
"The secret of life? The secret's in the sauce."
Amidst her own personality crisis, a southern housewife meets an outgoing old woman who tells her the story of Idgie Threadgoode and Ruth Jamison, two young women who experienced hardships and love in 1920s Whistle Stop, Alabama.
Director
Jon Avnet
Budget
$11,000,000
Revenue
$119,418,501
Status
Released

Kathy Bates
Evelyn Couch

Jessica Tandy
Ninny Threadgoode

Mary-Louise Parker
Ruth Jamison

Mary Stuart Masterson
Idgie Threadgoode

Cicely Tyson
Sipsey

Stan Shaw
Big George

Chris O'Donnell
Buddy Threadgoode

Gailard Sartain
Ed Couch