All language subtitles for Fried.Green.Tomatoes.1991.1080p.BluRay.x264.VPPV

ED: Yes, ma'am, how ya doing this
afternoon? Is this Rose Hill?

Good. This is Ed Couch.

Uh-huh.
I'm Vesta Adcock's nephew.

I need to get up
there and see her,

but I'm gonna be late
'cause I'm lost out here.

We're off the Alabama interstate,
but I don't know where.

(TRAIN WHISTLING)

(TRAIN CHUGGING)

(BAYING)

Did you hear that?

What?

The train.

No, I didn't hear no train.

(SIGHS) Nothing, I guess.

Where's "Whistle Stop"
on the map?

I can't find it.

Why did you tell me to turn
right 1 O miles back there?

God, you got a negative
sense of direction, hon.

EVELYN: I'm sorry.

Ed, your aunt's gonna be
so disappointed we're late.

I know she's been looking forward
to this visit all week long.

Bless her sweet,
little 0l' heart.

How's my sweet
Auntie V this afternoon?

Remember us?

ED: Don't you look pretty!

EVELYN: Brought you
something that smells sweet.

ED: Let me look at you.

Don't you know
Evelyn loves you?

Honey, I guess it'd be better
if you wait out here for me.

I'll get all this stuff.

Well, if you think it's best.

Yeah, I do
this time. Okay?

Have a nice day, Aunt Vesta.

ED: Don't you pitch
a fit like that!

Did you know they
took my gallbladder out?

No, I didn't.

Yes. Still in
the hospital in a jar.

Iguessthafs
where they keep 'em.

I guess.

When I was
in the hospital,

the nurse give me one of them
fleet enemas they're so fond of.

Mrs. Cleo Threadgoode,

82-year-old widow,
imagine that.

Actually,
everybody calls me Ninny.

'Course I'm just
visitin' here.

Did you ever have one
of them fleet enemas?

Um...

Well?

No.

You'd remember it.

Me and my friend, Mrs. Otis,
come from Whistle Stop.

You ever been
to Whistle Stop?

Why, yes, I just
passed by there today.

She's lived down the street
from me for 30 years or more.

After her son died,

her daughter-in-law
had a fit for her

to come live here
at the nursing home.

And they asked me to come
with her and be her roommate.

Mrs. Otis don't know it,
but I'm going back home

just soon as she
gets settled in good.

Does the name "ldgie
Threadgoode" ring a bell?

Oh...

No, ma'am.
I don't think so.

You'd remember her.

You see, I was practically adopted
by the Threadgoode family.

I married her brother, Cleo.
Oh. Uh-huh.

Idgie and her friend, Ruth,
ran the Whistle Stop Café.

Idgie was a character,
all right.

But how anybody
could've thought

she murdered that
man is beyond me.

I beg your pardon?

You sit and relax a while.
I'll tell you all about it.

Now, let's see.

I 'member the day they pulled
that truck up out of the river.

That same rainy, summer day,

ldgie Threadgoode
was arrested

for the murder of
the owner of that truck,

Frank Bennett.

lguess,
to understand ldgie,

you'd have to start way back
with her brother, Buddy.

Idgie was Buddy's pet
from the day she was born.

I 'member the day we was all
gettin' ready for Leona's weddin'.

The war had just ended,

the "great one," you know.

And another one was about to
begin in the Threadgoode house.

Sipsey, honey,
is that finished?

Buddy,
get dressed, honey.

Mama?

Leona, what is it?

Idgie's upstairs
in her room

and says she won't come out
as long as she lives.

She is gonna ruin my weddin'.
Shh...

Leona, you're gonna be
the most beautiful bride.

Of course she is, Papa.

Your papa has spent every last nickel
he has just to make you happy.

Now, you try to act a
little grateful, younglady.

Imogene Louise Threadgoode!

This is your mama!

You come down here right now.
Do you hear me?

Buddy, fetch her.
She'll listen to you.

Come on down, little bit.

There's no firin' squad
waitin' for you.

MAMA: Oh...

Come on, honey.
Now, let us see you.

You look so pretty.

I see London, I see...

MAMA: Hush!

JuHan,hush.
Come ahead, sweetheart.

You look awful nice in that.

Mama!

You lookjust fine, ldgie.

JULIAN: She looks
like a monkey.

Julian, stop it right this second!
(IMITATES MONKEY)

Take it back! Take it back!

