Fried green tomatoes

Bates, Kathy, 1948- (Actor). Tandy, Jessica. (Actor). Masterson, Mary Stuart, 1966- (Actor). Parker, Mary-Louise. (Actor). Tyson, Cicely. (Actor). Avnet, Jon, 1949- (Director). Flagg, Fannie. Fried green tomatoes at the Whistle-Stop Cafe. (Screenwriter). Sobieski, Carol. (Screenwriter). Universal Pictures (Firm) (Added Author). Act III Communications (Added Author). Electric Shadow Productions. (Added Author). Kathy Bates, Jessica Tandy, Mary Stuart Masterson, Mary-Louise Parker, Cicely Tyson. (Cast).

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.

Item details

ISBN: 0783230893
ISBN: 9780783230894
Physical Description: videorecording
videocassette
1 videocassette (137 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Edition: Extended version with bonus footage.
Publisher: Universal City, CA : Universal Studios Home Video, 1999.

Contents / Notes

General Note:	Based upon the novel Fried green tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg. "Special 10-minute segment includes behind-the-scenes footage and exclusive interviews with the cat"--Container.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	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. Supplement written, produced, and directed by J.M. Kenny.
Participant or Performer Note:	Kathy Bates, Jessica Tandy, Mary Stuart Masterson, Mary-Louise Parker, Cicely Tyson.
Target Audience Note:	Not rated.
System Details Note:	VHS, stereo surround.
Language Note:	Closed-captioned.