Fried Green Tomatoes (1991) | *First Time Watching* | Movie Reaction | Asia and BJ

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[@evabyrum3327]

TRUE FACT....A stunt double was hired to do the Bee scene but didn't show. So Mary Stewart Masterson (Iggy) actually did that scene herself. This movie is one of the best movies ever made. So many stories within ONE movie.

[@user-pp5in1im4x]

Ty Never Knew That.

[@Spiralsinto]

The book is even better. Goes deeper into the lives of all the main characters and even continues telling the story of Stump growing up with Idgy.

[@terminallumbago6465]

And Mary Stuart Masterson actually took up beekeeping years later.

[@Lina_unchained]

Idgie* and yes so cool that she was brave enough to pull it off

[@kateryan5045]

She showed. She just refused to do the stunt. In the behind the scenes footage you can see Masterson doing the stunt while the double just kind of looks on.

[@Wolf21973]

As a grown man, this is one of my favorite movies. Came out the year I was born. I remember watching it for the first time on TV because my mom was watching it. It's just a great movie overall, and I always choke up when Ruth dies while Idgy tells her the familiar tall tale, and Sipsey hugging her and saying all the right things

[@gdiaz8827]

Technically it's still a chick flick but the producer did a good job in adding enough that men can still enjoy the film

[@deannacauley166]

Truly one of the best movies ever made

[@deannacauley166]

​@@gdiaz8827keep telling yourself that

[@jeffking887]

At the wedding scene, mama Threadgoode says “Imogene Louise Threadgood, this is your mama”. Idgie is short for Imogene. The book is a much larger story. A really good story about southern life in the depression. There’s much more about Big George’s family that I wish they could have told in the movie but they focused on Idgie and Ruth’s and Ninny and Evelyn’s story.

[@vikkidonn]

They also cut out the fact that Ruth and Idgie were a lesbian couple who did the closest thing to legal marriage which was own a business. Im surprised they didn’t question any of the gayness

[@Emilyb21-dm3bf]

​@@vikkidonnthey should remake it

[@vikkidonn]

@@Emilyb21-dm3bf I’m down but I don’t know how much better it would be given the world we live in now. It was a different time back then. It’s honestly crazy what got made and what didn’t

[@HuntingViolets]

It would make a good TV series.

[@mena94x3]

@@Emilyb21-dm3bf - No it should not. 99.999% of remakes suck ASS. This movie is wonderful as is and should not be remade. We have a wonderful book and a wonderful movie. Done. Leave it.

[@emjai2122]

🚗 💥 🚙 “I’m older and I have more insurance.”

[@SC-gp7kt]

My favorite part 😂😂😂

[@lisalovemc717]

One the best movie lines in history. At 56 yes old I so feel it now🤣

[@emjai2122]

@@lisalovemc717 “How many of them hormones you takin', honey?” 🍅 😂

[@lisalovemc717]

@@emjai2122 just enough to think it but not enough to run em down 🤣

[@EGSimon-ds1vf]

Love that scene!

[@mikelesley2803]

The story in this movie is based on true places. The Whistle Stop Cafe was based on a real restaurant in Irondale, Alabama called the Irondale Cafe that is still open today that is known for its fried green tomatoes. Fannie Flagg the author grew up in Birmingham and was aware of the restaurant.

[@bubgum00]

She’s also a lesbian.

[@BrianBogiaBricky]

This movie you need to watch more than one time. For it is so good!

[@jothompson9671]

Fannie Flagg grew up in Irondale and these characters were based on real people. My daddy grew up with her and knew who they were. But yes the cafe is still there

[@melissahawkins3310]

The movie is filmed in Juliette GA! The restaurant is real in the movie and the buildings are shops now! One of the shops plays the movie nonstop! We have been there several times on days to get out! The river is peaceful and beautiful!!!

[@HuntingViolets]

Fannie Flagg used to be on game shows a lot when I was young, and she had smaller acting roles, and then she came out with this show.

[@loristone9242]

One of the most heartbreaking yet iconic moments was when Sipsey said "Miss Ruth was a lady. And a lady always knows when to leave".

[@n.p5463]

That line chokes me up every time

[@k.s.k.7721]

The book is wonderful - and it's clear that Miss Ninny is NOT Idgie Threadgood. They were neighbors. And it's also clearer about the love between Ruth and Idgie - they were a couple, true partners for life.

[@jamesmoore4003]

They sure didn’t make it clear in the movie….who left the note that said bee charmer and the jar of honey at Ruth’s grave at the end?

[@VivKittie32]

The book was funnier too. ❤

[@saltLTaylor]

This movie and Steel Magnolias were two staples growing up in the south in the 80s and 90s....I'm so glad you two reacted to both

[@mysam4504]

Facts.

[@angelam8982]

WA state here....these are both universal staples for that era.

