In the book, Ruth and Idgie were in a relationship. In the movie it’s left ambiguous if she’s Idgie. In the book, she was Ninny Threadgoode, like she said. The book is fantastic. If you read, i highly recommend it. They actually turned that set into a restaurant in Georgia.
M - “I wonder how it compares to Texas bbq?” D - “I think it’s best not to play that game.” As someone from a state that is divided on it’s sauce alone (NC), truer words have never been spoken! 😂😂😂
Oh my good gravy, YES! I love this film so dang much ❤ I mean, this film has got it all. Murder, menopause, female empowerment, good ass bbq, the cast, the portrait of friendship and how family is not just blood. The book makes a bigger deal about how Ruth and Idgie were not just best friends. They loved each other, they fell in love. Alas, the 90’s was a transitional time and the director felt they needed to err on the side of caution. The film did win a GLAAD award, but it was only winning nominations amongst the mainstream Hollywood awards. Honestly, this is up there with Steel Magnolias in terms of the roller coaster of emotions/dramedies ❤ love, love, love your reactions to this. Another good one, in this vein, is The Divine Secrets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood. Ellen Burstyn, Sandra Bullock, Maggie Smith, James Gardner… and many more.
Thank you!!! And so well-said :) This movie DOES have it all, except maybe space travel. But I'm ok without that here at the Whistle Stop Cafe haha. That was our take on their relationship as well, and you're so right about the transitional time of the 90s. Especially with this being a movie that would be marketed (I'm assuming) largely to Southern audiences by default. And I love all your expressions! haha "Oh my good gravy." What was the other one you said that one time, "Sweet fluffy Moses"? Something like that..
@@DavidvsFilm My older sister went to a drive in to see it. She went with a friend of hers. Well a couple of guys walked by their car on the way to the concession stand and called them dykes. She told me about it and I told her "Well the main 2 girls are lesbians." She wouldn't believe me." They were just friends" she would say. I said read the book . I said also that you both were wearing flannel shirts( a stereotype about lesbians at the time). My sister never wore one again. The red head lady, who was speaking at that woman's house, was comedian Fanny Flag who wrote the book.
I was a little girl when I saw this movie in theaters. And still to this day I gasp and bawl and laugh. My favorite line is still "Face it girls, I'm older and have more insurance."
I was 17 when this movie came out. I had such a crush on Chris O'Donnell! And I always knew Ruth and Idgie were in love with each other. Idgie was my hero because she was so unapologetically herself! I've never been sure if Ninny and Idgie are the same person...it confuses me. The real Whistlestop Cafe is still located in Juliette, GA, about an hour south of Atlanta. It's still open today.
Such a good movie! The book on which this is based, is great as well. Per the book, Ninny is NOT Idgie. She is what she told Evelyn in the beginning of the movie, the sister-in-law of Idgie. Well worth the read.
Ahh, thank you, ok so it's made very clear in the book then that she really was married to Idgie's brother and is just relaying the story. I kind of like the open-ended way they leave it in the movie.
This is the only thing I don't like about the movie is that the make you think Ninny is Idgie. That's why I like the book more, but I can't stay away from watching people react to this movie.
@@DavidvsFilmthat was the director’s intent. I’ve seen an interview with The Mary’s where they say they weren’t happy with that so they decided to play their parts as a couple discreetly. I’m mean, look how they look at each other. What I love so much about the book is that the entire town “knows” but they are completely accepted. Like the townspeople, neither story looks into the bedroom and that’s as it should be.
One of my all time favorite movies. God I had such a crush on MSM growing up 😍. If you read the book Ruth and Idgie were “best friends and roommates” 😂 They were in a relationship and the whole town knew but it was never explicitly stated. Also the movie does make you think Ninny was Idgie but in the book they really are two different characters. Like she said in the beginning, she married into the Threadgoode family by marrying one of Idgie’s brothers. She also talks about having a crush on Buddy.
This movie meant so much to so many people, not just in the south but around the world. I lived in a small town in rural Australia and there was a local cafe called The Whistlestop Cafe" themed to feel like the cafe in the movie after this came out. And it served fried green tomatoes, something that few Australians had heard of until the films release.
Loved your reaction. When you asked if it compared to Texas barbeque, my best friend next to me, without missing a beat, said, "It varies from person to person." I laughed for 10 minutes!
Oh my goodness!!!! I couldn't click on this fast enough. This was a movie I recommended along with Steel Magnolias awhile ago. I love this movie so much and I am so happy the both of you loved as much as me. Funny fact I have named on my cars Twanda since I saw this movie. As I have gotten older, it seems even more appropriate. LOL!