Idgie!

I told you she was
gonna ruin my weddin'.

Idgie, get up.
Take it back!

Take it back!

You better take
it back, Julian.

I'll get you for this.
No, Buddy.

(LEONA SOBBING DRAMATICALLY)

MAMA: We have to be careful
when she's dressing up.

LEONA: She's just a pain!

MAMA: Leona, will you
stop shrieking, honey?

This is your weddin' day!

BUDDY: Looks like you got
yourself up a tree, little bit.

I'm sick of people
makin' fun of me.

So you're gonna stay
up here all daylong?

Yep. The hell with them.

Who wants to wear that
stupid 0l' dress anyway?

Lever tell you
about the oysters?

Oysters?

I tell you about the oysters?
No.

Think about
the millions of oysters

just lyin' around
the bottom of the ocean.

Then one day,

God comes along
and sees one and he says,

"I think I'm gonna make
that one different."

You know what he does?

He puts a little
piece of sand in it.

Guess what it can do
that the others can't.

What?

It can make a beautiful pearl.

What if God made a mistake?

Well, the way I figure it,
he never makes mistakes.

I mean, he made sure
we got together.

He made sure you
got the best looking,

most charmin'
brother in the world...

Who's gonna beat you
to the chocolate cake.

You will not.

Got you out of the tree,
didn't I?

Did not!

REVEREND: Into this estate, these
two come now to be joined.

If any man present
can show cause

why they may not
lawfully be joined together,

let him speak now or forever
after hold his peace.

Please be seated.

If either of you
know any reason

why you may notjustly be joined
together in holy matrimony,

do you now confess it?

It is then your
will to proceed.

Do you,
Charles Osgood Justice...

MAMA: Frankly, I don't know what
we'd do without your generosity.

You're so kind, Sipsey, honey,
especially you. Look what you've done!

You're welcome, Mrs. Threadgoode.
Gimme that, you rascal you!

Jump on my back.

NINNY: I don't think there ever was a
sweeter boy than Buddy Threadgoode.

You look
beautiful today, Lily.

Yes, Lily,
you sure do.

NINNY: I had the biggest
crush on him. (LAUGHS)

He was a terrible flirt!

Buddy's heart
belonged to Ruth Jamison.

She was the daughter of
a friend of his mama's

who was visitin' that summer.

Ruth Jamison, you're just the
one I've been looking for.

Are you thirsty?

Let's go visit
someplace else.

BUDDY: Think that's a big lake, you
shoulcfve seen the one next to our house.

We used to swim
in it and fish.

I sure do miss it. Sure do.

What happened to it?
Did it dry up?

No, worse than that.

Last fall, a flock of ducks,

about 4O or 50 of 'em, landed
right smack in the middle of it.

While they were sitting there,
this fluke thing happened.

The temperature dropped so
fast that the whole lake froze

in three seconds,
just like that!

Those poor little ducks.
Did it kill them?

No, they flew off
andtookthelake with 'em.

To this very day, that lake
is somewhere over in Georgia.

(GIGGLES)

Buddy Threadgoode.

Come a little closer.
I want to give you something.

Come here.

Oh!

Come back here, hat. Where
do you think you're going?

Oh!

I got it. Hold on,
Ruth. Hold on, little bit.

It's all right. I got it.

(LAUGHS)

Come here, you damn hat.
Got it!

I meant to do that.

L9ot it!

Ta-da!

All right. Damn!

Come on.

(TRAIN WHISTLING)

Come on, get out. Get out.

Buddy!

IDGIE: Buddy!

Buddy Threadgoode!

LDGIE: Come on, Buddy!

Get out.

Get out of there.

Buddy!

Come on, Buddy!

Buddy!

Buddy!

No!

IDGIE: Buddy!

Buddy, no! No!

Buddy!No!

Buddy! Let me go!

No!

Buddy!

You got to go
back to the house.

Come on,
we're gonna go home.

Buddy!

You have to be strong.

It'll be okay.

Buddy!

"The Lord is my shepherd,

"I shall not want."

NINNY: It like to have
killed us all.

But nary a one took
it as hard as ldgie.

Everyone thought she'd die
right along with him.

(sesame)

Night after night,
she stayed by the river.

Big George was the only soul
she'd let near her.

And he watched over
her night and day.

You know,
a heart can be broken,

but it still keeps
a-beatin' just the same.

