He was an alcoholic and had the shakes (going through withdrawal) so to calm his nerves down, Iggy just gave him a little bit of “the hair of the dog” to help him out.
One of my faves. I recently saw a photo of (a young) Cicely Tyson in the Portrait Museum in Washington, DC. She had an extensive career, appeared in 45+ movies and shows. So beautiful!! And a beautiful spirit. RIP.
The bee scene was 100% her doing that in real life. There was no CGI back then! I'm glad u did this.. it's 1 of my comfort movies & I badly needed sum comfort tonight!
They had a stunt double for it but they quit last minute so she just did it. She said she has kinda felt like a fraud. So she recently became a real bee keeper. Said she loves it.
Jessica Tandy won the best actress Tony in 1948 for her portrayal in the original Broadway production of A Street Car Named Desire. The author of the Fried Green Tomatoes, Fannie Flagg, portrayed the redheaded women's session lecturer early in the film.
In a more honest and healthy society, we would openly acknowledge the beautiful love story this is. Many avenues and roads to take, for love to take root. Love is not reserved for just hetero peoples. xo The food fight scene in the diners' kitchen between Ruth and Idgie is when they actually first consummate their love for each other and become a couple, in the book.
0:30 Jessica Tandy. Time was, this actress was _very_ famous. But she passed away in 1994 at the age of 85 and then her name fell into disuse. 🤷♂ Accordingly, this movie was once known well as a film with Jessica Tandy. Now, it's better known as a movie with Kathy Bates.
FUN FACTS: In the movie, Igie & Ruth have a sisterly/companion-like friendship. However, in the book, Ruth & Igie are full-blown lovers living in Igie's family home. It's an open secret throughout the town. In the movie, the old lady, Ms. Threadgoode is insinuated to be Igie. However, in the book, the old lady is not Igie but an adopted relative of the Threadgoode family. Igie is still alive, traveling & running her business of selling honey. Also, Ruth's son, Buddy Jr. , is alive & married living in another state.
For this movie, there's no Ninny in any flashback. She was adopted, not blood relations to the Threadgoodes, preventing a marriage. All those intimate moments between Ruth and Idgie happen with no one else around. For this film, the old lady knows WAY too much. She's telling her own story
@@barryscott8041 The book very clearly shows Ninny Threadgood to be a character very much involved with the Threadgood family to the point where she is raised by them and eventually marries Cleo, Idgie's older brother. The movie also removes a very important character from the book, Big George's wife, Onzell, and blends her into Sipsy's character in the movie.
@@alaynawhitten All true, but filmmakers always make changes as a novel becomes a screenplay; Directors (Kubrick for instance) have their own vision, and there's always changes. My comments are concerning only this film---
Ninny says she married Idgie's brother at the beginning of the movie. It doesn't insinuate that she's Idgie unless you forget everything she says about her life.
The lady who played Ninny is Jessica Tandy. You should also check out Driving Miss Daisy with her and Morgan Freeman (one of the best actors to ever live) It’s FANTASTIC
Ryl is so good at accidentally predicting movies and I was waiting for her to predict the BBQ connection...so glad to hear it was going in the back of your head 😂
As a beekeeper I thought it was so funny watching Ryl squirm at the honeybee scene haha. I'll always have a suit with me when doing hive relocations, just in case a colony is violent, but I almost never have to wear it. I can be a lot more gentle and dexterous without gloves on.
If Ruth was honest about the domestic abuse, it would give Ruth and Idgie motive and make Idgie and George look more guilty due to the time and place, not exonerate them on third party defense.
She did say, she wouldn't raise her son with Frank. Also we had that moment where Ruth, under oath, testifies to her love for Idgie...and Idgie's reaction
From what I have heard they toned down the gay aspect of their relationship from the book. They also imply that the old woman is telling her story when she was supposed to be someone that worked next door and knew them well.
42:44 Overall, this is a sad scene, but just consider, Ruth asked Idgie to tell the story because she enjoyed Idgie's stories. So her last memory was of Idgie relating her favorite story to her. So for Ruth, this is a pleasant scene.
I've never seen reactors understand and decifer movies like the two of you. Things that usually go over most reactors heads y'all get spot on. Great job!
You girls are so pleasant and interesting! Thank you very much for reacting to this film... I hadn't seen it in years. (If you haven't seen 'Driving Miss Daisy', you might like that, too. Jessica Tandy, Morgan Freeman, Dan Aykroyd, also set in the older South U.S.)
@@jessicab743 Nobody catches that Ninny says she was "ADOPTED" into the Threadgoode family. No blood relations preventing a marriage. No "Ninny" is shown in any flashback. All those intimate moments between Ruth and Idgie, with no one else around....The old lady knows way too much, and is telling her OWN story.
@@jessicab743 well because the film ends with a jar of honey and a note from the Idgie on Ruth's grave. its a super valid assumption. the film adaptation is creating that confusion with the mixed signals
@@noviembre.rz1 The director intentionally created that ambiguity to the point where they had Jessica Tandy wear brown contacts because Mary Stuart Masterson has brown eyes.
Smokey lonesome (the old drifter who spilled his food) was shaking because of alcohol withdrawal. Idgie giving him booze (in moderation) alleviated the symptoms (the shaking). I assume he also got some food.
Good reaction ladies. I didn't know fried green tomatoes were real until I moved to Georgia many years ago and seen them on the menu of restaurants here.
