Fried Green Tomatoes (Widescreen Collector's Edition)
by Jon Avnet
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Actor: Cicely Tyson, Jessica Tandy, Kathy Bates, Mary Stuart Masterson, Mary-Louise ParkerDirector: Jon Avnet
Brand: BATES/TANDY
DVD: 2 Layers, Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; French (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled)
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Collector's Edition, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen, 1.85:1
Running Time: 137 minutes
DVD Release Date: 1998-12-15
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Universal Studios
Movie Reviews of Fried Green Tomatoes (Widescreen Collector's Edition)
Movie Review: This DVD is NOT the Original Theatrical Release of the Film
Summary: 3 Stars
I loved "Fried Green Tomatoes" at the theater and the old VHS video version (which is the only version on which you can see the original theatrical release), but unfortunately, both DVD versions insert extra scenes which ruin some of the seemless transitions between flashbacks and present-time which were the hallmark of "Fried Green Tomatoes". The extra scenes aren't even particularly good, and this DVD provides no original version without them. This criticism is true for both the Widescreen Collector's Edition and the Anniversary Edition. I'm deeply disappointed, and hoping Universal will one day release the original theatrical version of the film on DVD. What a shame it would be for the theatrical version of "Fried Green Tomatoes" to one day disappear.
Summary of Fried Green Tomatoes (Widescreen Collector's Edition)
Kathy Bates stars as an unhappy wife trying to get her husband's attention in this amusing and moving 1991 screen adaptation of Fannie Flagg's novel Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe. After befriending a lonely old woman (Jessica Tandy), Bates hears the story of a lifelong friendship between two other women (Mary Stuary Masterson and Mary-Louise Parker, seen in flashback) who once ran a cafe in town against many personal odds. The tale inspires Bates to take further command over her life, and there director Jon Avnet (Up Close and Personal), in his first feature, has fun with the film. Bates develops a real attitude toward her thickheaded spouse at home and some uppity girls in a parking lot, but dignity is generally the key to Avnet's approach with the story's crucial relationships. Tandy is a joy and clearly loves the element of mystery attached to her character, and Masterson and Parker are excellent in the historical sequences. --Tom KeoghA nursing home resident remembers two special friendships at the cafe in a small town near Birmingham.
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Media Type: DVD
Artist: BATES/TANDY
Title: FRIED GREEN TOMATOES
Street Release Date: 02/06/2007
Genre: DRAMA
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