[@MJ-fy4yj]

I grew up in California and they were staples there too. 😊

[@mena94x3]

@@angelam8982 - me too!! 🍎 🌲 🌾 ✈️ ❤️

[@onthursday1599]

I didn't know they reacted to Steel Magnolias. Off to find it now!

[@susanalexander6721]

Fannie Flagg, who played the speaker at the ladies conference wrote the award winning story this movie was based on. Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe. I am 64 years old, from near Tuscaloosa Alabama. As a child I watched Fannie on a Birmingham news station. We were so proud of the success of this movie. It was huge at that time, still a favorite of many. Thanks for watching it.

[@maxisussex]

In the UK the movie's name is the same as the book.

[@susanalexander6721]

@@injunsun uh, o.k.

[@susanalexander6721]

Didn't mean to overreact. I was watching a movie not reading the book. Read it more than once. You kn 0 about me, I know less about you. Just bothers me that people always bring up sexuality. It's a story about people who loved each other. Like I said you know nothing about me. I am a Bi woman.

[@MrRondonmon]

@@injunsun We all know, I'm from Alabama and we know it was Fannie's way of telling everyone she's a lesbian, but that is nothing to be proud of, so one day all sexual deviants will judged along with liars, and thieves and wind up in hell (Revelation 20:8 says so). Thats a hell of a price to pay for being dumb.

[@melhawl3685]

I loved her on Match Game! She is hysterical!

[@tbmkris]

In the book Idgie and Ruth are in love…food fight scene is actually a love scene in the book….love y’all ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@ertfgghhhh]

I haven't read the book, but I thought they were either lovers or idgie was in love with her

[@sabrinafrizzell6671]

Ninnie was not Idgie. It is a little more clear in the book. There is a sequel written and that is made more clear. Idgie ended up moving to Florida and running a road side store with her brother. Ninnie lived with Evelyn till her death and she got Whistle Stop back up and running.

[@otter3095]

So interesting. This is the first time I’ve heard all this

[@88happiness]

I thought she was Idgie from childhood until this watching.😅

[@JerkyPuck]

In the book no, but in the movie yes, it is implied. Fannie Flagg wrote the movie as well as the book and intentionally made that change.

[@rebeccas79]

The sequel is a wonderful book. Everybody who loves this movie owes it to themselves to read it.

[@ImmaWright]

In the movie she most definitely was, this is a poetic license taken by the director. It makes for a much better story

[@HealthAtAnyCost]

And Ruth said: "Whither thou goest, I will go. Where thou lodgest, I will lodge. Thy people shall be my people." - this was the Bible verse Ruth send Idgie telling her she would be her partner in life if she came to get her. The lesbian aspects are often very subtle to those not LGB+, but I recognized it immediately being lesbian myself. The book goes much more into this aspect of their relationship. Yes, they _were_ friends for life. And soulmates.

[@MsAaannaaa]

Thank you for pointing this aspect out. I think the story is even more beautiful when you read it as a love story.

[@barryscott8041]

When Ruth and Idgie are sitting on the riverbank, and Ruth says she's getting married "to the man I'm supposed to marry,"....the look on Idgie's face says it all. She refused to go to the wedding. That scene where Idgie comes up on Ruth's porch with the pie.....is pure love. I saw an elderly lady watch this film, and when Idgie walked up on that porch, she said "Idgie is in love with Ruth." It doesn't take a psychiatrist to figure it out

[@SueSnellLives]

It's nice that viewers are no longer triggered by the thought that they are in a lesbian relationship. Back in the day, straight women were screaming from the rafters that they were just friends and they would not entertain any other option. Which was weird considering Fannie Flagg, and sad.

[@Blaize24]

Yep. An awful lot of reacters seem to miss it altogether. I'd read the book first, so I can't really say if it's too subtle for the straight folks to catch. But I will say, as a Pan woman, it's obvious to me in the movie.

[@barryscott8041]

@@Blaize24 I read that during the production, the 2 actresses (the 2 Marys) wanted their relationship to be more obvious, but the producers wanted to appeal to a 'wider audience'; as in $$$....So they kept it subtle

[@ikissdogs3684]

it was a loooooong time before battered wife defense became a thing. If she told that he beat her it would just be motive to convict her and nothing else

[@stevenandcarminabeedle9089]

Exactly.

[@Arterion77]

Came here to post this

[@mysam4504]

I adore this movie! When Asia was talking about how she likes movies where a character kinda narrates and tells you the story of the movie, a movie came to mind that I don't see reactors reacting to. It's called, "Secondhand Lions." Y'all might want to check it out. ❤

[@rebo2610]

That's a great movie!

[@Kathe255]

I love that movie!!!

[@susanalexander6721]

I absolutely love that movie! Robert Duvall, Michael Caine. The telling of a real life Fairytale. It's wonderful, and so few have reacted to it.