We are all getting older and dying. It is difficult to fully comprehend when we are young. I think it is most depressing that we don't understand aging and death because we don't have relationships with older generations. You all are the best!
In the book, Ninny and Cleo, Idgie's brother, were in the flashbacks. However, the movie does lead the viewer to believe Ninny is Idgie. The original book and it's sequel are such good books.
6:50 "When we think of _romance_ and _marriage,_ what is the _first thought_ that comes into your mind?" " Divorce." This lady is a hoot. Unfortunate that she has such a small part.
Ladies, thanks for watching this. I saw this in the theater w/my wife when it came out. Ninny told Ruth she was "Adopted" into the Threadgoode family. No blood relations preventing a marriage to "Cleo." Despite what anyone (or the book) says, for us Ninny is and always will be Idgie. Think about it....All those intimate moments between Idgie and Ruth. No "Ninny" around in any flashback scene. The old lady knows everything that went on between Idgie and Ruth....She knows TOO much. The old lady is absolutely telling her own story.
Despite what the book says? Dude, Ninny was never Idgie. The book clearly points that out. The movie points it out as well by the fact that Ninny was married and had a child. Idgie did neither. And Idgie and Ruth were a couple. More than friends.
@@malebovinemanure Movies are always different from the book. My comments are about this film only, not the book. At the beginning Ninny says she was "Adopted" into the Threadgoode family. No blood relation = No preventing "Ninny" from marrying Idgie's brother. You are saying that Idgie couldn't possibly have married and had a baby.....After Ruth died. Why not?? And yes, I saw this movie when it came out in the theater. Me and everyone else knew that the two were a couple. It was obvious....dude.
Hello, she was Idgie sister in law, of course she knew everything 😂. I mean, even the whole town knew about their story and everything else imagine her family.. Of course she knew everything even a little bit more intimate.
That first instructor they show is the author of the book. I am from Texas, but I have had fried green tomatoes in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas and Oklahoma and they are good, just like fried okra and fried squash. They boiled Frank Bennet. They didn't make bar-b-que out of him.
Hey girlz! I love that u chose this movie. FRIED GREEN TOMATOES is my favorite movie right next to THE COLOR PURPLE (1986). I have read both books. The author of Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe (Thank God, they shortened the title for the movie!😄) Fanny Flagg had a cameo in the movie. She was the relationship coach/instructor w/ the shortish red hair, right before the cellophane scene. - Ninny is not Idgie even though the movie might hint @ it. That is one of 2 things that annoys me about the movie. The 2nd thing that bothers me is the movie down played that Idgie & Ruth were in "lesbians" w/one another. I know, I know it was the early 1990s, but by the mid-90s they released the movie BOUND. Don't get me wrong, FRIED GREEN TOMATOES is my favorite movie even w/my minor criticisms. - According to the book, that day that Idgie brought Ruth the honey from the hive, Ruth fell in love w/Idgie. There is a part in the book where Ruth thought Frank was hitting her because he deep down knew she was in love w/someone else, Idgie. - Well, that's all I had to say, other than this, great reaction girlz.😊
Another annoying difference from the book to the movie is that in the book, Ruth never met Idgie's brother Buddy. The Director, Jon Avnet, stated in the DVD commentary that because of the times, he felt he couldn't show the true relationship between Idgie and Ruth so he tried to hint at it. Their food fight at the Café was intended to be a subtextual love scene.
@@alaynawhitten U know what, it's probably because I have seen the movie so many times, that I forgot in the book Ruth & Buddy had never met, maybe I need to go back & read the book again. - That food fight scene was more like 2 best friends goofing off in my opinion. Also, in the book, Ruth & Idgie were together quite a bit longer than in the movie, like add on about another 10yrs. I still think these r minor criticisms. Like I have said, it's still my favorite movie next to THE COLOR PURPLE. - One movie adapted from a novel that completely ticked me off was TELL IT TO THE BEES w/Anna Paquin & Holliday Grainger. It is a period piece taking place in 1950s Scotland, where a female Doctor returns to her hometown after many years away, & eventually develops a relationship w/the mother of a young boy. Don't know if u have read the book/watched the movie. I loved the book. The thing that really bothered me about the movie was that they tacked on a totally different ending than the book, & that movie came out in 2019.😠 Yeah, that was one of the most disappointing adaptations that I have recently come across.
This is absolutely one of my favorite movies!!! I've seen it at least 10 times!!! Fried Green Tomatoes are delicious!!! One of my favorites and I make them any chance I get! Pick 'em when they are green and firm - slice - and I coat in flour - some use cornmeal and flour - fry until golden brown - I make an aioli with mayo, sour cream, dill and hot sauce or you can just dip in ranch dressing! They are delicious!! Please look up Cicely Tyson movies -- she's awesome in this movie - but she's one heck of an actress and we just lost her not too long ago in January 2021...she was 96 and still acting pretty much! One heck of an actress - she was in The Help, she was in Winn-Dixie, Roots, She played Miss Jane Pittman in the movie of her life- the movie Sounder and many more and all worth watching!!
17:21 " Do you have a problem with your 53xuality?" "No, but I _do_ have a problem with my _girdle."_ 😄This scene was just on my mind, yesterday. _Awesome_ scene.
In the book, Ninny and Idgie are two different people. Ninny marries Cleo, Idgie's older brother. Ninny wears a wedding ring and had a disabled son who lives 30 years, but Idgie never marries. Yes, the film does tease the viewer that Ninny is Idgie but I think its all up to the viewer....maybe the two characters are combined for the film.
They r not combined. In the beginning of the movie, Ninny introduced herself & said "...I married her brother Cleo. I was practically adopted by the Threadgoode family."
@@lynetteoliva1256 actually.. I completely agree. That is my take on the film as well. But I try to provide the full breadth of possibilities so people can make up their own mind. Why do I think its still in the realm of possibilities? Because in the film we never see Ninny or Cleo. And I think we don't see Miss Otis either. In the bedroom at the facility we see photos of Ruth alone and with Ruth with Idgie but we don't see any photos of Ninny or her son or Cleo etc. You'd think she would have photos of her husband and son and herself. Ninny is very elderly......she is possibly misremembering things from a third parties perspective. Slipping into dementia etc. I could go on and on discussing this from either perspective. Just one example since we're already talking about this. What a co-incidence that Idgie would just happen to leave a note very very very recently on the grave at the end. Why do I say so recently? Well, i'm from the southern US very close to where this takes place and I know how common afternoon showers are. The note was left recently. On the opposing viewpoint.....where would Ninny have gotten a jar to collect the honey? My viewpoint agrees with yours. I think they are two different characters, however I DO think the film was designed to be open to the possibility that they are the same character and I think it can quite easily be argued from either perspective.
@@chandie5298 The pic of the boy in a sailor suit w/the crescent moon was Ninny's son. It's the only pic she had of him. Maybe they should of had Ninny show Evelyn the pic w/her saying "Would u like to see a picture of my boy Albert?", but sadly they didn't. The reason why I know about the pic is because it's mentioned in the book. U know Idgie wasn't about photos & momentos of the past. Ninny was, so that's why she had those photos. Ninny was not showing signs of dementia, not everybody that is that old gets dementia. The movie shows Mrs. Otis' daughter-in-law so we know Mrs. Otis exists. Plus, Mrs. Otis is the one who died @ the end, & Ninny went back home just as she said she would, but nobody told her that they tore down her house while she was keeping Mrs. Otis company. So, I don't think it is up for interpretation, if u pay attention & not read into things.
@@lynetteoliva1256 Thanks for the insights. I didnt'mean to say that I thought Miss Otis didn't exist, my point was to point out that all the characters mentioned during the story tellings are not shown in the flashback. I missed the picture of Albert (thanks for that). I'm well versed in dementia having watched its progress in both of my grandparents at a time when I was an adult and earning my psych degree (one of the reasons I chose that major) and now...my older sister. There are signs of dementia while people are still quite lucid. In other words, its often a slow progress, not a light switch. Also, its kind of a garbage bin label because there is a long list of symptoms and a long list of causes.....and the list of symptoms overlap across causes. Memory loss or remembering things differently...either forgetting parts or even adding in things that never occurred sometimes. In some types, people begin to lose vocabulary so they resort to expressing thoughts and ideas in a different manner using concepts and vocab that they still possess. Telling stories of the past from the third person occurs as well. They can recall that something happened but may not recall who took part in the events.....even when it was them. Ninny did appear to be completely lucid....but again, I was throwing out ideas to allow for a broad range of opinions rather than simply arguing for my own specific viewpoint because part of the beauty of films is that each viewer comes away with a slightly different story and lessons.
I used to live in Senoia Georgia which is where the house used as Idgie's house is located as well as the railroad tracks. This is the same town made famous for The Walking Dead. It was just a beautiful small town when I lived there from 1998 to the beginning of 2002. Now it's so built up and a tourist attraction.
"I'm older and I have more insurance" lol insurance isn't paying out for intentional damage. In fact she'll have to pay for her car and the girl's car from her own pocket.
No one watching for the first time would wonder if the old lady really died at the end of the movie. The nursing staff said she was died so once again you seen this or read about details of the movie. Thanks alot.
18:32 "Is this Ruth or Idgie?" Ah. Ryl, there's that awesome foresight, again. I remember, when I first saw this movie, notions like that didn't cross my mind until _many_ scenes later.
Ninny is not Idgie! That is the one thing I dislike about this movie, & that's the movie hinting @ the end that Ninny possibly is Idgie. In the very beginning of the movie Nanny stated that she married Idgie's brother Cleo.
@Vlasko60 Why lie to a perfect stranger about who u r?, & then Why continue lying to the person that u have gotten to know over months & that u consider a friend? Come on, u can do better than that. Plus, in the book, Ninny & Idgie r most assuredly different people.
This is the perfect movie for you two to react to. I love all your reactions, but this one is perfect. You need to loook up a recipe for fried green tomatoes. It's not a real common dish to find at a restaurant. It's good.
"Fried green tomatoes. How does that taste?" Freakin delicious! At least my mom's do. Hers are crisp on the outside and seasoned nicely. I can never make them right.
They called this type of movie a dramedy... half drama and half comedy (the Kathy Bates story was played mostly for laughs). Another great dramedy is Terms of Endearment with Shirley MacLaine, Jack Nicholson, Debra Winger, and John Lithgow all nominated for Oscars (the first two won) and it won Best Picture, Adapted Screenplay and Director also.
In the book Idgie and Ruth are actually in love. Both actresses in the film wanted to present the story the way it was written in the book but the studio was afraid it wouldn't be well-recieved at the time it was released so they glossed over the relationship leaving it up to interpretation in the film.
The scene where they're throwing the food off the train to people is during the Great Depression, when a lot of people were homeless & hungry. The movie was shot in Juliette, Georgia & you can visit & eat at the restaurant if you ever happen to be an hour S of Atlanta
8:52 How does fried green tomatoes taste?....they are salty and savoury and acidic......absolutely delicious. Especially if they are picked fresh from someone's backyard garden. The flavour is much better than tomatoes from a store.
There's another book by the same author that I think you'll enjoy called "Daisy Fay and the Miracle Man". To my knowledge it's never been made into a movie.
I've watched several people's reactions to movies and they are all full of exaggerated acting leading me to believe they have already seen the film and they always end with "I really liked that one. Like and subscribe. Bye." I came across your Meet Joe Black reaction and was really impressed that you actually paid attention and discussed the movie after it was over. I watched your Misery reaction and now this. Each one you discussed the film and, even though I liked the drama, you didn't agree wholeheartedly for the sake of appeasing your viewers. You are the only reaction channel I have subscribed to. I will be looking through your catalog to see what other films you've done. Good job.
Kathy Bates is my favorite actress because she is the best character actor. Meryl Streep and Glenn Close are also great but to my mind Bates is still the best. Part of what I love about this movie is the depiction of so many decades of Southern USA history woven into the story while basing it around a handful of characters that bring it to life.
Mrs Threadgood Is Iggy’s sister in law. She sez in the beginning she was married to Iggy’s brother. But in the end of the movie, they make it seem that Mrs. Threadgood was Iggy.
Sipsey holding Idgy and telling her to let her go always breaks me... Also love with Evelyn tells her husband somebody helped put a mirror in front of my face. I always felt like they chopped Frank up and fed him to the hogs as slop
Omg I love this movie...and Kathy Bates is amazing. And btw, fried green tomatoes are a south american specialty. The green tomatoes are a bit tart and tangy...you deep fry them and serve them usually with a dip of some kind, or eat plain. Delicious (in my opinion).
'They're such good friends' 'The historians would love this' 🤣 You get it But to answer some of the questions you had, Ruth couldn't use the fact that Frank was beating her as an excuse to leave him because at the time, that was perfectly lawful. As her husband, he had the right to treat her any way he wanted, and would have had the right to take his son away from her by law. And Big George couldn't speak in his own defense because he was a black man living in the Deep South, an area that was still segregated, and plenty of people would likely still be alive from the time when slavery was legal. That's also why it's so scandalous that Idgie and Ruth serve them at their cafe, even if it's on the back porch.
It breaks my heart that this generation only sees movie's that Cicely Tyson only has small parts. Ms Tyson is a legend 🎉❤
She was so good in Mama Flora’s family.
I named my cat Sipsey, after Tyson's character in this film. Tyson was magnificent
He was an alcoholic and had the shakes (going through withdrawal) so to calm his nerves down, Iggy just gave him a little bit of “the hair of the dog” to help him out.
One of my faves. I recently saw a photo of (a young) Cicely Tyson in the Portrait Museum in Washington, DC. She had an extensive career, appeared in 45+ movies and shows. So beautiful!! And a beautiful spirit. RIP.
The bee scene was 100% her doing that in real life. There was no CGI back then! I'm glad u did this.. it's 1 of my comfort movies & I badly needed sum comfort tonight!
Huh? Of course they had cgi at the time, just not good cgi
Naw, not at all!
They had a stunt double for it but they quit last minute so she just did it. She said she has kinda felt like a fraud. So she recently became a real bee keeper. Said she loves it.
@@lianabaddley8217 thank u
¡¡Well, the CGI of That Time: SUCKED!
And, The Actress thought,
"I'll Do IT!" Yeah!! ❤
The actress Jessica Tandy plays an equally amazing performance in the movie Batteries not Included. A beautiful movie
Jessica Tandy won the best actress Tony in 1948 for her portrayal in the original Broadway production of A Street Car Named Desire. The author of the Fried Green Tomatoes, Fannie Flagg, portrayed the redheaded women's session lecturer early in the film.
That preacher wasn't Ruth's father. Her father was also a preacher but the one in the movies is just a local preacher.
In a more honest and healthy society, we would openly acknowledge the beautiful love story this is. Many avenues and roads to take, for love to take root. Love is not reserved for just hetero peoples. xo The food fight scene in the diners' kitchen between Ruth and Idgie is when they actually first consummate their love for each other and become a couple, in the book.
LoL society is to blame for the movie not being like the book. Dramatic clown.
Fried Green Tomatoes the best. Green tomatoes are firmer than red. Not every one can make them good, there is an art to cooking them
Great reaction to a wonderful movie. Thanks.
0:30 Jessica Tandy. Time was, this actress was _very_ famous. But she passed away in 1994 at the age of 85 and then her name fell into disuse. 🤷♂
Accordingly, this movie was once known well as a film with Jessica Tandy. Now, it's better known as a movie with Kathy Bates.
FUN FACTS: In the movie, Igie & Ruth have a sisterly/companion-like friendship. However, in the book, Ruth & Igie are full-blown lovers living in Igie's family home. It's an open secret throughout the town.
In the movie, the old lady, Ms. Threadgoode is insinuated to be Igie. However, in the book, the old lady is not Igie but an adopted relative of the Threadgoode family. Igie is still alive, traveling & running her business of selling honey. Also, Ruth's son, Buddy Jr. , is alive & married living in another state.
@Vlasko60to me to but they try to mislead you.
For this movie, there's no Ninny in any flashback. She was adopted, not blood relations to the Threadgoodes, preventing a marriage. All those intimate moments between Ruth and Idgie happen with no one else around. For this film, the old lady knows WAY too much. She's telling her own story
@@barryscott8041 The book very clearly shows Ninny Threadgood to be a character very much involved with the Threadgood family to the point where she is raised by them and eventually marries Cleo, Idgie's older brother. The movie also removes a very important character from the book, Big George's wife, Onzell, and blends her into Sipsy's character in the movie.
@@alaynawhitten All true, but filmmakers always make changes as a novel becomes a screenplay; Directors (Kubrick for instance) have their own vision, and there's always changes. My comments are concerning only this film---
Ninny says she married Idgie's brother at the beginning of the movie. It doesn't insinuate that she's Idgie unless you forget everything she says about her life.
Such a classic!! ❤❤
The lady who played Ninny is Jessica Tandy. You should also check out Driving Miss Daisy with her and Morgan Freeman (one of the best actors to ever live) It’s FANTASTIC
Also, Cocoon.
And The Birds!
Wonderful movie!!
Ryl is so good at accidentally predicting movies and I was waiting for her to predict the BBQ connection...so glad to hear it was going in the back of your head 😂
Lol really so gullible, they already seen or read about movie.
@@Mittens.49 you suggest every guess she ever made was staged? Why watch?
13:50 Yeah. This took serious nerve. My hat's off to Mary Stuart Masterson. That's the actress. She _literally_ got covered with bees for this scene.
I've never been stung by a bee, but I've been stung by a wasp. It's _not_ something I care to repeat.
As a beekeeper I thought it was so funny watching Ryl squirm at the honeybee scene haha. I'll always have a suit with me when doing hive relocations, just in case a colony is violent, but I almost never have to wear it. I can be a lot more gentle and dexterous without gloves on.
Now I want Arya to watch The Secret Life of Bees. I ❤ that movie.
If Ruth was honest about the domestic abuse, it would give Ruth and Idgie motive and make Idgie and George look more guilty due to the time and place, not exonerate them on third party defense.
She did say, she wouldn't raise her son with Frank. Also we had that moment where Ruth, under oath, testifies to her love for Idgie...and Idgie's reaction
Great choice!
Fried green tomatoes are a southern staple.
From what I have heard they toned down the gay aspect of their relationship from the book. They also imply that the old woman is telling her story when she was supposed to be someone that worked next door and knew them well.
42:44 Overall, this is a sad scene, but just consider, Ruth asked Idgie to tell the story because she enjoyed Idgie's stories. So her last memory was of Idgie relating her favorite story to her. So for Ruth, this is a pleasant scene.
Can’t wait. Here for it!! Excellent choice!! 😊
I've never seen reactors understand and decifer movies like the two of you. Things that usually go over most reactors heads y'all get spot on. Great job!
👍 Awesome. Love this movie. Thanks for the reaction❤️.
You girls are so pleasant and interesting! Thank you very much for reacting to this film... I hadn't seen it in years. (If you haven't seen 'Driving Miss Daisy', you might like that, too. Jessica Tandy, Morgan Freeman, Dan Aykroyd, also set in the older South U.S.)
"buddy jr.'s arm died" 😂😂😂
Ninny (Mrs. Threadgoode) tells Evelyn near the beginning that she married into the Threadgoode family, that she married Idgie's brother Cleo.
I never understand how everybody who watches this movie doesn't catch that lol it cracks me up😂❤
@@jessicab743 Nobody catches that Ninny says she was "ADOPTED" into the Threadgoode family. No blood relations preventing a marriage. No "Ninny" is shown in any flashback. All those intimate moments between Ruth and Idgie, with no one else around....The old lady knows way too much, and is telling her OWN story.
@@jessicab743 well because the film ends with a jar of honey and a note from the Idgie on Ruth's grave. its a super valid assumption.
the film adaptation is creating that confusion with the mixed signals
Actually she told Evelyn she was "Adopted" into the Threadgoode family. No blood relation = Nothing to prevent a marriage.
@@noviembre.rz1 The director intentionally created that ambiguity to the point where they had Jessica Tandy wear brown contacts because Mary Stuart Masterson has brown eyes.
My mom's favorite movie. Thank you for the reaction to this movie.
Smokey lonesome (the old drifter who spilled his food) was shaking because of alcohol withdrawal. Idgie giving him booze (in moderation) alleviated the symptoms (the shaking). I assume he also got some food.
1989 Steel Magnolias is a movie 🍿 you need to see
Good reaction ladies. I didn't know fried green tomatoes were real until I moved to Georgia many years ago and seen them on the menu of restaurants here.
I remember seeing this movie for the first time. I was so shocked to find out they Bar b que'd Frank Bennett. 😂
We are all getting older and dying. It is difficult to fully comprehend when we are young. I think it is most depressing that we don't understand aging and death because we don't have relationships with older generations.
You all are the best!
In the book, Ninny and Cleo, Idgie's brother, were in the flashbacks. However, the movie does lead the viewer to believe Ninny is Idgie. The original book and it's sequel are such good books.
Secret’s in the sauce.
If you haven't seen "Tank Girl" yet you should do a reaction. I think you both would like it. ✌
One of my favorite movies! "Secret's in the sauce!"
Love this!!! ❤❤❤❤❤
6:50 "When we think of _romance_ and _marriage,_ what is the _first thought_ that comes into your mind?"
" Divorce."
This lady is a hoot. Unfortunate that she has such a small part.
Ladies, thanks for watching this. I saw this in the theater w/my wife when it came out. Ninny told Ruth she was "Adopted" into the Threadgoode family. No blood relations preventing a marriage to "Cleo." Despite what anyone (or the book) says, for us Ninny is and always will be Idgie. Think about it....All those intimate moments between Idgie and Ruth. No "Ninny" around in any flashback scene. The old lady knows everything that went on between Idgie and Ruth....She knows TOO much. The old lady is absolutely telling her own story.
Despite what the book says? Dude, Ninny was never Idgie. The book clearly points that out. The movie points it out as well by the fact that Ninny was married and had a child. Idgie did neither. And Idgie and Ruth were a couple. More than friends.
@@malebovinemanure Movies are always different from the book. My comments are about this film only, not the book. At the beginning Ninny says she was "Adopted" into the Threadgoode family. No blood relation = No preventing "Ninny" from marrying Idgie's brother. You are saying that Idgie couldn't possibly have married and had a baby.....After Ruth died. Why not?? And yes, I saw this movie when it came out in the theater. Me and everyone else knew that the two were a couple. It was obvious....dude.
Hello, she was Idgie sister in law, of course she knew everything 😂. I mean, even the whole town knew about their story and everything else imagine her family.. Of course she knew everything even a little bit more intimate.
Is in my Top 10 Movie List, has been for years
That first instructor they show is the author of the book. I am from Texas, but I have had fried green tomatoes in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas and Oklahoma and they are good, just like fried okra and fried squash. They boiled Frank Bennet. They didn't make bar-b-que out of him.
👏🏻👍🏻👍🏻….one of my favorite movies. Glad you enjoyed it
Thank you for a great reaction!
Hey girlz! I love that u chose this movie. FRIED GREEN TOMATOES is my favorite movie right next to THE COLOR PURPLE (1986). I have read both books. The author of Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe (Thank God, they shortened the title for the movie!😄) Fanny Flagg had a cameo in the movie. She was the relationship coach/instructor w/ the shortish red hair, right before the cellophane scene.
- Ninny is not Idgie even though the movie might hint @ it. That is one of 2 things that annoys me about the movie. The 2nd thing that bothers me is the movie down played that Idgie & Ruth were in "lesbians" w/one another. I know, I know it was the early 1990s, but by the mid-90s they released the movie BOUND. Don't get me wrong, FRIED GREEN TOMATOES is my favorite movie even w/my minor criticisms.
- According to the book, that day that Idgie brought Ruth the honey from the hive, Ruth fell in love w/Idgie. There is a part in the book where Ruth thought Frank was hitting her because he deep down knew she was in love w/someone else, Idgie.
- Well, that's all I had to say, other than this, great reaction girlz.😊
For this film, Idgie is Ninny. She tells far too many intimate details that went on between Ruth and Idgie, when no one else was around.
Another annoying difference from the book to the movie is that in the book, Ruth never met Idgie's brother Buddy.
The Director, Jon Avnet, stated in the DVD commentary that because of the times, he felt he couldn't show the true relationship between Idgie and Ruth so he tried to hint at it. Their food fight at the Café was intended to be a subtextual love scene.
@@alaynawhitten U know what, it's probably because I have seen the movie so many times, that I forgot in the book Ruth & Buddy had never met, maybe I need to go back & read the book again.
- That food fight scene was more like 2 best friends goofing off in my opinion. Also, in the book, Ruth & Idgie were together quite a bit longer than in the movie, like add on about another 10yrs. I still think these r minor criticisms. Like I have said, it's still my favorite movie next to THE COLOR PURPLE.
- One movie adapted from a novel that completely ticked me off was TELL IT TO THE BEES w/Anna Paquin & Holliday Grainger. It is a period piece taking place in 1950s Scotland, where a female Doctor returns to her hometown after many years away, & eventually develops a relationship w/the mother of a young boy. Don't know if u have read the book/watched the movie. I loved the book. The thing that really bothered me about the movie was that they tacked on a totally different ending than the book, & that movie came out in 2019.😠 Yeah, that was one of the most disappointing adaptations that I have recently come across.
This is absolutely one of my favorite movies!!! I've seen it at least 10 times!!!
Fried Green Tomatoes are delicious!!! One of my favorites and I make them any chance I get! Pick 'em when they are green and firm - slice - and I coat in flour - some use cornmeal and flour - fry until golden brown - I make an aioli with mayo, sour cream, dill and hot sauce or you can just dip in ranch dressing! They are delicious!!
Please look up Cicely Tyson movies -- she's awesome in this movie - but she's one heck of an actress and we just lost her not too long ago in January 2021...she was 96 and still acting pretty much! One heck of an actress - she was in The Help, she was in Winn-Dixie, Roots, She played Miss Jane Pittman in the movie of her life- the movie Sounder and many more and all worth watching!!
Oh this is one of my all time favorite movies! Enjoy and thanks for sharing
17:21 " Do you have a problem with your 53xuality?"
"No, but I _do_ have a problem with my _girdle."_
😄This scene was just on my mind, yesterday. _Awesome_ scene.
In the book, Ninny and Idgie are two different people.
Ninny marries Cleo, Idgie's older brother.
Ninny wears a wedding ring and had a disabled son who lives 30 years, but Idgie never marries.
Yes, the film does tease the viewer that Ninny is Idgie but I think its all up to the viewer....maybe the two characters are combined for the film.
They r not combined. In the beginning of the movie, Ninny introduced herself & said "...I married her brother Cleo. I was practically adopted by the Threadgoode family."
@@lynetteoliva1256 actually.. I completely agree. That is my take on the film as well. But I try to provide the full breadth of possibilities so people can make up their own mind.
Why do I think its still in the realm of possibilities?
Because in the film we never see Ninny or Cleo. And I think we don't see Miss Otis either. In the bedroom at the facility we see photos of Ruth alone and with Ruth with Idgie but we don't see any photos of Ninny or her son or Cleo etc. You'd think she would have photos of her husband and son and herself. Ninny is very elderly......she is possibly misremembering things from a third parties perspective. Slipping into dementia etc.
I could go on and on discussing this from either perspective.
Just one example since we're already talking about this.
What a co-incidence that Idgie would just happen to leave a note very very very recently on the grave at the end. Why do I say so recently? Well, i'm from the southern US very close to where this takes place and I know how common afternoon showers are. The note was left recently.
On the opposing viewpoint.....where would Ninny have gotten a jar to collect the honey?
My viewpoint agrees with yours. I think they are two different characters, however I DO think the film was designed to be open to the possibility that they are the same character and I think it can quite easily be argued from either perspective.
@@lynetteoliva1256yup states that clear as day
@@chandie5298 The pic of the boy in a sailor suit w/the crescent moon was Ninny's son. It's the only pic she had of him. Maybe they should of had Ninny show Evelyn the pic w/her saying "Would u like to see a picture of my boy Albert?", but sadly they didn't. The reason why I know about the pic is because it's mentioned in the book. U know Idgie wasn't about photos & momentos of the past. Ninny was, so that's why she had those photos. Ninny was not showing signs of dementia, not everybody that is that old gets dementia. The movie shows Mrs. Otis' daughter-in-law so we know Mrs. Otis exists. Plus, Mrs. Otis is the one who died @ the end, & Ninny went back home just as she said she would, but nobody told her that they tore down her house while she was keeping Mrs. Otis company. So, I don't think it is up for interpretation, if u pay attention & not read into things.
@@lynetteoliva1256 Thanks for the insights. I didnt'mean to say that I thought Miss Otis didn't exist, my point was to point out that all the characters mentioned during the story tellings are not shown in the flashback.
I missed the picture of Albert (thanks for that).
I'm well versed in dementia having watched its progress in both of my grandparents at a time when I was an adult and earning my psych degree (one of the reasons I chose that major) and now...my older sister. There are signs of dementia while people are still quite lucid. In other words, its often a slow progress, not a light switch. Also, its kind of a garbage bin label because there is a long list of symptoms and a long list of causes.....and the list of symptoms overlap across causes. Memory loss or remembering things differently...either forgetting parts or even adding in things that never occurred sometimes. In some types, people begin to lose vocabulary so they resort to expressing thoughts and ideas in a different manner using concepts and vocab that they still possess. Telling stories of the past from the third person occurs as well. They can recall that something happened but may not recall who took part in the events.....even when it was them.
Ninny did appear to be completely lucid....but again, I was throwing out ideas to allow for a broad range of opinions rather than simply arguing for my own specific viewpoint because part of the beauty of films is that each viewer comes away with a slightly different story and lessons.
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I used to live in Senoia Georgia which is where the house used as Idgie's house is located as well as the railroad tracks. This is the same town made famous for The Walking Dead. It was just a beautiful small town when I lived there from 1998 to the beginning of 2002. Now it's so built up and a tourist attraction.
"I'm older and I have more insurance" lol insurance isn't paying out for intentional damage. In fact she'll have to pay for her car and the girl's car from her own pocket.
But she turned into Twanda, and didn't really care. She was enjoying the payback.
Just my favorite movie and one of my favorite reaction channels. ❤ Doesn't get much better! 🎉
No one watching for the first time would wonder if the old lady really died at the end of the movie. The nursing staff said she was died so once again you seen this or read about details of the movie. Thanks alot.
18:32 "Is this Ruth or Idgie?"
Ah. Ryl, there's that awesome foresight, again. I remember, when I first saw this movie, notions like that didn't cross my mind until _many_ scenes later.
I'm happy you're safe from the hurricane.
This is a great movie. Hope you love it as much as I did.. and hope we don't neglect history.
Ryl is something else. She detected that the old lady was Idgie right off the bat. She has a gift for unraveling plot lines.
Ninny is not Idgie! That is the one thing I dislike about this movie, & that's the movie hinting @ the end that Ninny possibly is Idgie. In the very beginning of the movie Nanny stated that she married Idgie's brother Cleo.
@@lynetteoliva1256I am always confused how people miss this!
@@phillyphan1225 I guess, people seem what they want to see.
@Vlasko60 Why lie to a perfect stranger about who u r?, & then Why continue lying to the person that u have gotten to know over months & that u consider a friend? Come on, u can do better than that. Plus, in the book, Ninny & Idgie r most assuredly different people.
Her instincts are correct. The old lady knows way too much about the goings-on....Between Ruth and Idgie
“Buddy Jrs arm died” 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@48:26 - They served up a little bit of "long pig."