Miss ldgie, you'll have
to keep this blanket on

or you'll catch your death
of cold, you hear me now?

That's so sad.

Would you like
one of these?

Thank ya, honey.

ED: Evelyn?

Honey, we gotta get going.

The Braves' game's
fixin' to start,

and you're gonna
miss your thing.

Excuse me.
That's my husband, Ed.

Hi, ma'am. How you doing?

I can't believe Buddy died.

Neither could I.

Well, I enjoyed
talking to you, honey.

What's your name?

Evelyn. Evelyn Couch.

I've got to go.

You come back
and see me, you hear?

Okay.

Bye-bye.

LECTURER: Well, first of all, I want
you to truly dedicate yourselves

to finding little ways to
putting that magic, that spark

back into your marriage.

When we think of
romance and marriage,

what is the first thought
that comes into your mind?

(WHISPERING) Divorce!

Remember when counselors used to tell
you to wrap yourself in cellophane

to put a little charge
into your marriage?

Do we really pay
for these lectures?

LECTURER: You can see,
it is truly up to you

to put romance back
into your relationship.

Hi, honey.

Evelyn, have you gone insane?

My God, people can see you!

What if I had been the
paperboy or something, honey?

Get in there!

What are you
thinking about?

Evelyn?

Evelyn!

You know, what we really need
instead of this baloney

is an assertiveness training
class for Southern women.

But that's a contradiction
in terms, isn't it?

Especially you, sweetheart.
You're livin' in the dark ages.

Hi, honey.
I need one of those.

You smell good, too.

I need one of these.

This looks good!

Yes, indeedy.

(CHATTER ON TELEVISION)

Ed.

Why don't you come in
and sit down at the table

and have dinner with me?

I'm sorry, honey.
The game's almost over.

I just want to see a little bit of it.
Why you so dressed up?

Honey, don't get in the way there.
Scoot over a bit.

Ed?

If I'd answered the door
wearing only cellophane,

would you still be watching
the baseball game?

No, honey. I'd probably be
checking you into a loony bin.

(KNOCKS GENTLY)

(OPENS DOOR)

Hi, sugar.

How's my dumplin'?
Trick or treat!

ED: You're not gonna throw
them hissy-fits, are you?

Happy Halloween!
No! No, no, no!

ED: You are meaner
than a damn snake.

I'm glad you're feeling
better, Aunt Vesta.

You need to get
back in bed, honey.

Good thing your
eyesight's failing.

Hi!

Hey.

I was hopin' you'd be here.

My roommate, Mrs. Otis,
said I could stay

and visit with
her and her family,

but I said, "Thank you kindly, but I
think I might have my own visitor."

And here you are.

Sit down.

Thank you.

And donuts to boot!
You can't beat that.

Help yourself,
Mrs. Threadgoode.

Thank you.

How's your friend?

Mrs. Otis?

Well, not so good.

Looks like I won't be gettin'
home for quite a while,

and I sure miss it.

Funny what you miss
when you're away from home.

I miss the smell of coffee
and bacon fryin'.

What I wouldn't give for a
plate of fried green tomatoes

like we used to
have at the café.

I never told you
about the café, did I?

No, ma'am.

Now let me
back up a bit.

You see, ldgie never
quite got over losing Buddy.

She hardly ever come home.

Only Big George
knew how to find her.

She just didn't seem to care
about anythin' anymore.

Then, one summer day,

her mama sent for her.

Like they say,

God never shuts one door
without opening another.

That was also the day
Idgie met Frank Bennett.

The man whose
murder got her arrested.

Hello there, miss.
And who might you be?

Towanda to you.
Who are you?

Frank Bennett's the name,
Miss Towanda.

I must say you are
lookin' mighty fine today.

You a politician

or does lying just
run in your family?

IDGIE: Mama!

There you are!

Well, it's
about time, ldgie.

If you don't look like
the Wild Man of Borneo.

Here you go.
Thank you.

Guess who's here.

Who?

Ruth. She's stayin'
with us this summer

and will be in charge of all the young
people's activities at the church.

Is that why you
wanted to see me?

We have so many
nice things planned.

Ruth?

You remember my
youngestchfld?

Of course I do.

Hi, ldgie.

Hi.

Maybe this isn't
such a good idea.

Oh, it's got to work.

Somebody's got to help her.
I can't.

BIG GEORGE: Are you sure you want to
go to this River Club, Miss Ruth?

These ain't no churchgoing
folks, you know.

