DVD

Fried green tomatoes / Universal Pictures and Act III Communications present in association with Electric Shadow Productions an Avnet/Kerner production ; screenplay, Fannie Flagg and Carol Sobieski ; producers, Jon Avnet and Jordan Kerner ; director, Jon Avnet.

Universal Studios Home Video (Firm) (Author). Newman, Thomas, 1955- (Added Author). Sobieski, Carol. (Added Author). Bates, Kathy, 1948- (Added Author). Tandy, Jessica. (Added Author). Masterson, Mary Stuart, 1966- (Added Author). Parker, Mary-Louise. (Added Author). Tyson, Cicely. (Added Author). Avnet, Jon, 1949- (Added Author). Flagg, Fannie. Fried green tomatoes at the Whistle-Stop Cafe. (Added Author). Universal Pictures (Firm) (Added Author). Act III Communications. (Added Author). Electric Shadow Productions. (Added Author). Universal Studios Home Video (Firm) (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.

Record details

ISBN: 0783229410
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (2 hr., 17 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Widescreen collector's edition.
Publisher: Universal City, CA : Universal Home Video, [2004]

Content descriptions

General Note:	Based upon the novel Fried green tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1991. Special features include documentary film: Moments of discovery, interviews with cast, commentary with the director and scene specific notes, production photographs, poster campagin, theatrical trailers, and more.
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.
Participant or Performer Note:	Kathy Bates, Jessica Tandy, Mary Stuart Masterson, Mary-Louise Parker, Cicely Tyson.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: Not rated.
System Details Note:	DVD; region 1, NTSC; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; English Dolby surround stereo.
Language Note:	In English with optional subtitles in Spanish and French; closed- captioned.