[@alyxgriffen5073]

Tossing my vote in for *Secondhand Lions* as well! It deserves so much more attention than it gets.

[@mena94x3]

I love that one!

[@LilRocker2005]

My mother, who passed recently, was the one to introduce me to this movies! It's been one of my favorites ever since! The actress who played Ruth is Mary-Louise Parker. It you've checked out the show "Weeds", she's the lead on that show. Jessica Tandy, who played Ninny, had previously won the Oscar for Best Actress in 89 for "Driving Miss Daisy". This was the very next movie that she did. The same goes for Kathy Bates, who had just won Best Actress for "Misery". They kept offering her "Misery" type roles until the "Fried Green Tomatoes" script got to her. A lot of people think that Ninny is Idgie, but she really isn't. Even in the book, Idgie is alive and Buddy Jr. is with her.

[@maryrichardson1318]

Jessica Tandy was one of my favorite actresses. It is a testament to her talent that this elderly British actress could pull off such a convincing southern accent. So many actresses today just do not get it right. It always sounds so fake and cartoonish.

[@Buckaroo_Baldwin]

If you guys wanna see the best Kathy Bates performance I highly suggest you guys check out Dolores Claiborne, everybody talk s about Misery but when it comes to Kathy Bates in Stephen King adaptations this is the one. IMO it's one of the best of not the best adaptation of a Stephen King novel ever. It is an acting masterclass, the cast is on another level and however good Kathy might be wait till you meet Vera Donavon 😲😲😲

[@rebo2610]

I second this! Kathy Bates is phenomenal.

[@Buckaroo_Baldwin]

@@rebo2610 Everyone in the cast is they're all bringing their A game on that one.

[@mprj316]

Definitely worth reacting to "Dolores Claiborne" - in my top 10 of favorites!

[@mena94x3]

Agreed!! I'm always suggesting this one! So bummed the reactors have not started the trend yet!

[@gregXxo]

It was a great movie!

[@atuuschaaw]

Great movie! ♥Jessica Tandy and Morgan Freeman were both exceptional in the movie "Driving Miss Daisy." ♥

[@gregorycomunale1550]

Another good Southern tale is the movie Sling Blade staring Billy Bob Thornton he won a Oscar for his acting. This Movie was very popular and iconic today. You will both love this movie.

[@SueProv]

He didn't win for his acting. It was for best adapted screenplay. But his acting was fantastic for sure.

[@WouldYouKindlyWatch]

"I sure do love those french fried potatoes." "No you don't Oprah!"

[@mlc08069]

my dad and i loved that movie. we quote “whatcya kill jesse fer?” regularly lol

[@shakycam3]

Buddy Jr lost his arm in a train accident. You see on his tombstone that it says “Here lies his arm.” In the book, Ruth and Idgie were in a relationship. And Ninny Threadgoode (Jessica Tandy) was a separate character. Also, you guys didn’t watch the Extended Cut. For some reason, they cut out Grady explaining that he doesn’t march in those KKK parades. They built the restaurant for this movie on location and it has been a restaurant ever since. It’s in Georgia, though, not Alabama. I believe it’s about an hour outside of Atlanta and it’s called The Whistle Stop Cafe.

[@sisterdebmac]

Juliette, GA. It's still open, and people still make the pilgrimage, which is sweet.

[@bethanyhanna9464]

I love how you didn't notice the timing of the BBQ. 🤣 I remember the theater going absolutely wild when we figured it out. 🤣

[@kwadwotuffour5529]

Thanks for sharing that memory. That would have been exciting

[@craigmarkowski7156]

In the novel they were Lesbians , Edgie was in love with Ruth ! But in the movie they left it up to the viewer to figure it out !

[@barryscott8041]

The producers wanted the film to have a wide audience, so they kept it subtle

[@vnick1221]

This is one of my absolute favorites. Jessica Tandy who plays Ninny, was married in real life to another actor, Hume Cronyn, for 50+ years. He’s in a great one you might want to check out called Cocoon from 1985.

[@TechnicallyTexan]

YES!!! I second this. I wish more reactors (or ANY) would react to Cocoon.

[@pangaea90]

They were also good in Batteries Not Included. They were a power couple back in the day.

[@susanalexander6721]

I love that movie!

[@ScientificallyStupid]

@@TechnicallyTexan same, I love Cocoon and as someone who's lost all her grandparents, I bawl every freaking time.

[@Forbiddenkitty]

​@@pangaea90 one of my favorites

[@_BenJaminCroft_]

18:40 She's a Bee Charmer. A person who can soothe and communicate with bees, without the assistance of protective clothing, thereby allowing them to "charm" some honey away from the hive without getting stung. "You're a bee charmer, Idgie Threadgoode. That's what you are, a bee charmer." - Fannie Flagg, Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe

[@user-cz5bx5pq5v]

I don't believe she was Idgie. Because she said in the movie that she married into the Threadgood family. Yep you're right , when telling the story she never referred to herself in the story.