Haha I point that about your cars. And I remember!! When you first commented last year you mentioned these. And both have been excellent recommendations, needless to say. Thank you :)
Laugh...cry....repeat. Based on the novel by Fannie Flagg...a great Southern storyteller. She also had a cameo playing one of the "women's group" leaders. Fannie Flagg was a comedian, popular on the Match Game game show. She suffered from dyslexia, diagnosed by a tv viewer who noticed her pattern of misspelling her answers on the show. When a publisher approached her about writing a book, she initially turned down the offer....telling the man she couldn't be a writer because she couldn't spell! He assured her they had people to fix her spelling and she went on to write several bestsellers.😊
Get right out of here- really?? Were they good? If I had the resources to do this full-time, I would love to a "Reactions on the Road" series of videos where we have one video as a vlog, visiting the filming locations, and then the reaction to the movie that was filmed there. I would love to do something like that. :)
Oh thank god a reaction channel that willing to watch Fried Green Tomatoes! A female oriented movie that many reactors refuses to watch because it's "girly" not knowing it's actually dark and GOOD. Thank you so much!
Don’t worry about Idgie/Ninnie. The movie is really abbreviated version of the book. A lot of the really teary parts in the movie don’t appear in the book. It works as a movie just fine but others will disagree. I will say this, in the book, no one has to coerce Idgie to spend time with Ruth. Both the book and movie are favorites of mine. Thanks for the reaction.
I was waiting for this reaction, and I was not disappointed. So glad that Marc was a part of it too! He's so adorable when he cries, omg he looked like a sad lil puppy. I went to see this movie in the theater with a friend and her mother. Just imagine two 9yr old girls holding hands and loudly sobbing when Ruth died lol. It broke me. The South has some incredible storytellers, and Jon Avnet is no exception. The War is another must-see tear-jerker that he directed, it stars Kevin Costner, Mare Winningham, and Elijah Wood. Fun Fact: Evelyn's friend that gets her to go to those Women's Empowerment meetings is the original voice of Patty Mayonnaise from the 90's Doug cartoon.
Thank you so much!! Yeah, when he cries I'm like, "Oh, this is major." lol. I remember that movie The War! I don't think I ever saw it, but I remember seeing the box at Blockbuster :) And heck yeah Patty Mayonnaise! I remember most as Yoga Jones from Orange Is the New Black.
The bee scene was real. I was a hairstylist in Sacramento and the Bee Wranglers that worked on this movie and My Girl used to come in to my salon. They also worked on some horror movie. But i never saw it.
I do not live too far from where the Cafe scenes were filmed. The Cafe is named "Whistlestop Cafe" and yes they to this day they sell fried green tomatoes. It is in Juliette Georgia. I have been there a number of times. The fried green tomatoes are the bomb.
Love this movie. It's one of my tissuebox movies. 1. Steel Magnolias 2. Fried Green Tomatoes 3. Beaches. All three are great friendship movies. Y'all watched the first two now you need to watch Beaches. Bette Milder was great in it.
This is one of my favourite movies and it’s from one of my favourite books. While the movie leaves a few things up for interpretation of the viewer, the book made it clear that Idgie and Ruth were in a romantic relationship together. It was fairly common knowledge to those around them but no one talked about it. It also made it clear that Mrs Threadgood wasn’t Idgie, but her sister-in-law (she married Idgie’s brother that teased her coming down the stairs at the beginning of the film). Idgie is actually featured at the end of the book working at a truck stop and still selling her honey.
"Oh waitress, please keep your fingers out of my sauce!" "Why sir, those aren't my fingers." Yum, yum. Eat 'em up. Ron & I love this movie; so happy to see that you & Marc did too. Am I correct in remembering when Kathy Bates wrapped herself in the plastic wrap, all her husband said was, "What? Leftovers again?" If you'd like to watch another fine movie starring young Chris O'Donnell where he is in it from beginning till end is 1995's Circle of Friends. Also stars Minnie Driver, Colin Firth & Alan Cumming. By the way, where are those Kleenexes I sent you??? 😢😭🥲😂🤣
Thanks guys for the great reaction! If you've ever lived in the south it never leaves you. The book and movie written by Fannie Flagg was based on her aunt. Look it up. If you are really interested you can find the info. I'm a die hard Kathy Bates fan and in this movie all of the actors were stars IMO.
I've avoided RB&V (peach tea) for years, ever since the fMRI studies that showed identical brain activity to heavy cocaine use. MRI diagnosticians were unable to differentiate whatsoever. I never had any use for coke, didn't do anything for me, but you don't seem damaged. So, on the strength of that, Red Bull was on sale, and I have started in adding my moonshine. It's a bit too smooth.
In the book Idgie and Mrs. Threadgoode are not the same person. She is Idgie's sister-in-law which she does mention at the beginning of the movie. And in the book Idgie and Ruth are a couple but it's never said out loud. You both held it together pretty well. This is the one the broke Ashleigh Burton.
