Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)

Ruth Leaves Frank

Frank (Nick Searcy) throws his pregnant wife Ruth (Mary-Louise Parker) down the stairs when Idgie (Mary Stuart Masterson) helps her leave him.

Directed by Jon Avnet.

Released in 1991 by Universal.

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  • character-type: BFF
  • action: Push
  • action: Threaten
  • action: Fight
  • editors-choice: Jerks
  • editors-choice: BFFs
  • editors-choice: Licensable Clips
  • primary-genre: Drama
  • primary-genre: Gay and Lesbian
  • secondary-genre: 20th Century Period Pieces
  • secondary-genre: Period Pieces
  • secondary-genre: Gay & Lesbian
  • secondary-genre: Dramas Based on the Book
  • secondary-genre: Lesbian
  • secondary-genre: Dramas Based on Bestsellers
  • secondary-genre: Drama
  • mood: Emotional
  • mood: Scary
  • primary-occasion: Other
  • secondary-occasion: Divorce
  • prop: Knife
  • setting: House
  • theme: Moving On
  • theme: Sacrifice
  • theme: Conflict
  • theme: Violence
  • theme: Friendship
  • theme: Risk
  • actor: Stan Shaw
  • actor: Haynes Brooke
  • actor: Mary Stuart Masterson
  • 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: Big George
  • role-name: Ruth Jamison
  • role-name: Idgie Threadgoode
  • role-name: Older Julian Threadgoode
  • role-name: Frank Bennett
  • screenwriter: Fannie Flagg
  • screenwriter: Carol Sobieski
  • year: 1991
  • studio: Universal