[@maxisussex]

I don't either. She even explicitly states which brother it is she married and there is no reason for her to lie. Plus Idgie was very tomboyish and Ninny wore dresses and got her done as a lady of her age would.

[@francisboland6683]

Never forget the lesson served, we all die twice. Once when our souls leave this world, and the last time our names are spoken.

[@charles7836]

"Iggy is gangster." She is throwed all the way off, LOL. This is one of my favorite films... and I'm a dude. I've never understood the bee thing. As near as I can figure, humans have certain hormones, pheromones, all kinds of mones, and some keep bees chilled out.

[@itzakpoelzig330]

Man, there is a girl on KZbin now who does the exact same thing. I forget her channel's name, but she keeps showing up in my shorts feed. People call her when they find a bee swarm living somewhere, and she comes and takes the bees to safe homes. She just walks right into them and handles them like it's nothing.

[@HuntingViolets]

I don't think Ninny and Idgie are the same person. In the book, where she is featured in the flashback stories, definitely not, and I don't believe she is in the movie either, although a lot of people do. In the movie: Ninny Threadgoode was married to Idgie's older brother, Cleo. "Mrs. Cleo Threadgoode. . . . I was practically adopted by the Threadgoode family. I married her brother, Cleo." She tells Evelyn this when she meets her for the first time. Ninnie says in voiceover narration that she had always had a crush on Buddy. Idgie was attached to her brother, but not like that. Ninnie says she was never brave like Idgie and Ruth. Ninnie says Sipsie told her years later about what really happened to Frank, which Idgie would already have known in detail. Those are things in the movie that strongly suggest they are different people. Also, just my opinion: Idgie was raising Buddy and Ruth was the love of her life. I don't see her marrying a man and having children (or child), which Ninnie tells Evelyn she has done. Of course, she could have been assaulted and told Evelyn a lot of lies, including a crush on her own brother and a marriage to another fictitious brother of Idgie. Are those the lies she would tell, though, even if she wanted to pretend, in telling the stories, that she was not Idgie? I don't necessarily think everything we see in the flashbacks is what is told to Evelyn. She may give her the broad outlines of what she knew at the time or was told later (as she does with what Sipsie told her) but we are shown what actually occurred. That's how I have to take a lot of flashbacks, for various reasons.

[@kathyk5319]

Idgie was not Ninny Threadgoode, the Jessica Tandy character. Ninny married Idgie's older brother, Cleo. She introduced herself to Evelyn at the beginning of the movie, as Mrs. Cleo Threadgood and said she had been married to Idgie's brother.

[@tjnguyen8546]

I know she isn't in the book, but I always assumed she was telling the truth-she's both Idgie AND married to Idgie's brother. It would explain why her son was born with so many health issues, since he would have been the product of incest.

[@kathleenclark815]

Wrong. It's heavily implied that she is Iggy..."sometimes I think I get a glimpse of her" She says that because it's here ..she sees her in the mirror sometimes She said that in the beginning because she didn't want to let on that she was Iggy

[@kathyk5319]

@@kathleenclark815 No you are mistaken. At the beginning of the movie Ninny introduced herself to Evelyn as Mrs. Theo Threadgood and says she was married to Idgie's brother, Cleo. Ninny wasn't using an alias and she sure wasn't getting honey from a tree right after getting out of the nursing home. You might want to rewatch their first meeting.

[@kathleenclark815]

@@kathyk5319 Look it up. Google is easy. I've watched it many times. In the book they are two separate characters. In the movie it's implied they are the same. Notice how she doesn't say her first Name? Just says "Mrs. Theo Threadgood" Then she says "they just call me Ninny". I agree that the book it's different. But look up what it says about the movie..and you will see.

[@kathleenclark815]

@@kathyk5319 No. Look it up. The movie. Is different than the book

[@patticriss2238]

When I was in high school in Texas, My best friend and I volunteered at a nursing home. I did the hair. She did nails and told crazy stories that no one believed, but it was fun. For about a year and a half, my hands were pink from that hair rinse. That pink hair. Some looked blue. Some looked purple. Mostly pink. I miss those days. The 70’s.

[@Tominho1022]

JESUS! You have no idea how I am feeling right now! Extreme nostalgia! I saw this movie as a kid and it was the very first shocking,detrimential movie in my life. I totally forgot about it!

[@marypenebaker898]

I am now 56 years old. The elderly people who I have spent time with over the years are the most memorable people. They are fascinating. They are honest. They are real and they love to tell you stories. The closest thing to church❤. Respect your elders... Always

[@carameldiva5131]

They are my favorite people! Them and small kids

[@sprayarm]

As others have stated, as a grown man, it is absolutely in my top 10 all time of movies. As a Southerner, I can relate to it.

