Fried Green Tomatoes Page #5

Synopsis: Evelyn Couch is having trouble in her marriage, and no one seems to take her seriously. While in a nursing home visiting relatives, she meets Ninny Threadgoode, an outgoing old woman, who tells her the story of Idgie Threadgoode, a young woman in 1920's Alabama. Through Idgie's inspiring life, Evelyn learns to be more assertive and builds a lasting friendship of her own with Ninny.
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Jon Avnet
Production: Universal Pictures
  Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 6 wins & 11 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.7
Metacritic:
64
Rotten Tomatoes:
73%
PG-13
Year:
1991
130 min
1,666 Views


Maybe I do and maybe I don't.

Put your money where

your mouth is, Mr. Sheriff.

Well, look what

the cat drug in!

I came to talk to you.

You're gonna have to wait.

I'm busy.

Come on, Grady, this is your

big chance. You in or out?

I'll make you

a rich man.

You just bluffin'again as usual.

I'm afraid you're gonna have to excuse

Idgie. She's goin' home for dinner.

Say good-bye, Idgie.

Where you goin'?

Where the hell you goin' with

my money? We're goin' home!

- Who are you to boss me around?

- The one holdin' your money!

Give it back.

Now, get in the car.

All right,

I'll get in the car.

You win!

Come on.

Sucker!

I'll leave when I want!

I don't know how you can break

your mother's heart like you do.

I'm not doin' anything

to my mother.

Oh, no? Why do you think

I'm here for the summer?

Your mother was so worried, she thought I

might be able to talk some sense into you.

But you're too busy

being selfish!

What are you

talkin' about?

You're not the only one

who lost Buddy.

We all miss him...

but turning your back on

your family is not gonna help.

What's he got to do

with anything?

Looks like you're the one with

the problem forgetting my brother.

Why, just ten miles away...

down by the river,

there lurks

a den of the devil...

where liquor

and gamblin'...

and sin abide!

Snakes and serpents...

Hey, Scroggins!

You're finally preachin' about

somethin' you're kin to... snakes!

As I said,

snakes and serpents

take many disguises.

Let's turn to page 53

in our hymnal.

Yoo-hoo!

Big George thought

I might find you here.

If you give me a chance,

a chance to get to know you,

maybe it'll be fun!

Fun?

Idgie, just spend

some time with me.

Please?

Suit yourself.

You sure you

don't wanna back out?

It's not too late.

I'm sure.

Here, hold this.

Tell me now,

you like trains?

Yes.

Good.

We'll get along

just fine!

Boy, did we

luck out tonight.

Hop in.

Hop?

Oh. Give me

your hand.

Put your foot

up there.

Hold that.

Ooo-ooo!

Look at all this!

Don't you think we should get off

the train? It's startin' to move.

No. The fun

just started!

You all right?

Well, sometimes I get

a little dizzy lookin' down.

Don't look down.

What are you doin'?

Come on. Look.

They're throwin'

away food!

You talk about

"give unto others."

Yes, but this food

isn't yours to give.

That's church talk.

I've seen those same people

over at church on Sunday...

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Fannie Flagg

Fannie Flagg (born Patricia Neal; September 21, 1944) is an American actress, comedian and author. She is best known as a semi-regular panelist on the 1973–82 versions of the game show Match Game and for the 1987 novel Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe, which was adapted into the 1991 motion picture Fried Green Tomatoes. She was nominated for an Academy Award for the screenplay adaptation. Flagg currently lives in California and Alabama. more…

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