Norman Lear, Andrew Meyer, Anne Marie Gillen, Tom Taylor ; director, Jon Avnet.
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.
| Uniform Title: | Fried green tomatoes (Motion picture)
Rovi Media Collection. Movies. |
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| Language: | English French Spanish |
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English |
| Language and/or Writing System: |
In English with optional French and Spanish subtitles; Captioned for the hearing impaired. |
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Universal City, CA :
Universal Studios Home Entertainment,
2008.
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| Edition: | Anniversary edition. |
| Series: | Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
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| Local Note: |
MSU: This book was selected in recognition of MSU Libraries Student Employee, Sadie Bunker, Class of 2018 |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (137 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | Video DVD |
| 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. |
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| Note: | Based on the novel Fried green tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg. Originally released as a motion picture in 1991. Special Features include: feature commentary with director Jon Avnet ; Moments of discovery, an original documentary on the making of the movie ; Jon Avnet's scene specific notes ; production photographs ; poster campaign ; theatrical trailers. Videorecording. |
| Call Number: | PN1995.9.W6 F75 2008 VideoDVD AF9 D0001789 VideoDVD |
| ISBN: | 9780783229416 0783229410 |
| Credits: | Music, Thomas Newman; co-producers, Martin Huberty, Lisa Lindstrom, Ric Rondell; editor, Debra Neil; production designer, Barbara Ling; director of photography, Geoffrey Simpson. |
| System Details: | DVD, NTSC, Region 1 ; anamorphic widescreen ; extended version ; Dolby surround. |
| Cast: |
Kathy Bates, Jessica Tandy, Mary Stuart Masterson, Mary-Louise Parker, Cicely Tyson. |