[@melissanoneya7386]

The book clears up a lot of these questions, There is also more focus on Big George and his family. Buddy Jr Grows up, gets married and is very happy

[@amymoquin8636]

I haven't been able to watch this movie since my mom died 2 years ago. It was her favorite and we spent so many Sundays watching it together. Thank you for bringing back such good memories.

[@franettesparks9949]

❤❤❤

[@BogeyDopeYT]

I spent a lot of my teenage years swimming there. That old mill and the dam is in Juliette, Ga. I remember when they started filming at the Whistle Stop Cafe they came and spread dirt over all the roads to get that old timey look. A couple of my sisters friends got cast as extras in the Cafe. They had real good food there, especially for some stoned teenagers . 😂

[@angelarowe3472]

BJ and Asia, the older woman’s mind was sharp as a tack. She was telling the story like somewhat like riddles that you have to figure it out when she told a story sort of speak because of the circumstances that it involves someone that died that could be the reason why she skirted around it so much about herself. Just an FYI thank you for sharing. take care and be safe.🫶🏻🤠

[@metalbabesami]

How y’all got through the movie without crying…whew it gets me every time.

[@marypenebaker898]

My mother passed away the year of her 80th birthday. It's been about 6 years now. I remember my mother saying something similar to me the last time we spoke, that morning. I'm at the jumping off place and I'm not scared one bit. My mother told me that she wasn't afraid to die in the sense that someone my age is. Not seeing a future is not depression or scary when you realize that there is so much good in your life to reflect on.

[@barryscott8041]

This is why this movie was a hit (I saw it in the theater when it premiered). It's about love, life and loss....even Buddy's death. My girlfriend said "Why did they put that in the movie?" Well.....accidents kill people every day. Movies that reflect reality always hit a nerve with folks

[@sabrenas7895]

This movie brought to mind “Devine Secrets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood,” and “Eve’s Biyou”I’d recommend both, fun reaction 🥰

[@mamak2002]

My grandmother used to make fried green tomatoes in her cast iron skillet that I have now. Such a great movie!!! Kathy Bates is hilarious!

[@carollandrum9223]

The Whistle Stop Cafe in the movie is in Juliette Georgia and of course they serve fried green tomatoes every day. The Threadgood house that you see at the beginning of the movie is in Senoia Georgia. This is the same town made famous for The Walking Dead. I lived there and it's a beautiful place.

[@melissahawkins3310]

❤ yes it is!!! We love going there for the day to get out!!!

[@aagold76]

Ed and Evelyn had been married around 25 years- that tends to be how marriages are that far in.

[@hectorsmommy1717]

I think Ed is a good man, just clueless.

[@browniewin4121]

This is such a good, memorable movie with a great cast, it's always fun to watch. It's Idgie Threadgoode, not Itchy.

[@Carson_Blu]

So the first time I saw this, I was in my AP English class sophomore yr and it was the last week of the school yr. Fastfoward to about a yr ago, I watched it for the first time with my wife. It's funny how I didn't understand what was happening as a rebellious teenager, and watching it as an adult, I get it haha. As usual, it was fun to watch y'all react to hidden gems such as these. Love and peace to y'all!

[@CERULEANSPIRAL]

There are Winn-Dixies in Florida- at least last we lived there in 2021. Whoever was in charge of Ninny's estate not telling her about the home was in the wrong. Either that or the lawyers for the city filing to condemn it didn't do due diligence with their legal notices because she was in the nursing home. They probably sent all the notices to the last known address of the owner- which was the house itself. Not uncommon back then for sure. Evelyn was taking self-improvement classes aimed at lonely housewives. They were super big in the 80s (when this movie is set). They usually try to help women re-connect on an emotional level to their husbands at a time when women (40+) are increasing libido at the same time as it's declining for men, with men that may be going through midlife crisis things or stuck in a rut, empty-nesters, etc. Ruthe couldn't tell the court that her husband beat her because it would have been a motive. Even spousal SA wasn't "a thing" nor even considered illegal in the states until the 1990s. Buddy Jr- Ruth's son that lost his arm- lived with his mother and Idgie. Idgie finished raising him when his mom died. Ninny was married to Idgie's brother Cleo- she said it at the beginning. Ninny and Cleo had a child with Downs Syndrome- Ninny met Idgie and Ruth after they were together, all the pictures Ninny had on the wall included pics of Idgie and Ruth- would have been her sisters-in-law, since Idgie and Ruth were a couple, they were probably all really close friends.

[@charoleawood]

All really good information, but the movie really does suggest that Idgie and Ninny are one and the same person even though in the book they are separate people --- listen to the movie commentary to get more why they changed this element of the book.

[@barryscott8041]

I loved what Ninny said about not knowing her house was gone: "Somebody should've told me. I'm old, I'm not a child."

