Comments on: Fried Green Tomatoes – The movie’s horribly nasty secret

By: TF

TF — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 03:37:31 +0000

It was an awesome movie……..stop over analyzing it.

By: Kat

Kat — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 03:37:27 +0000

In the book, yes Ruth and idgy are lovers. And this is implied through the entire movie. Their food fight is their love scene if you research it. Also, in the book ninny dies before the end where Evelyn sees the honey and therefore could not be Idgy. Also, Cleo IS in the movie. Watch the credits at the end. He’s listed. But despite anything anyone says about this movie, it is one of the most amazing movies and books of all times. It goes to show that not every movie has to have a happy ending. Because real life does not have happy endings.

By: VIrginia hernandez

VIrginia hernandez — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 02:39:40 +0000

I loved reading the info provided. The only question i have is age. Ninny same age as evelyn when she had son. He lived to be thirty? Ninny only eighty three? Dosent say how long ago he died. Age has always made me think. Thuis is a very thpought provoking movie. A favorite of mine. It stirs emotions. Has most everything involved. Racism. Murder self defense. Southern ideas like in the womens conferece meetings. Mary kay and walmart and winn dixie. Youth disrespect elders and elder getting hers. Female impowerment for sure. Love between the races especially the whites who go against the grain like idgie. The rev. Doing something truly giving. Without taking too much. Great looking food other than that special barbque one. It makes one want to take a trip backwards in time to visit whistle stop cafe. I made fried green tomatoes after watching it the first time when it came out. I watched it today. I watch it at least once a month. It stirs me and even grounds me somehow. Meloncholy i guess. I

By: Ric

Ric — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 20:11:13 +0000

Ninny and Idgie are Not the same person. Maybe because I read the book first, the movie does seem to imply but, Idgie in the book made regular pilgramage to Ruth’s grave so…

and I grewup in a “deep” South household, even had two aunts and two uncles that were “couples” in th 60′s, it just wasunderstood not talked about…

By: Kasey

Kasey — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 06:19:46 +0000

What a wonderful movie. With so much to discuss and think about. Thats what I like, something thought provoking and full of intrigue, love, and friendships.

By: You might not like this, but..

You might not like this, but.. — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 23:32:23 +0000

The author did write the characters of Idgie and Ruth as lesbians and during the filming process Mary Stuart Masterson, Mary-Louise Parker, and the author of the novel were for portraying their lesbian relationship in the film. They didn’t because the director was against it but he has said that the food fighting scene is an analogy for sex between the two women.

By: california

california — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 06:45:00 +0000

I still have that question,but when the story starts and Mrs. Threadgood is telling about when Buddy got hit by the train, they come back to the nursing home scence with the focus on her “sneakers” (me thinking cause Idgie didn’e wear dress shoes)and then the super sad look on her face as though she is “re-living it”. Like someone who was there first hand. Second, at the end of the movie where they show the graves and they pan back away from Buddy and Ruths grave; there is a tomb stone that reads Threadgood. I wonder who’s that is. And as for Ruth and Idgie; if you think…back in the day, people were much more close than we are now and Ruth had been around the family for years. That’s my opinion. I plan on getting the book. Because I think “Mrs. Threadgood” knew to much (in the movie) to just be a neighbor…if so…WOW…what a nosie neighbor she was.:)

By: m

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 03:47:52 +0000

“practically adopted”. Hope others pay attention to that

By: Ann

Ann — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 03:51:03 +0000

I just re watched this movie with my girls,and yes I do and have allways beleived Idgie is Ninny…I love this movie for many reasons but first and foremost its a story of love and freindship.I allways beleived that Ruth loved Idgie like a sister,but Idgie felt a feeper stirring but never acted on it because she didnt want to endanger what they allready had…Lifelong Freindship.I also love this post and I think its comical and goodnatured musings,by a true FGT fan….and everyone on here wanting to turn this harmless post into there perso.al soapbox are just sad! ….and thats all I got ta say about that! lol

By: LS

LS — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 06:30:40 +0000

Well, the theory that there was no incest does not fly if Idgie and Ninny are actually the same person. Idgie was the younger sister of Buddy. Unless Idgie herself was adopted by the Threadgoode family. Does that make sense?