The old lady telling the story wasn't Idgie. Her name was Ninny, I think she said in the beginning that she married a brother of Idgie's. She didn't put the honey there. The implication is that Idgie is still running around, doing her thing, and had recently paid respects to Ruth's grave. Also, not a lot of people recognize that Ruth's "come get me" letter quoted the book of Ruth - *the* lesbian book in the Bible.
Mrs. Threadgoode isn't Idgie. Evelyn was asking if Idgie left the honey. Threadgoode gave details as to who she was, including saying in the beginning that she married one of Idgie's brothers.
A guy cute me off at Walmart I yelled out of the window twanada! The guy stayed in car! 😂 I didn’t realize how powerful those words were until til then! 😂😂😂
So glad you gents reacted to this film & edited your shortened version so well. Your emotions are real & beautiful - this movie holds up like crazy.🍅🍳💚
Fannie Flagg wrote the book based on the Irondale Cafe, located in Irondale, a suburb city of Birmingham, Ala. The Cafe was run by her great aunt. She said it was based on stories her great aunt told her. So it's not clear how much is true and told to her and how much is fiction. But, the train is a major feature of Irondale. The Cafe is right next to the tracks. However, this was filmed in Georgia. The Irondale Cafe really plays up the connection to the movie cafe, with movie paraphernalia all over. And you can buy a mix to fix their kind of fried green tomatoes.
Oh my gosh, I love you guys and your absolutely wonderful reactions!! This movie's an old favorite of mine from when I was 19 and trying to figure things out, pouncing on any hint of representation. I wish it hadn't been so sanitized, but I understand why it was. The book is also fantastic and I HIGHLY recommend it. I haven't read it in a while, but I believe Fannie Flagg's fried green tomatoes recipe is in it, if you want movie-theme authenticity. 😊🍅
The way I gasped when I saw this reaction pop up. I love this movie! Glad you enjoyed it. If you want some suggestions for polls, other great films I've seen are Men of Honor (based on a true story; Robert DeNiro), Awakenings (bots; Robin Williams), and August Rush 😍. The last one is super heartwarming.
I love this movie so much! Watched it so many times since I was a kid. I always get so excited when people react to it. Your alls reaction was great ❤😂
I was 17 when this came out & this Canadian prairie girl (now coastal) has been making fried green tomatoes since! They are sooo delicious. 💛🍅 PS I love a movie that brings emotions. It's beautiful & I love seeing real tears. Never hold them back you two. It's precious. 😘
I never understand the confusion of Idgie and Ninny. In the movie she tells Evelyn during their first conversation that she was married to Cleo Threadgoode, the older brother of Idgie and Buddy. Ninny admired her SIL, Idgie and seemed to live vicariously through that connection.
Awww I love this movie! I remember seeing parts of it on TV when I was a child, and got SO traumatized by the train scene. 😂 It really is a rollercoaster movie!
That's not Fanny Flagg. Fanny is the first class we see Evelyn in at the beginning of the movie. I'm a big Fanny Flagg fan from her days Match Game TV Show from the 70's before she started writing books.
This is such a great movie! Thanks for reacting to it! Another great movie that gave me the laughing/crying feels is "Second Hand Lions" with Robert Duvall, Michael Caine and Haley Joel Osment. It's also set in Texas which is your neck of the woods I think? Would love to see what you think of it! ❤
The stuntwoman who was supposed to do the bee scene quit and MSM volunteered to do the scene. She has bee hives on her property now but didn't get them till 2017.
This movie is a masterpiece! I still cry! Please do "Terms of Endearment" and the sequel, "The Evening Star". Two funny but sad movies. You cannot go wrong with Shirley McClaine!!!!
It's been a while since you posted this. I just found you guys and LOVE you...wish I could hang out w/ you. Now to the movie, im not from the south but according to my best freind "im a yank and always will be" even tho I think id fit in there. so many comments I know all this has been said. there IS a town (Juliet, GA if im not mistaken). its about as big as the set. its 100% ACCURATE. there is the whistle stop restaurant. I was appalled at the thought of fried green tomatoes as in indiana as a kid im very familiar w/ what a green tomato was. Was disgusted but was with my SC freind and we ordered them (God-awful expensive) but LITERALLY one of hte best foods ive ever tasted!!!!! Was a muddy day and the street was mud. some souvenir shops....was maybe an hour from Macon GA (were we drove from) and literally held such charm. if you haven't seen "driving miss Daisy" you must as similar setting/theme. THANKS again and id attempt to be freinds but im a little too old=dont have instagram. Just love you guys! Greg
The movie make you think Ninny is Idgie, but she's isn't, she's actually Idgie Sister- in - law, the book explained it better in detail and they also go into detail of what happened to everyone else
Wiki says that Idgie Threadgoode never married, and never had children 😅 Mrs.CleoTheadgoode/ Ninny introduces herself as Cleo Threadgoode. Cleo Threadgoode had lost her baby. Her son. 😅 I don’t believe she would’ve gone through that whole story if it wasn’t true. So she was Idgie’s sister-in-law, not Idgie herself ❤
Jessica Tandy nominated for best supporting actess (oscars). Kathy B nominated for best actress in a musical or comedy (G Globes). J Tandy, nominated for best supporting actress in musical or comedy (G Globes).
