'Fried Green Tomatoes' at 25

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Mary-Louise Parker and Mary Stuart Masterson in a scene from Fried Green Tomatoes.

This year,  the Atlanta Film Festival paid tribute to the movie "Fried Green Tomatoes," which was first released in 1991. The film stars Kathy Bates, Jessica Tandy, Mary Louise-Parker, and Mary Stuart Masterson. It's set in rural Alabama, but it was was filmed in Juliette, Georgia, just north of Macon. Director Jon Avnet talks about the production process, how being a feminist influenced the way he went about telling this story, and the film’s  legacy 25 years later. 
"I'm very, very pleased obviously that the film has aged well, and people will refer to it quite frequently. Personally, I'd like to see more films explore female relationships of all forms." - Jon Avnet, director of Fried Green Tomatoes