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The Resource Fried green tomatoes, Universal Pictures and Act III Communications present in association with Electric Shadow Productions an Avnet/Kerner production ; screenplay, Fannie Flagg and Carol Sobieski ; producers, Jon Avnet and Jordan Kerner ; director, Jon Avnet

Fried green tomatoes, Universal Pictures and Act III Communications present in association with Electric Shadow Productions an Avnet/Kerner production ; screenplay, Fannie Flagg and Carol Sobieski ; producers, Jon Avnet and Jordan Kerner ; director, Jon Avnet

Label
Fried green tomatoes
Title
Fried green tomatoes
Statement of responsibility
Universal Pictures and Act III Communications present in association with Electric Shadow Productions an Avnet/Kerner production ; screenplay, Fannie Flagg and Carol Sobieski ; producers, Jon Avnet and Jordan Kerner ; director, Jon Avnet
Contributor
Subject
Genre
Language
  • eng
  • spa
  • fre
  • eng
  • eng
  • spa
  • fre
  • eng
Summary
A chance encounter in a nursing home leads to an unexpected friendship between a dowdy housewife and a spry octogenarian who tells her the story of a fiercely independent woman half a century ago, inspiring the housewife to change her life, often with hilarious results
Awards note
Academy Awards winners: Kathy Bates and Jessica Tandy.
Cataloging source
TLM
Characteristic
videorecording
Credits note
Music, Thomas Newman ; costume designer, Elizabeth McBride ; co-producer, Ric Rondell ; editor, Debra Neil ; production designer, Barbara Ling ; director of photography, Geoffrey Simpson ; executive producers, Norman Lear and Andrew Meyer
Dewey number
791.4372
Language note
  • Closed captioned
  • In English, Spanish, French; subtitles in Spanish and French
LC call number
PS3556.L26
LC item number
F7 1999
PerformerNote
Kathy Bates, Jessica Tandy, Mary Stuart Masterson, Mary-Louise Parker, Cicely Tyson
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
  • 1948-
  • 1966-
  • 1949-
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Bates, Kathy
  • Tandy, Jessica
  • Masterson, Mary Stuart
  • Parker, Mary-Louise
  • Tyson, Cicely
  • Avnet, Jon
  • Sobieski, Carol
  • Flagg, Fannie
  • Universal Pictures (Firm)
  • Act III Communications
  • Electric Shadow Productions
Runtime
137
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Women
  • Southern States
  • Grabaciones vídeo para los de audición disminuida
  • Discos videos digitales (DVD)
  • Race relations
  • Women
  • Southern States
Technique
live action
Label
Fried green tomatoes, Universal Pictures and Act III Communications present in association with Electric Shadow Productions an Avnet/Kerner production ; screenplay, Fannie Flagg and Carol Sobieski ; producers, Jon Avnet and Jordan Kerner ; director, Jon Avnet
Link
Instantiates
Publication
Note
  • Not rated
  • Title from disk
  • Based upon the novel Fried green tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg
  • Originally produced as a motion picture in 1991
  • Widescreen edition
  • Features include: theatrical trailer ; feature commentary by director Jon Avnet ; Moments of discovery, and original documentary on the making of the movie ; Jon Avnet's scene specific notes ; production photographs ; poster campaign
  • Dolby surround stereo
  • "20224."
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
quadrophonic multichannel or surround
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Feature commentary with director Jon Avnet -- Moments of discovery -- Jon Avnet scene specific notes -- Production photographs -- Poster campaign -- Theatrical trailers
Control code
ocm42194462
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Edition
Collector's ed.
Extent
1 videodisc (137 min.)
Governing access note
For private home use only
Isbn
9780783229416
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
  • 025192024429
  • 1727
Other physical details
sound, color
Publisher number
20244
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
(OCoLC)42194462
System details
  • DVD
  • DVD player required
Video recording format
DVD
Label
Fried green tomatoes, Universal Pictures and Act III Communications present in association with Electric Shadow Productions an Avnet/Kerner production ; screenplay, Fannie Flagg and Carol Sobieski ; producers, Jon Avnet and Jordan Kerner ; director, Jon Avnet
Link
Publication
Note
  • Not rated
  • Title from disk
  • Based upon the novel Fried green tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg
  • Originally produced as a motion picture in 1991
  • Widescreen edition
  • Features include: theatrical trailer ; feature commentary by director Jon Avnet ; Moments of discovery, and original documentary on the making of the movie ; Jon Avnet's scene specific notes ; production photographs ; poster campaign
  • Dolby surround stereo
  • "20224."
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
quadrophonic multichannel or surround
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Feature commentary with director Jon Avnet -- Moments of discovery -- Jon Avnet scene specific notes -- Production photographs -- Poster campaign -- Theatrical trailers
Control code
ocm42194462
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Edition
Collector's ed.
Extent
1 videodisc (137 min.)
Governing access note
For private home use only
Isbn
9780783229416
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
  • 025192024429
  • 1727
Other physical details
sound, color
Publisher number
20244
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
(OCoLC)42194462
System details
  • DVD
  • DVD player required
Video recording format
DVD

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