Cast and crew
Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)
42 cast and 40 crew, as credited. Cast in billing order; crew by department.
Cast42
Kathy BatesEvelyn Couch
Jessica TandyNinny Threadgoode
Mary-Louise ParkerRuth Jamison
Mary Stuart MastersonIdgie Threadgoode
Cicely TysonSipsey
Stan ShawBig George
Chris O'DonnellBuddy Threadgoode
Gailard SartainEd Couch
Timothy ScottSmokey Lonesome
Gary BasarabaGrady Kilgore
Lois SmithMama Threadgoode
Jo Harvey AllenWoman's Awareness Teacher
Fannie FlaggTeacher- Suzi BassNurse
- Tom EvenJudge
- Afton SmithLeona Threadgoode
- Haynes BrookeOlder Julian Threadgoode
- Wallace MerckKKK Man
Richard RiehleReverend Scroggins- Constance ShulmanMissy
Nick SearcyFrank Bennett- Macon McCalmanProsecutor Percy
- Raynor ScheineSheriff Curtis Smoote
Grace ZabriskieEva Bates- Reid BinionYoung Julian Threadgoode
- Danny NelsonPapa Threadgoode
- Nancy Moore AtchisonLittle Idgie Threadgoode
- Ginny ParkerRuth's Mother
- Tres HoltonBoy at Supermarket
- Ron McCallOcie
- David DwyerHooded Man
- Lashondra PhillipsYoung Naughty Bird
- Kathy LarsonBeetle Girl #1
- Missy WolffBeetle Girl #2
LaTanya Richardson JacksonJaneen- Grayson FrickeBuddy Threadgoode Jr.
- Enjolik OreeOlder Naughty Bird
- Genevieve FisherPeggy Hadley
- Bob HannahDefense Attorney
- Ted MansonBailiff
- Carol Mitchell-LeonSue Otis
- Evan LockwoodTim
Crew40
Directing
- Jon AvnetDirector
- Jeff RafnerSecond Assistant Director
- Deborah LoveFirst Assistant Director
Writing
- Fannie FlaggScreenplay, Novel
- Carol SobieskiScreenplay
Production
- Martin HubertyCo-Producer
- Anne Marie GillenExecutive Producer
- Jon AvnetProducer
- Norman LearExecutive Producer
- Jordan KernerProducer
- Ric RondellCo-Producer
- David RubinCasting Director
- Tom TaylorExecutive Producer
- Deborah LoveAssociate Producer
- Barbara LingAssociate Producer
- Lisa LindstromCo-Producer
- Andrew MeyerExecutive Producer
Camera
- Geoffrey SimpsonDirector of Photography
Editing
- Debra Neil-FisherEditor
Sound and music
- Arthur BakerMusic Supervisor
- Walter NewmanSupervising Sound Editor
- Mary H. EllisSound Mixer
- Alan Robert MurraySupervising Sound Editor
- Kathy NelsonMusic Supervisor
- Bill BernsteinMusic Editor
- Thomas NewmanOriginal Music Composer
Art
- Debra SchuttSet Decoration
- Larry FultonArt Direction
- Barbara LingProduction Design
Costume and make-up
- Fern BuchnerMakeup Artist
- Cydney CornellHairstylist
- Elizabeth McBrideCostume Design
- Colleen CallaghanKey Hair Stylist
Lighting
- Morris FlamGaffer
Crew
- Kerrie CullenStunt Coordinator
- Bruce Paul BarbourStunts
- Laura DashStunts
- Dick HancockStunts
- Tracy Keehn-DashnawStunts
- Joy HooperStunts