[@rodneystinson6379]

"Idgy' sat on that secret for over 50 or 60 years, there was no way she would let on who she was and how she was in on special information!

[@Robert-yv9ve]

One of the greatest movies, A movies about true friendship. Love or Channel Asia and B J.

[@mikhalaa746]

I LOVEEEE this movie. I randomly found it one day and was obsessed

[@ecclesrice9789]

My dad was a hig western movie fan but never missed a chance to re-watch this movie when it came on the TV. It reminded him of his time growing up in rural America and eating his mom's fried green tomatoes

[@celestepingtella5938]

Such a great movie!! One of my favorites. This is based on the book, Fried Green Tomatoes. The person (Fannie Flagg) who wrote the book is the instructor of the class at the beginning of the movie.

[@lisarainbow9703]

"Just HOW many of those hormones you been taking?"..... 😂

[@sherrycash6893]

My daughter and I loved watching this movie when she was little! Great pic. Thank.

[@patriciaalvareztostado8170]

Great movie, great acting, once again, Katie Bates is great, how at first she act like the surmise insecure wife, and how the story changed her, and became sure of herself, and the bee charmer Idge and Ruth, their friendship, is one of the best in movies,

[@jackiegood3686]

This is in my top tier of favorite movies. It is a treat to enjoy great movies with you guys. This one definitely qualifies in that category.

[@lynetteoliva1256]

Hey guys, so glad u got to FRIED GREEN TOMATOES. It is 1 of my absolute favorite movies, right next to THE COLOR PURPLE (1985). Ninny is not Idgie. She was Idgie's sister-in-law, that's why Ninny had all those pictures. The picture of the woman w/the little boy in the sailor suit was Ninny & her son. Ninny was correct that Idgie was out & about busy selling honey. Just to let u know, Ruth & Idgie were more than just friends, if u know what I mean. The reason why I know this is years ago I read the book which is still on my bookshelf right now. In the book, Idgie & Ruth were together nearly 20yrs after Ruth left Frank. Also, Buddy Jr. " Stump" was referred to as Ruth & Idgie's boy. Man o man, Evelyn's husband Ed was clueless. I think the movie just glosses over the fact that Evelyn & Ed are now empty nesters, & that is why Evelyn was taking the classes to reignite the spark between her & Ed. The scene where Evelyn & he friend are @ that 1st lecture about "...reigniting that spark, that passion in your marriage." The red-headed lady giving the lecture is the author of the book.😊 Anyway, I'm glad u liked it. I loved this reaction. ❤😊👍

[@candacemay7187]

I always understood the relationship between Idgie and Ruth, but it looks like a lot of people didn't get it.

[@whydoyoucare27]

She did sign the card "The Bee Charmer" which was Idgie! So she knew who she as :)

[@barryscott8041]

That was a brand new, freshly inked card on that grave. Hadn't been sitting there for long at all

[@mildredpierce4506]

I didn't know that Norman Lear executive produced this movie. He was the sitcom king of the 70s with hits like the Jeffersons, All In The Family and Good Times just to name a few.

[@-blythe2986]

One of my favorite movies of all time. Great cadt, great story. I haved loved Mary Stuart Masterson forever and love her as Idgie. Now I'm craving fried green tomatoes?

[@inesjones5361]

This has become a classic movie. It takes you on a rollercoaster of emotions and relationships. There are also so many important moral elements to the story. ❤❤❤

[@tiffanyphillips6086]

Yes, this is one of my favorite movies. Not many people on KZbin don't react to it. So I'm so glad your guys did. It's just a great movie. The characters are great. The story's great, it's just a wholesome movie.

[@itzakpoelzig330]

AwkwardAshleigh reacted to it and cried like a blubbering fool. It was great!

[@barryscott8041]

Far too many Reactors are watching all the same movies (Marvel, DC etc)...When there's tons of great old movies out there

[@WouldYouKindlyWatch]

this is one of my favorite movies. so glad you two are reacting to it! TOWANDA!

[@adriennerobinson8984]

Her name was Idgie which was short for Imogene. Even though the movie seems to hint that Ninny was Idgie at the end, she wasn't. In the beginning she even said she married one of Idgie's brothers Cleo and later said she had a son Albert. This movie was based novel and, in the book, Ninny and Idgie are definitely different people.

[@charoleawood]

I think, though, that since the movie suggests it so strongly then it's perfectly fine to interpret it that way --- it's how I always understood it to be.

[@ramonaalvarez7559]

Another fave of mine, classic. Buddy Jr only lost his arm so they had a funeral for his arm .. the headstone read "here lies Buddy's arm". This was filmed in my home state of Georgia in the city of Juliette. Altho its set in the 20's of Alabama. Whistle Stop Cafe is still there in operation selling honey & fried green tomatoes. Not sure about that sauce tho😉😊 Great reactions & glad y'all enjoyed it. 👍🏼

[@zacharybear7243]

The beehive scene was all her. They sprayed a drop of queen bee pheromone on her and that’s how they swarmed her. She never was stung if I remember. But she did that scene all on her own.

