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) |
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| Language: | English French Spanish |
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English |
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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 |
Partial Contents:
- Special features: Deleted scenes
- Outtakes
- Moments of discovery: the making of Fried Green Tomatoes
- Feature commentary with director Jon Avnet
- Jon Avnet's director's notes
- Sipsey's recipes
- Poster campaign
- Production photographs.