RUTH: I'll do just fine,
George, thank you.

Excuse me.

Is ldgie Threadgoode
here by any chance?

Come on in, honey.
She's right down here.

Here? Okay.

I'll see you, Grady Kilgore,
and I'll raise you 20.

You ain't got nothing!

Maybe I do and maybe I don't.

Put your money where
your mouth is, Mr. Sheriff.

Well, look what
the cat drug in!

I came to talk to you.

You're gonna have to wait.
I'm busy.

Come on, Grady, this is your big chance.
You in or out?

I'll make you a rich man.

You just bluffing
again as usual.

I'm afraid you're gonna have to excuse
ldgie. She's going home for dinner.

Where you going? Nice meeting you.
Say goodbye, ldgie.

Where the hell you
going with my money?

We're going home!

Who are you
to boss me around?

I'm the one who's holdin'
your money, that's who!

Give it back.

Now, get in the car.

All right,
I'll get in the car.

You win!

Come on.

Sucker!

I'll leave here
when I want to!

I just don't know how you can break
your mother's heart like you do.

I'm not doing
anything to my mother.

No? Why do you think I'm
here for the summer?

Your mother was so
worried about you,

she thought I might be able to
try to talk some sense into you.

But you're too
busy being selfish!

What are you talking about?

Idgie, you're not the
only one who lost Buddy.

We all miss him,

but turning your back on your
family is not gonna help.

What's he got to
do with anything?

Looks like you're the one with the
problem forgetting my brother.

REV. SCROGGINS:
Why, just 10 miles away,

down by the river,

there lurks
a den of the devil,

where liquor and gamblin'
and sin abide!

Snakes and serpents...

(CAR HORN HONKS)
lDGIE: Hey, Scroggins!

You're finally preaching about
something you're kin to. Snakes!

(LAUGHS)

REV. SCROGGINSI As I said,

snakes and serpents
take many disguises.

Let's turn to page 53
in our hymnal.

You-how.!

Big George thought
I might find you here.

If you give me a chance,
a chance to get to know you,

maybe it'll be fun!

Fun?

Idgie, just spend
some time with me.

Please?

Suit yourself.

You sure you don't
want to back out now?

It's not too late.
I'm sure.

Here, hold this.

Tell me now,
you like trains?

Yes.

Good.

We'll get along
just fine!

Boy, did we
luck out tonight.

Hop in.

Hop?

Oh.

Give me your hand.

Put your foot up there.

Hold that.

Look at all this!

Don't you think we should get off
the train? It's starting to move.

No. The fun just started!

You all right?

Well, sometimes I get a
little dizzy looking down.

Don't look down.

(BABY CRYING DISTANTLY)

What are you doing?

Come on, look.

MAN: They're throwing
away food!

You talk about
"give unto others."

Yes, but this food
isn't yours to give.

That's church talk.

I've seen those same people
over at church on Sunday

over at the River Club every
other night of the week,

doing anything but pray.
Come on.

More!
Give me some.

Okay, time to get off.

We gotta jump-

Jump?

Yeah, jump. The next stop's
five miles down the tracks.

I don't want to
walk that far back.

Are you crazy?

You're not kidding.

Well, I give up. "Jump."

I'll tell Mama I'm not
a good influence on you...

You'll never jump,
will you?

Don't say "never" to me.

(SHRIEKS)

Towanda!

You all right?

I'm fine.

I'm all right.

Does this hurt?
(WINCING)

Guess so.

We better get you to a doctor.
Shit!

Which way is it?

About two miles
down the tracks.

All right, let's go.

You'll never be able
to carry me that far.

I know, "Never say never."

I'm not carrying you.
You're walking.

IDGIE: Thank you, Julian.
I owe you one.

Aren't you ready yet?

What?

This doesn't have anything
to do with trains, does it?

IDGIE: You like honey?

RUTH: Yeah, I like honey.

Fresh honey?
Yeah.

Me too.

There it is.

There what is?

LDGIE: You'll see soon enough.

Now. Stay here.

No matter what happens,
don't move.

What are you gonna do?

(BEES SWARMING)

Here you are, madam.
This is for you.

Why did you do that?
You could have been killed.

I'm sorry.

Don't you want the honey?

I got it just for you.

It's all right. I do it all the time.
I never get stung, honest.

Don't be mad
at me, Ruth.

Idgie, I'm not mad at you.