[@MsAaannaaa]

This is one of my all time favorite movies. It introduced me to the concept of a chosen family & that you can find your own way of life without it being a bad thing. It also was the first movie I watched that showed two women living together (yes, they were a couple - it's more obvious in the book) & it not being an issue for anyone. It holds a very special place in my heart.

[@pedroV2003]

One of my all time favorite movies. That scene towards the end with Smokey Lonesome always gets to me.

[@mena94x3]

50:27 The book makes it clear Ninny is not Idgie, the movie kind of makes it clear in that she talks very matter-of-factly about being married to Idgie's brother, Cleo and having a mentally disabled son with him who only survived till he was 30, but the movie also does make the matter gray enough to leave that window open for interpretation by the viewer.

[@todddepue681]

Based on a book by Fannie Flagg, one of the great Southern storytellers. Her novels are wholesome and hilarious, full of crazy twists and colorful characters with equally colorful names.

[@BrianBogiaBricky]

Really good movie!! I watched it many times!! You will love this film. The secret is in the sauce!! That barbeque! 🤣🤣

[@crazysingergirl7262]

Ninny was not Idgie. She was Idgie’s sister-in-law, married to Idgie’s brother.

[@katherinemcintosh7247]

To this day, I think Jessica Tandy’s character WAS Idgy. Of course, we could have known if Idgy’s house had not been torn down, we may have found out.

[@jrobwoo688]

Thatnks for watching this one! One of my absolute favorite movies. My grandma took me to see this when it came out. I was the only 10 year old boy in the theater, but I laughed and I cried and it was such a beautiful experience.

[@wordygirlandco]

😊So glad you two liked this❤I always cry in this movie but it is such a beautiful story of family, community and friendship. Jessica Tandy has some great 80's movies. Cocoon from 1985 and Driving Miss Daisy 1989. Also Mary Louise Parker(Ruth) stars in Weeds and it is an excellent TV 📺 series to watch....funny and lots of crime/drama too

[@katscully]

One of my all time favorites. Glad you checked it out.🍿🥂Ahhh 90's films. So many good one's flooding to mind now. Has anyone suggested "THELMA & LOUISE"' 91(Susan Sarandon. Gene Davis, very young Brett Pitt)? "KALIFORNIA"'93 also has narration throughout w/(Brad Pitt, David Duchovny (The X-Files), Juliette Lewis? Well I am. Both are excellent choices. Think about it.🍿🥂

[@Kat-gj9pq]

They had a stunt double lined up for the bee scene... when she saw how very very many bees they were planning the double quit. No CGI the actress did that herself with a very smoked hive.

[@Mickkie]

I thought they were all calling Imogene, "Itchy"!🤣😭😂 But yeah, the movie was better than i thought. Glad to view it with my favorite ReActors!👍🏾👍🏾

[@mintybadger6905]

I visited the filming location in Juliette, GA back in the 90s a couple years after this movie came out. We are at the cafe but they didn’t have fried green tomatoes available that day.

[@billthomas478]

The book is pretty good. So is another one by the same author, "Daisy Fay and the Miracle Man."

[@poetinmyheart94]

Most people who react to this film don't notice the love story between Ruth and Idgie- Idgie basically being a stereotypical lesbian, Idgie's reaction to the kiss on the cheek, the look on Ruth's face when Idgie collects the honey, the way Ruth says 'you're just a bee charmer', Idgie not wanting to go to Ruth's wedding, 'I'm as settled as I ever hope to be', Idgie saying that there's so much she wishes she could have told Ruth, the 'I will always love you' note at Ruth's grave (just to name a few). The book is a lot more enlightening on the subject but I guess the people behind the film decided to keep it more ambiguous to appeal to a wider audience.....

[@Grapeseedoil]

This is a Southern Sunday Special. With the Fried green tomatoes cast and Asia / BJ accents. Good reaction guys. 😀

[@belindalopes6774]

Steel Magnolia is one of my favourite movies of all time. Always cry watching it. You will have to add it to the list.

[@sweetkiss119]

They watched it. It’s on the channel.

[@nicholasbrady3185]

I absolutely love this movie and find myself watching it like once a month without even realizing it! It's the type of nostalgic, wholesome, heartwarming movie you just don't see much of anymore. And here's a fun fact.... Evelyn's friend with the heavy southern accent did the voice of Patti Mayonnaise from Doug!