I have been SO EXCITED for this reaction. I grew up in the south too (Florida and South Carolina) and I miss it sometimes. I'm a DV survivor and one of my friends fought for me exactly like Idgie did. It's a little triggering but I still appreciate that scene so much. She was definitely Idgie. And I fully believe they cooked him up cause they had the cafe and it would have been a good way to otherwise dispose of the body in a way nobody could find back in the day. Evelyn is my favorite character because I see myself in her. From when I left my abuser in 2014 to now, my confidence has improved just as much as hers did. This movie always makes me cry no matter how many times I've watched it. It's also a book too, called "Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe."
I'm thrilled you had a friend to stand up for you when you needed it. But you're the one who walked out of there. She opened the door, but you walked through it. You have always been someone remarkable and strong. You wouldn't have survived otherwise.
Fannie Flagg (author of the novel that was adapted to this movie) wrote a sequel novel that explains that Ninnie is not Iggy. You should read it. And, yes, the town of Juliette, Georgia was left the set of this movie and it's a great destination for a day trip. thank you for a great review.
In the book, it’s clear Ninny and Idgie are two different people. In the film it’s purposely left ambiguous. Personally I think it makes for a better story if they are the same person. It’s also heavily implied Idgie and Ruth have a lesbian relationship. In the novel it’s an open secret that the town is all right with. In the movie it’s never really stated, just implied, and it could easily appear as just a very strong friendship. The cafe is based on a real place, the Irondale Cafe in Irondale, Alabama. It was owned by the great-aunt of the author of the book. And to answer your statement, the film did inspire some Whistle Stop Cafe locations across the country. The town used for filming was Juliette, Georgia, which had a population of 290 as of the 2020 census. There is a Whistle Stop Cafe location there, most likely inspired by the movie.
Good Lord, I’ve fried so many green tomatoes I can’t count them all. Sometimes when I didn’t go to work in the fields or hauling’ hay, I’d be at home frying some up with some gravy. Of course I had to make some powdered sugar tea to cool ‘em off. I’d rather do that. I was too little. So I had to go get my hardship drivers license at age 12 so I could drive ‘em around when it was too heavy to carry. So momma gave up when I was about 17, realizing I wasn’t made to be working out where snakes would keep popping their heads out of bails of hay. I was better off and out of the way if I stayed home to cook and try to plan an escape. I didn’t get to go nowhere because everybody had a gun and itchy trigger fingers. What one has to do to survive, well… THAT secrets in the sauce too!
Fun fact: the majority of this film was filmed in Ga and any movie that "takes place in Alabama" is mostly filmed in Ga no matter the year. The whistle stop cafe is still up and running in whistle stop ga not too far from where i grew up and no i never ate the bbq😅
I was wanting to share a picture, but there really is a Whistle Stop Cafe. We went there, but because they lost power, it Wes closed for the day. My friend and I wanted to try fried green tomatoes. If there’s a way to share a picture, please let me know.
Ugh, unfortunately on RU-vid there's NOT! There are so many times I've wanted to reply in the comments section with a meme or a gif, but alas.. However, Marc and I would still LOVE to see the photos, so feel free to send them to davidvsfilm@gmail.com if you want :)
You know I never had ANY interest in those (or fried pickles), but I'm at that age where I've noticed my tastes changing, and now they sound really good. I'll have to try them.
oh, wow. I haven't watched this movie in ages. I was a teenager in the mid nineties and my grandma and I would watch this movie about once a year and she would fry up fried green tomatoes and we'd eat and watch and cry together.
LOL..okay I have to ask...What is the size of your sippy cup and what is the "peach" to 'water" ratio of your "Peach Tea" ?...And I loved the reaction.
Haha thank you! and excellent question.. The cup is 24oz, and I usually have about 4oz or shots of “water”, and a 16oz “peach tea” (Sugar Free Red Bull). Secret’s in the sauce…. ;)
Keep in mind y'all, for authentic Southern cooking, you need to use lard. The second best is Crisco. If olives grew in The Deep South, the cooking would be different. Local folks always go for whatever is plentiful and cheep. Lard or bacon grease were added boiled vegetables, or with something like okra it was battered or breaded and fried. Once I became more educated on nutrition, I seriously had to fight to get my mom to pull those things out of the pot for me before she added the heavy fats.
