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Kathy Bates stars as an unhappy wife
trying to get her husband's attention in
this amusing and moving 1991 screen
adaptation of Fannie Flagg's novel Fried
Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe.
After befriending a lonely old woman
(Jessica Tandy), Bates hears the story
of a lifelong friendship between two
other women (Mary Stuart Masterson and
Mary-Louise Parker, seen in flashback)
who once ran a cafe in town against many
personal odds. The tale inspires Bates
to take further command over her life,
and there director Jon Avnet (Up Close
and Personal), in his first feature, has
fun with the film. Bates develops a real
attitude toward her thickheaded spouse
at home and some uppity girls in a
parking lot, but dignity is generally
the key to Avnet's approach with the
story's crucial relationships. Tandy is
a joy and clearly loves the element of
mystery attached to her character, and
Masterson and Parker are excellent in
the historical sequences.
Format:
VHS
Language: English
Run Time: 137 minutes
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