[@melody9241]

Kathy Bates was hilarious in the movie Bad Santa 2

[@csw3287]

One of Thee Greatest movies Ever.. True Love and Friendship

[@jay_mick]

I haven't seen this movie in forever, they truly don't make movies like this anymore. I loved watching yall react, literally felt like I was watching it with friends. Thank you for the video I'm glad you enjoyed ❤

[@allenmccreary2359]

One of my all time favorites. How movies should be made. Jessica Tandy is a legend

[@caroljshepherd3848]

I've seen this film so many times and every time Jessica Tandy comes out from behind that tree with her pink hair it makes me cry laugh. Love the film but the book is better. ❤

[@jimchaykowski9349]

I'm really glad you reacted to this movie. It along with The Shawshank Redemption which you already reacted to, and one other are probably my favorites. If you enjoyed Fried Green Tomatoes I highly recommend you watch "Stand by Me," a completely different scenario, but another great story told in flashbacks, with suspense and humor, that really leaves you with the feels when it ends. I guarantee you will love it

[@stephenulmer3781]

Great movie! I'll watch ya'lls reaction later tonight after i finish the yard work 😊 I love Fried green tomatoes with Ranch dressing. yummy 😊

[@amandamankins1293]

I love this movie! My husband and I went to Senoia Ga when The Walking Dead was filming its last season and took a tour. We got to see the house that Iggy grew up in and the rail road tracks that Buddy was killed on. The nursing home was a little further down so we didn't get to see it.

[@sapphirestudios1971]

So many greats in this movie! It's always been one of my favorites.

[@CofyjunkyPNW]

18:58: Mary Stuart Masterson's (Idgie) stunt double for the bee scene quit, so the actress did it herself. Supposedly she wasn't stung, but no one can confirm that. 🐝

[@a.g.demada5263]

In my opinion, if she managed to do it thay was because she had queen bee's pheromones on her. (I follow the channel " Texas Beeworks ")

[@melissahawkins3310]

If y'all ever come to GA, you need to visit Juliette where this is filmed! The Whistle Post Cafe is a real Cafe and very good!!! The buildings are shops etc as well! We love going there! A nice drive to go for the day, etc.! (there are some other things to visit there as well) One of the shops plays the movie nonstop. The fried green tomatoes they serve are delicious!!!😊

[@AngryOtterReacts]

Fannie Flagg was a comedian in the 70's and a regular on Match Game, a regular viewer of the show noticed repeated errors in her answers and realized she was Dyslexic. He wrote to her and told her, and that is when she got the courage to write a book, which is Fired Green Tomatoes. She was a closeted Lesbian (Because of the times) and that as the basis of the relationship between Ruth and Idgy.

[@JennRighter]

Asia’s smile, laugh, demeanor. The supermodel beauty. I just love you Asia.

[@LKReactions]

Fun fact: the woman who kept encouraging Kathy Bates to attend those woman classes is Pattie Mayonnaise from Doug cartoon

[@kwadwotuffour5529]

Oh wow, really? ! Cool to know! She even used the same accent for Pattie, lol.

[@ThistleAndSea]

Fun one, A&BJ! The book is really good too if you ever feel like reading it. Thanks for sharing this with us. 🙂

[@Bayougirl78]

South Louisiana girl here, love both the movie and the dish Fried Green Tomatoes, lol!

[@CofyjunkyPNW]

I lived on the Gulf coast for years, and I've had family there longer than I've been alive. 👍

[@marieoleary527]

I always thought Mrs Threadgood was Iggie.

[@RWorley3sl]

They tried to imply that in the movie: she was her sister in law

[@marneebragg9839]

At the very beginning of the story, she introduces herself as Ninny, and mentioned that she married into the Threadgood family. She's the same age as her best friend, Sipsi's granddaughter. That is who she is in the rest home with.

[@andidreyes5323]

One of my ALL-TIME FAVORITE movies. I was a kid and watched this movie with my mom and grandma and aunts and uncles and cousins, some folks wandering in and out but the stories happening in this had me and my mom and grandma and aunts and uncles and some cousins 100% stuck exactly where we were. I was so much like Idgie...but my brother was only nice if I was pushed or bullied to tears. Then he would help me up, talk to me about how sometimes he just didn't want his kid sister, tomboy or not, hanging around. Still I have a bigger spark of bravery because I did. I don't share all of her similarities, my brother is alive, I'm straight, and I can cook/bake.

[@andidreyes5323]

So the bee scene : as a 7yo I once went with a friend to a field for a picnic. I was eating a peanut butter and honey sandwich. I got one bite in before a bee was around. Then another and another and another. We had put our sheet down on a bee's nest in the ground. It was HER family field. She immediately ran off screaming, getting stung but I had frozen, first in fear.. then in acceptance that I was possibly, probably, going to die. I had bee's crawling in my face, ears, nose, almost my eyes. When I got calm...that's when I slowly stood up. I walked, arms away from my body and I was never stung. The girl was a friend of my parents' to her parents. They weren't aware yet that she left me to die. But I never trusted her again. I know she saw me getting covered in bees. She never told her "Papaw" who was removing the bee stingers from where she got stung.