

Drama · Comedy
Overview
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.
Top Cast


Kathy Bates
Kathy Bates
Evelyn Couch
Kathy Bates
Evelyn Couch


Jessica Tandy
Jessica Tandy
Ninny Threadgoode
Jessica Tandy
Ninny Threadgoode


Mary-Louise Parker
Mary-Louise Parker
Ruth Jamison
Mary-Louise Parker
Ruth Jamison


Mary Stuart Masterson
Mary Stuart Masterson
Idgie Threadgoode
Mary Stuart Masterson
Idgie Threadgoode


Cicely Tyson
Cicely Tyson
Sipsey
Cicely Tyson
Sipsey


Stan Shaw
Stan Shaw
Big George
Stan Shaw
Big George


Chris O'Donnell
Chris O'Donnell
Buddy Threadgoode
Chris O'Donnell
Buddy Threadgoode


Gailard Sartain
Gailard Sartain
Ed Couch
Gailard Sartain
Ed Couch


Timothy Scott
Timothy Scott
Smokey Lonesome
Timothy Scott
Smokey Lonesome


Gary Basaraba
Gary Basaraba
Grady Kilgore
Gary Basaraba
Grady Kilgore
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