Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)

Frank Intrudes on Ruth

When Klan member Frank (Nick Searcy) wants to see his child, he gets stopped by Ruth (Mary-Louise Parker) and scorned by Sipsey (Cicely Tyson) and ol’ Smokey Lonesome (Timothy Scott).

Directed by Jon Avnet.

Released in 1991 by Universal.

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  • mood: Disturbing
  • setting: Bedroom
  • theme: Parenthood
  • theme: Family
  • theme: Disrespect
  • actor: Cicely Tyson
  • actor: Timothy Scott
  • actor: Nick Searcy
  • actor: Mary-Louise Parker
  • director: Jon Avnet
  • producer: Ric Rondell
  • producer: Norman Lear
  • producer: Lisa Lindstrom
  • producer: Martin Huberty
  • producer: Anne Marie Gillen
  • producer: Jon Avnet
  • cinematographer: Geoffrey Simpson
  • editor: Debra Neil-Fisher
  • costume-designer: Elizabeth McBride
  • production-designer: Barbara Ling
  • role-name: Ruth Jamison
  • role-name: Sipsey
  • role-name: Smokey Lonesome
  • role-name: Frank Bennett
  • screenwriter: Fannie Flagg
  • screenwriter: Carol Sobieski
  • year: 1991
  • studio: Universal