Original: Fried Green Tomatoes is a 1991 comedy-drama film based on the novel Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg.
Simplified: Fried Green Tomatoes is a 1991 drama film directed by Jon Avnet. It is based on a novel by Fannie Flagg called Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe.