FRIED GREEN TOMATOES (1991) - FIRST TIME WATCHING! - movie reaction!
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Sipsey is played by Cicely Tyson who is one of the most extraordinary actresses of our time. She passed away last year at age 95. If you get the opportunity to watch some of her other films, I'm sure you'll enjoy them.
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman is one of her best!
She was also Constantine in the Help!
Cicely Tyson is one of the best actresses of all time.
Yes absolutely she is incredible gifted very talented actress. Cicely Tyson born December 19, 1924- January 28, 2021. She was 96.
She portray a lot of great characters. The roles she played in films reminds us about the women in our families.
In a 2021 interview Mary Stuart Masterson talked about the honey bee scene:
"I was just supposed to walk over and get the honeycomb and bring it back to camera. We did what's called a series where you don't cut, you just keep rolling and you set back to 1 and you do it [again]. So, I did that three times and by the third time, I was so covered in bees I couldn't even see. It looked silly like you know the bearded lady with the bee beard."
The director yelled, "CUT" and the bee expert wafted Masterson with smoke and told her to walk away.
"I walked away really slowly and the bees weren't going anywhere and he kept putting more and more smoke and was like 'ok walk a little faster, okay RUN!' And then I jumped into a car, took my shirt off that had the queen bee pheromone on it. Drove away. Put on another shirt, came back and did it three more times." Masterson noted that this the last major scene she shot for the entire movie, "Not by accident. You know in case I died or something,"
Fun fact: Fannie Flagg, the author of the novel, was a comedian and Broadway, movie and TV actor. She was on game shows a LOT when I was a teenager in the '70s. She was always the most skilled and knowledgeable celebrity on The Match Game.
As a teen in the 70s I had a huge crush on Fannie Flagg and would rush home after school everyday to watch her on The Match Game. (P.S. She wore the raciest sweaters!)
I remember, I was like 10 or so!
Fannie is from Alabama....where I live.
And she had huge jugs!!!!!!
@@sealdrup Whistle Stop was supposed to be in Alabama as well!
Having grown up in the Southern US where this is a favorite dish, fried green tomatoes are really tasty when done right. Being green, they're hard and sour when fresh, but with frying they develop a very nice sweet, tangy flavor. And they're not as juicy as they are after they ripen, which keeps them from being too watery in the hot oil. The hard tomato, softened and sweetened by cooking, covered in a crunchy crust of flour, breadcrumbs, corn meal, eggs and milk, seasoned to taste, deep fried until golden brown. Good stuff!
I'm a Pennsylvanian and I love Fried Green Tomatoes
I’m a Hoosier (Indiana) and love fried green tomatoes. They are great when you fry them in bacon grease.
This movie is a right of passage for humanity; everyone needs to watch it once.
I keep saying that about "The Color Purple," but to date, I've seen no one watch it.
The secrets in the sauce!
If you enjoyed this, I think a reaction to “Steel Magnolias” would be a great idea.
and Beaches?
Yes..Beaches and Steel Magnolias are my other two favorites
That’s my 2nd favorite movie after this one.
Luv luv Steel Magnolias (The original movie from 1989).. lots of top actors & actresses too. A must see ❣️ Beaches too
To add to this list I would recommend Bagdad Cafe. Another favourite is Hidden Figures.
This comment section is amazing. So many wonderful stories and comments about this film and not a single negative remark. This is quite a testament to Mary's fanbase and this movie. It was a joy all around. Thanks
This is CRAZY. 5 minutes ago I was just wondering why not many people react to this movie. Then suddenly I see one of my favorite reactors chose this movie. Looking forward to this
If you liked Ninny, and since you like Morgan Freeman (who doesn't?), you should definitely watch Driving Miss Daisy (1989). It won several Academy Awards and is one of several 1989 films that made Morgan Freeman a household name that year.
Wonderful movie
Encouraging women to look at their own vaginas was definitely a thing with the feminist movement. So many women were taught to be ashamed of their lady bits and lived in total ignorance of how their own bodies worked, this was part of body positivity and the like. It may seem weird but honestly it's a good idea.
YEAH, I remember that, lol , it all culminated in The vagina monologues, a feminist play that was on broadway.
@@LISA75_ I watched a video of that play, which was indeed a monologue. Not "feminist" in the derogatory sense that word is often used, but feminine. Dealing with sex things, of course, but also with brutal war rape and giving birth.
I don't know that looking at body parts that we've been able to touch and explore practically since birth is really educational. lol
no, not really. if you haven't done it by the time yer 10, you shouldn't do it after that.
There is a movie you ought to watch with the old lady in this, and Morgan Freeman as well. It's called driving miss Daisy. It's the film that really put morgan Freeman on the map. I dont want to spoil anything so I'll just say that you"ll like it.
I'm a Southern lesbian, and this is one of my favorite movies of all-time! The book is explicitly lesbian, but they couldn't get that past studio censorship, so their entire actual relationship is subtext. Fried green tomatoes (the food) are soooo good, especially with a remoulade sauce. I highly recommend them. They're a Southern staple!
There was so much more than that,it was about love.
I got to visit the place where this was filmed in Georgia and got to eat at the actual fried green tomatoes restaurant,it was amazing and the food was delicious😋 loved this movie since I was a kid.
The Color Purple is a must! that movie gives me the same vibes as this one and it’s a masterpiece
I agree, The Color Purple is fantastic.
Another incredible Steven Spielberg movie that was snubbed at the academy awards! It was wonderful!
I remember watching this with my mom when it was in theaters and it has become one of our all time favorites, we could watch it a million times together. I'd suggest "Steel Magnolias" if you want another Comedy/Drama/Heartbreaking movie like this one you could watch a million times too
The sad, horrible, cold-hearted truth is that Frank was legally within his rights to beat his wife at that time.
So glad you liked this movie. I've seen it a thousand times & cried right along with you ✌️💜
What’s even worse is that it WASN’T actually legal, but it was “socially acceptable”, so long as the “right people” turned a blind eye.
I have always loved this movie! A few years back I read the book, which is also great. It focuses more on the whole town of Whistlestop as it slowly dies and decays, which was really interesting. It made sense for the movie to move the focus to Idgie and Ruth so they wouldn’t have to juggle so many storylines. It’s too bad the movie smoothes over their loving relationship, and how Idgie was just generally regarded by the town as a man. I also don’t like the movie insinuating that Mz Threadgoode might actually be Idgie. I do like that they gave Ruth a lot more to do as a character, so we could love her and properly mourn her death.
I totally agree, I read the book once a year just because I love it so much. Have you read ‘Six of One’? I think you’d love it as well.
This is my absolute favorite movie of all time. I know it’s a well known movie but I still feel like it isn’t talked about nearly as much as it should be!
This was a Novel that I believe was a "banned" book that our teacher in Canada made us read when I was in public school, and the movie HOLDS UP! I LOVED this story, and your reaction was lovely as well
it Got banned because it says the friends were romanticly involved.
I remember seeing this in a packed theater in 1991, the entire audience was sobbing uncontrollably, it was quite a thing to witness
Yes, an experienced bee person can very carefully reach into a hive. Growing up, my family had a bee barn where hives were stored for the winter (easier for them to manage temperatures). We'd go into the barn without protection as they won't sting unless threatened, i.e., get under a hat, shirtsleeve, or pant leg. Also had hives in the back yard here in Seattle and would put on cookouts next to the hives and watch them fly out to get nectar and return home. Nobody got stung. Don't try it if you may be allergic or had a bad reaction to a bee sting.
Fried Green Tomatoes is a southern thing. Lol. My grandmother used to make them, and yes they are good when done properly and fried in a nice seasoned batter. 👍🏾
Yes, fried green tomatoes are a tradition in the Southeastern United States. I’m from Georgia and they were pretty common in rural communities when I was growing up in the 70s/80s. I hated them when I was a child but as an adult, I absolutely love them now if they are made right. I have live in Chicago for the past 25 years and they have spread outside the south to other parts of the country and are can be found as an appetizer/side dish in a lot of places.
This movie came out after I moved away from home and it always gives me nostalgic vibes even though it’s setting is a few decades before me. People still tell folk tales like this to this day.
Edit: Fun fact - tomatoes are slightly toxic when green but the heat from cooking breaks down the toxins so they are safe.
Edit 2: I should finish watching before I comment 😅 The town Idgie drove to, Valdosta, GA is next to my home town. We used to play football against them when I was in high school.
This was one of the movies I grew up with, it changes as you age. You see the relationships different, the story hits different, that is what makes it so special. I watched it after my mom died and bawled. 💜 Such a beautiful movie.
A "girdle" is a modern corset, typically made of stretchy material, intended to smooth and slim the waist and hips.
I think you would really like The Color Purple and Driving Miss Daisy since you liked this one. Please consider them and thanks for your time and effort Mary.
Yes, The Color Purple.
You are a very kind and compassionate person. 🙏❤️
This is one of my favorite movies.... if it were not for my mom I would have not known about it . My mom died a few years after this movie was released and even now it still reminds me of her . Jessica Tandy ( Ninny ) and Kathy Bates were two of my mom's favorite actresses . This movie is so nostalgic for me.... it was set back way before my time but my grandma's knew those times . Your reactions and comments added so much more to this movie to relate and enjoy and I agree with everything you said . Thank you Mary for this wonderful treat .
This movie was one of the movies my mother and I shared like that as well. Would have never thought of watching it if it weren't for her. We'd sometimes go on "crying movie" binges and watch this, The Color Purple and The Joy Luck Club.
One of my favorite movies. Love the “I have more insurance” line.
Nick Searcy's portrayal of Frank was so good, you couldn't wait to see him get it. I haven't seen this movie since it first came out. I forgot how good it was.
He's such a great actor. I wish he wasn't so often cast as a baddie.
I always liked it when people showed up here at the local cinema for a surprise, not knowing what the movie is about, sometimes not even knowing which movie was on. It's a small, rural cinema and "Fried Green Tomatoes" has been one of our favourites from the start (another one you might find interesting would be Whale Rider).
Just so you know, fried green tomatoes are ridiculously easy to make.
Firm unripened tomatoes, egg, milk, cornmeal (or crackermeal or bread crumbs), salt, pepper, and cooking oil for frying (more than enough to cover the pan bottom, but not so much you're deep-frying; laying in oil but not floating in it).
So many cultural differences for a Belgian to navigate in this film.
There's the Deep South, which is as cloying a culture as is its humidity. There's the Depression, during which Idgie would ride food-filled boxcars so she could toss food out to the shanty-towns set up by the side of the tracks. There's the belief, still held by southern men that men were kings in their households and women were servants meant to obey them (it's biblical-based, and currently conservatives are trying to bring that back). And the KKK... This was the period when veterans of the US Civil War were dying off, so a lot of civic/social groups (made up entirely of white bigots) collected donations and set up statues to commemorate their Confederate 'heroes'. They weren't set up by political groups, but by Confederate veterans organizations and groups like the Daughters of the Confederacy.
Then there's the 'present day' in the film, of around the 1970s. Women's Lib is leading women to find their spines, discover their sexuality, even examine their external parts 'down there'. If you google things like the artist Judy Chicago, you see some of what I mean. Evelyn comes to find her power, not by going to these feminism meetings, but through Ninny's stories. Ninny seems like just a sweet old lady, but she is a warrior, bold as brass & determined to live life on her own terms. She becomes a role model for Evelyn.
Oh, and yeah. They cooked & served up Frank. "The secret's in the sauce..."
That black woman in the background (Sipsey) was Cecily Tyson, who was 67 when she acted in this movie. Among her awards are an Oscar, 3 Emmies, and a Tony.
The final thing secret (and probably some will argue this point) is that Idgey & Ruth were lovers. It was clear from the beginning, when Idgey as a child hated wearing dresses, that she was butch and gravitated to butch things. The child Ninny spoke of having was Buddy Jr; she never said she was pregnant or gave birth, just that she had a child. And she (as Idgey) refused to marry. The note on Ruth's grave was fresh, just placed that morning; weather had not gotten to it and wind had not blown it away. The wild honey was fresh, in a clean jar, unspattered by mud and clear of dust.
Bees (most) respond to emotional states. Fear and anger make them aggressive. They don't mind chill people, generally. I had to talk to a cluster of bees gathering to build a hive. I told them that if they didn't move from their present location that the humans would kill them. I said my piece and I was becoming upset, thinking that they might not understand and they began to get agitated. I apologized to them and left that rooftop. They had been there for 4 days. The next day they were gone.
This movie ambushed you quite well. You reaction was genuine and a joy, so thank you for sharing it with everyone. Although a lot lighter than this movie, I think you'd find Bagdad Cafe to be another surprise and enjoyable share with your viewers.
Love Bagdad Cafe. A hidden gem.
Now you need to watch "Driving Miss Daisy" and "Cocoon"...
One of the best movies I have ever seen. Such an emotional roller coaster while bringing up so many big issues.
Mary: They're not eating Frank right? Right??
Me: Sure 😁😁😁
The old lady is actress Jessica Tandy, who won an Oscar for Best Actress in 1989 for the movie "Driving Miss Daisy", and she was also in Hitchcock's 1963 masterpiece "The Birds"
Evelyn is played by Kathy Bates, known for this, Misery, and American Horror Story among many others.
Idgie is player by Mary Stuart Masterson, known to a lot of people from the movie "Some Kind Of Wonderful" from 1987
And Ruth is played by Mary-Louise Parker, who won an Emmy for the show "Weeds"! This is one of her early roles but she was also great in 1994's "The Client", and 1995's "Boys On The Side" which co-starred Whoopi Goldberg and Drew Barrymore, and has a similar story of friendship like Fried Green Tomatoes does.
Sipsey is played by the late great Cicely Tyson. 'Sounder" would be a great pick for more of her movies.
If you loved this one, you would absolutely LOVE Steel Magnolias!
I love this movie! Kathy Bates is wonderful in this. You should check out "Soapdish" with a fantastic cast of celebrities. It's a terrific comedy that pokes fun of television soap operas.
"Why does he do his hair like this---" Yes, that's a typical American man's haircut, 1930s thru early 60s. My Dad too 22:55
They need to be green because they are much more firm and can hold up to the frying process💕
So they're not a special type of tomato but normal red ones that haven't gone red yet???
@@carlalussini correct!
i've watched this movie a 1000 times, i love it... so glad you're reacting to it!
Thomas Newman's music is heavenly.
Ok story time, I was a child when they made this movie, the scene at the grocery store where she slams into the car was our home town grocery store. My Nan and I were there that day getting lunch, i remember them telling us to hold on then when to walk to our car to be extras. You should try fried green tomatoes, they are yum
I love this movie! I've always meant to read the book, in which Ruth & Idgie's relationship is more explicit.
"this is a really bad story to tell to strangers."
I just laughed so hard and I needed it so badly. Thanks.
I’ve seen this movie many times, and I’m gutted mess by the end every time. LOVE THIS MOVIE!
My sister had a pair of female guinea pigs named Idgie and Ruth
I was a teenager, parents just divorced, living in central america with my dad, when I watched this movie on VHS. A movie has never made me cry so much.
Some other movies I recommend if you like Fried Green Tomatoes are “Terms of Endearment”, its sequel “The Evening Star”, “Beaches”, and “Steel Magnolias”.
I love this movie! So many quotable lines: "It's hog boiling time". Secret's in the sauce". "Tawanda!"... Great movie.
isnt towanda the one patrick Swayze and wesley snipes are in drag
Fried green tomatoes and fried pickles are southern sides/ appetizers.. so good.
Jessica Tandy is also great alongside Morgan Freeman in the academy award winning Driving Miss Daisy.
Kathy Bates should have won an award's for her performance in this movie,she did a great job
I know others have mentioned it but it is worth repeating. You really should watch "Steel Magnolias." In addition to having a great story, the cast is AMAZING.
Good movie. And yes fried green tomatoes are incredible. My favorite Southern delicacy.
I had the biggest crush on Mary Stuart Masterson. I first saw her was in the movie Some Kind of Wonderful. I don't think I ever got over her. lol
Fried green tomatoes are just the best - 100% reccomend
Forgot to add - Hot sauce on the side is a must
Just so you know, FRIED GREEN TOMATOES ARE AWESOME. The hardest part of making them is finding them green. They have to be green because red ones just melt away when cooked.
I LOVE fried green tomatoes! To get unripe tomatoes you have to grow them yourself and pick them when they become a dark green color. Worth it 😋
Yes, fried green tomatoes are good. Southerners (North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana, etc) fry everything.
Right, and A commenter just mentioned they have a whistle stop cafe in Texas as well where they make FGT
And Don’t forget Virginia and Tennessee, Also Southern States
I have never made it through the scene where Ruth dies without bawling! Such a good movie! I just adore Idgie! I'm going echo another comment I saw and recommend you watch The Color Purple!
It's a wonderful movie. My mom suggested we watch it together one day, some time after I had come out as lesbian to her, and I immediately fell in love with it. (And with Idgie, of course. How could you not.)
Fried green tomatoes are a southern dish. Slice the green tomatoes roll in seasoned flour. Pan fry serve. It makes a wonderful side dish.
There's also green tomato pickle which is delicious, especially on toast.
The law was different back in the 30s. Women were counted with goods and chattel; thus property. Rape and assault in marriage was not recognised as crimes. It changed at different times in different countries and various jurisdictions.
My late wife's first husband used to beat her up whenever he felt like it - usually when he was drunk. She was determined her children would not be brought up in such an environment and left him. A lot of damage had been done and there are still consequences. This was in the late 60s and there was no support from the government. She had to work no matter what.
"Fried Green Tomatoes" was one of her favourite movies.
We were married for over 30 years. She died almost three years ago from cancer and she's sorely missed all the time.
The 'Whistle Stop Cafe' in the movie is a real place, in Juliette, Georgia. And friend green tomatoes are delicious! You should watch 'Steel Magnolias', Divine Secrets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood'; and 'Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil'...
NOT laughing at ppl crying, but laughing at how every time a reactor watches this movie, the thumbnail is ALWAYS of someone crying. HAHA
It's no surprise that you've never eaten or even heard of these before. My understanding is that it's a dish that's pretty much only ever made in the (U.S.) South.
Tis is one of my favourite movies. The only thing I don´t like about it is they left Ruth and Idgie's relationship up to the audience's interpretation when in the book it was explicitly said they were togethere and they raised Buddy Jr as their son together. I don't remember if he also called Idgie mom or not but he was definetly closer to her that he was to Ruth and I think she died when he was way older in the novel. I read the novel a few years ago so I don't remember everything. I think the end with Evelyn adn Ninny is different too but not quite sure.
Still... I adore this movie, I've rewatched it many many times trough the years and I wished more people would react to it.
In the book Idgie calls Buddy her son but Buddy always calls her Aunt Idgie. But it’s also clear that they were very close.
United States southerner here, who has been following you for a hot second.
A fried green tomato is similar enough to fried pickles to make a comparison. If that helps!
Fried green tomatoes are a southern delight. The movie rocks! Kathy Bates is iconic. Mary Masterson is a treasure. Her and Johnny Depp do a wonderful job in Benny and June you should check it out. Jessica Tandy Rocks
#Joon
Sitting here in Virginia , watching you watch the movie . I just became your 1000th like . Good job , great movie , one of my favorites .
Thomas Newman composed the wonderful score for this movie. But in general if you are looking for a great movie the trick is to look at who wrote the score. And for this time period if the soundtrack is composed by either James Horner, Thomas Newman, John Williams, John Barry or Hans Zimmer, odds are the movie attached to it will be remarkable.
Shadowlands with Hopkins. You'll love it!
Fried Green Tomatoes are Amazing❤
Great movie. For something else light and with some laughs you might enjoy "Groundhog Day" with Bill Murray from the 1990s. A lot to react to and very enjoyable.
In the book Idgie and Ruth fell in love
You use green tomatoes for frying because ripe red tomatoes are too soft and would fall apart. If you ever get a green one, slice it up, just beat an egg, dip the slices in the raw egg, then cover them in flour or cornmeal, and fry them in oil until brown. Then just put some spices you like on them and eat. Pretty simple. They're pretty good.
I’m from the American south. Fried green tomatoes are good, at least here they are.
Also this movie never gets any less wholesome or gut wrenching.
I love your level of empathy. Your reaction when she got kicked down the stairs was spot-on. I know what it's like to be kicked on a flight of stairs. Let's just say when you get up there's no going back unless of course you want to break your neck the next time.
The best part about growing my own tomatoes was to pick them green, slice, batter (or just season & flour) & fry, soooo yummy. I think the title of this movie fools a lot of first time viewers. Not really prepared for the deep topics, it certainly draws you in & keeps you focused.
They're why we even grow our own tomatoes at all, lol. Literally no store anywhere near us would stock them while green and we got tired of trying to find them in farmer's markets so we decided to just grow our own when we found out they weren't the hardest thing in the world to grow for new/novice gardeners. My mom is from a southern family, but we don't live in the south anymore so maybe they're easier to find down there in regular grocery stores. More people would try em if you could actually buy em!
The saddest part of this for me anyways is the notion that there was this simple place years ago where people lived as a community but time and circumstances all but erased it and it can never come back.
Congrats on 40K UA-cam subscribers, Mary! :)
Fried green tomatoes is a great movies. It’s also a delicious treat. So are fried red tomatoes. So is pretty much anything fried.
Such a great film.
That arm tombstone is still there outside the whistle-stop cafe.
This is such a good film.
Hey Mary, a movie I feel all movie reactors are sleeping on is “Sleepers” stacked cast…..legal ish. Give it a watch.
Tough watch but great performances
Great call, one of my favorite movies.
The Whistle Stop Cafe is a real restaurant here in Georgia too. They filmed parts of the movie there.
This film came out in an era favorable to art films, which to the best of my recollection, started with "Room With A View."
This was one of my late grandma's favorite movies,the other one's we're, Thelma & Louise & Steel Magnolias,I thinks of her now when I watch these great movies
Hey Marijke, if you wantt o see some more instense depictions of African American life.
Check out Missippi Burning, 12 Years a slave, Green Book, Selma, Malcom X, Glory, Steven Biko, Amistad, 42, ALi, Something the Lord Made, men of Honor, Remember the Titans, Boyz in Da Hood, The Color Purple.
... BTW YOU ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO TRY FRIED GREEN TOMATOES. IT'S SOOOOOOOOOOOO GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD.
Signed, a southerner
We have a Whistle Stop Cafe in our little town in Texas. And yes they make Fried Green Tomatoes. It's been about a long time and it's next to a railroad, so I'm not sure what was there first the movie or the restaurant. Also, I'm not sure what you said after Ruth died but the closed captioning said "oh my God, my haircut". Lol.
I'm in the background at the party before he gets run over by a train
Thank you thank you
You should check out more films with Cathy Bates and Jessica Tandy.
Yes, fried green tomatoes are very good. I haven't had them in years though because I don't like to cook, well fry anyway. My mom and grandma used to make them all the time while I was growing up.
There is no way to watch this without crying your eyes out. Idgie and Ruth forever :)