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Fried Green Tomatoes At the Whistle Stop Café

CAST & DIRECTOR BOX OFFICE DATA GLOBAL RELEASES TOP GROSSING NEWS

1992

130 minutes (2 hrs 10 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Jon Avnet

Starring

Kathy Bates · Mary Stuart Masterson · Mary-Louise Parker · Jessica Tandy · Cicely Tyson · Chris O'Donnell

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release: 24th January 1992

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

Debut box office: 13th Mar '92
Debut position: 2
Highest position: 2
Debut gross: £1.3 Million
Total chart weeks: 8

US box office

Box Office debut: 27th Dec '91
Debut position: 16
Highest position: 2
Debut gross: $105.3 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 16

Chart position history

UK box office

13 Mar, 1992
2

20 Mar, 1992
3

27 Mar, 1992
5

3 Apr, 1992
7

10 Apr, 1992
9

17 Apr, 1992
10

24 Apr, 1992
13

1 May, 1992
14

US box office

3 Jan, 1992
14

24 Jan, 1992
2

31 Jan, 1992
2

7 Feb, 1992
4

14 Feb, 1992
3

21 Feb, 1992
3

28 Feb, 1992
4

6 Mar, 1992
3

13 Mar, 1992
5

20 Mar, 1992
5

27 Mar, 1992
7

3 Apr, 1992
12

10 Apr, 1992
14

Global box office

Certificates

US
PG-13

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag

£3.1 Million

US total gross
United States Flag

$69.7 Million

Global total gross
Global Flag

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Director

Role

Jon Avnet

Directed By

Chris
O'Donnell

Actor

Character

Kathy Bates

Evelyn Couch

Mary Stuart Masterson

Idgie Threadgoode

Mary-Louise Parker

Ruth Jamison

Jessica Tandy

Ninny Threadgoode

Cicely Tyson

Sipsey

Chris O'Donnell

Buddy Threadgoode

Stan Shaw

Big George

Gailard Sartain

Ed Couch

Timothy Scott

Smokey Lonesome

Gary Basaraba

Grady Kilgore

Lois Smith

Mama Threadgoode

Jo Harvey Allen

Women's Awareness Teacher

Macon McCalman

Prosecutor Percy

Richard Riehle

Reverend Scroggins

Raynor Scheine

Sheriff Curtis Smoote

Grace Zabriskie

Eva Bates

Reid Binion

Young Julian Threadgoode

Afton Smith

Leona Threadgoode

Danny Nelson

Papa Threadgoode

Nancy Moore Atchison

Little Idgie Threadgoode

Constance Shulman

Missy

Nick Searcy

Frank Bennett

Haynes Brooke

Older Julian Threadgoode

Ginny Parker

Ruth's Mother

Tres Holton

Boy at Supermarket

Ronald McCall

Ocie

Wallace Merck

KKK Man

David Dwyer

Hooded Man

Lashondra Phillips

Young Naughty Bird

Kathy Larson

Beetle Girl #1

Missy Wolff

Beetle Girl #2

LaTanya Richardson Jackson

Janeen

Grayson Fricke

Buddy Threadgoode Jr.

Enjolik Oree

Older Naughty Bird

Genevieve Fisher

Peggy Hadley

Tom Even

Judge

Bob Hannah

Defense Attorney

Ted Manson

Bailiff

Carol Mitchell-Leon

Sue Otis

Evan Lockwood

Tim

Suzi Bass

Nurse

Paul Armbruster

Gas Station Attendant

Jacob Avnet

Wedding Guest

Michael Burgess

Wingo, Man at BBQ

Todd Eller

College Buddy

Bill Ewin

College Dean

Fannie Flagg

Teacher

Shelby Hofer

School Girl

Barry Hopkins

Shantytown Male

Teretha G. Houston

Choir Member

James Mayberry

Orderly

Shannon McCrory

Threadgood Cousin

Bob Penny

Bailiff

Leonard Shinew

Mr. Dunaway

Drew Wilkins

Young Cleo

Marion Williams

Gospel Singer