Great reaction!!!👍👍👏👏🎉🎉😊
This is the perfect movie for you two to react to. I love all your reactions, but this one is perfect. You need to loook up a recipe for fried green tomatoes. It's not a real common dish to find at a restaurant. It's good.
Movie perfection.
"Fried green tomatoes. How does that taste?" Freakin delicious! At least my mom's do. Hers are crisp on the outside and seasoned nicely. I can never make them right.
They called this type of movie a dramedy... half drama and half comedy (the Kathy Bates story was played mostly for laughs). Another great dramedy is Terms of Endearment with Shirley MacLaine, Jack Nicholson, Debra Winger, and John Lithgow all nominated for Oscars (the first two won) and it won Best Picture, Adapted Screenplay and Director also.
I saw this movie when I was like 11-12ish and I was balling from the beginning with Buddy’s death.😭
I watched it in middle school, same age, with my English teacher. We were all dead inside if you wanna know 😂.
Fried Green Tomatoes are delicious!! And this is one of my favorite movies!
In the book Idgie and Ruth are actually in love. Both actresses in the film wanted to present the story the way it was written in the book but the studio was afraid it wouldn't be well-recieved at the time it was released so they glossed over the relationship leaving it up to interpretation in the film.
Thanks for the video. I enjoyed it.
Have this movie on dvd, love it 🔥🤛🏻🇬🇧❤️xxx p.s to Wanda 🤛🏻😉😂
One of the best movies! 🍅
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I love this film. I first saw it when it first came out. I'm 53 years old
Fried green tomatoes are awesome!!
The scene where they're throwing the food off the train to people is during the Great Depression, when a lot of people were homeless & hungry.
The movie was shot in Juliette, Georgia & you can visit & eat at the restaurant if you ever happen to be an hour S of Atlanta
8:52 How does fried green tomatoes taste?....they are salty and savoury and acidic......absolutely delicious.
Especially if they are picked fresh from someone's backyard garden. The flavour is much better than tomatoes from a store.
There's another book by the same author that I think you'll enjoy called "Daisy Fay and the Miracle Man". To my knowledge it's never been made into a movie.
Fannie Flagg
Kathy Bates is an amazing actress
Fried Green Tomatoes are So Delicious! With homemade Remoulade. 😘
I love this movie so much
This version of Fried Green Tomatoes had a few deleted scenes in it. I own the DVD and have never seen some of these scenes.
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I've watched several people's reactions to movies and they are all full of exaggerated acting leading me to believe they have already seen the film and they always end with "I really liked that one. Like and subscribe. Bye." I came across your Meet Joe Black reaction and was really impressed that you actually paid attention and discussed the movie after it was over. I watched your Misery reaction and now this. Each one you discussed the film and, even though I liked the drama, you didn't agree wholeheartedly for the sake of appeasing your viewers. You are the only reaction channel I have subscribed to. I will be looking through your catalog to see what other films you've done. Good job.
When are you going to finish the lethal weapon series?
Kathy Bates is my favorite actress because she is the best character actor. Meryl Streep and Glenn Close are also great but to my mind Bates is still the best. Part of what I love about this movie is the depiction of so many decades of Southern USA history woven into the story while basing it around a handful of characters that bring it to life.
This should be fun. Love this movie.
Not as much as I adore you two though.
Maybe check out Jessica Tandy in the movie "The Birds" from 1963.
Ninny Threadgood was married to Idgies brother Cleo... the fellow who helped Idgie and big George rescue Ruth. ....
Mrs Threadgood Is Iggy’s sister in law.
She sez in the beginning she was married to Iggy’s brother.
But in the end of the movie, they make it seem that Mrs. Threadgood was Iggy.
She is not Idgie or Ruth. She is Ninny and was married to Idgie’s other brother Cleo. She says that at the very beginning of the movie.
The old lady is Cleo. SHe married one of Idgie's brothers.
Sipsey holding Idgy and telling her to let her go always breaks me...
Also love with Evelyn tells her husband somebody helped put a mirror in front of my face.
I always felt like they chopped Frank up and fed him to the hogs as slop
Omg I love this movie...and Kathy Bates is amazing. And btw, fried green tomatoes are a south american specialty. The green tomatoes are a bit tart and tangy...you deep fry them and serve them usually with a dip of some kind, or eat plain. Delicious (in my opinion).
Buddy didn't die, though he DID lose part of his arm. The funeral was for his arm
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please watch, we were soldiers, you are the best
14:15 The days before killer bees.
'They're such good friends'
'The historians would love this'
🤣 You get it
But to answer some of the questions you had, Ruth couldn't use the fact that Frank was beating her as an excuse to leave him because at the time, that was perfectly lawful. As her husband, he had the right to treat her any way he wanted, and would have had the right to take his son away from her by law. And Big George couldn't speak in his own defense because he was a black man living in the Deep South, an area that was still segregated, and plenty of people would likely still be alive from the time when slavery was legal. That's also why it's so scandalous that Idgie and Ruth serve them at their cafe, even if it's on the back porch.
Iggy gave Smokey alcohol because he’s an alcoholic and got the shakes from not having anything to drink.
Please watch The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister 2010.
Nanny isn't Idgy. She's Idgy's mother's sister-in-law.
She's actually Idgie's sister-in-law in the movie. She married Idgie's older brother Cleo.