No fooling?

Is it bad, what I did?

No.

I thought I might
be crazy or something.

No, no.

No, I've heard there were
people who could charm bees.

I've just never seen
it done before today.

You're just a bee charmer,
ldgie Threadgoode.

That's what you are,
a bee charmer.

Here, you want
to taste it?

RUTH: "Satan started
to laugh at Job's devotion.

"He bet God

"that Job would
never have so much faith

"if he didn't have
so many blessings.

"He went on and on
so long and so much

"that God finally agreed to
let Satan put Job to a test.

"Suddenly, from being
on top of the world,

"Job was plunged down into
the deepest pits of misery."

Surprise!
Surprise!

Idgie Threadgoode!

Tonight we're gonna
have a real party.

Drink this and then
we're gonna play some poker.

Well, I don't know how to
play poker and I never drink.

But thank you anyway.

Here comes the windup now.
Here comes the windup.

Burn that ball in here. Burn 'em in here!
Burn 'em in here!

Right in the pocket.
Right in the pocket.

I don't know how to bat.

And you don't
drink, either.

It's gonna be a spitter.

Hold the bat and swing.
I'll pitch it in here to you.

Spitter?
She gonna spit at me?

No, she's gonna
spit on the ball.

Swing that bat!
Take another crack at it.

I'm gonna take
another crack at it.

Get 'em in here. Get 'em in here.
Get 'em in.

(CHEERING WILDLY)

Now run, Ruth. Run!

Come on, around the bases!

Don't kiss everybody. Run!

I have never had so much
fun in my whole life.

I even got a home run.

A clean one at that!

A straight beats
three of a kind.

(BOTHLAUGH)

You know,
poker isn't half bad.

Idgie, what's your mother gonna
say when she sees us both drunk?

You gotta stop worrying
about what people think.

I know.

You've always done
the right thing.

You took oare of your daddy, the
preacher, when he took siok.

You take care of all the kids
over at the church school.

You're gonna take
care of your mama.

I know. And I'm gonna marry
the man I'm supposed to.

You getting married?

As soon as
the summer's over.

Am I gonna miss you.

This is the best birthday

leverhad.

NINNY: Ruth invited
ldgie to the wedding,

but ldgie never
did write back.

No, but she did drive all
night to Valdosta, Georgia,

to watch from afar.

Here we go!

And then she swore
she'd never see Ruth again.

No,sHee!

Now, Mama Jamison,
you put that down right now.

Let go, my dear.
My lord!

LECTURER: During these
next few weeks,

we will be learning to reclaim
our own power as women!

Hallelujah!

And tonight, we're gonna begin
to explore our own femaleness

by examining the source
of our strength

and our separateness.

Our vaginas.

So if y'all will just slip off your
panties now and straddle your mirrors.

WOMAN: I'm so sorry.

LECTURERI Ms. Couch!

Ms. Couch!

Um...

I need to be
excused for a minute.

Missy, could you come
with me to the ladies' room?

Do you find this
threatening?

Uh, well...

Do you have a problem
with your sexuality?

No, ma'am.

But I do have
a problem with my girdle.

(WOMEN LAUGHING)

Hi, baby.

All right, fried chicken!
My favorite.

Ed?

Ed?

Those classes I've been taking
forever aren't helping us one bit.

Let's go to Florida...

Like when we got married.

Kyle's gone,
busy with his own life.

It'd be just
the two of us.

Honey, it's just
the two of us here now.

Boy, you got a good
scald on that chicken!

I'm telling you,
that's really good.

Thank you.

We could rent a boat and
drift around in the hot sun.

What do you
think about it?

I'm just getting used to it
being quiet around here.

Honey, if those classes
aren't doing you any good,

then don't go to them.

MAN ON TV: Everyone needs
a miracle in their life.

Damn, game's blacked out.

Yoo-hoo.

Mrs. Threadgoode?

Hey, Evelyn!

Do you like it?

Ooh...

Well, who did it
for you, darling?

Believe it or not, it was a
student, a little bitty thing,

no bigger than a midget
from the beauty college.

Sometimes they come out here
and do our hair for free

just for the practice,
you know.

Is Ed with you?

Oh, no, ma'am.

His aunt said she didn't want
visitors anymore, especially us.

It's a shame.
I know he feels bad,

but Lord if he'll
talk to me about it.

Oh! Thank you.

Merry Christmas.

Merry Christmas.

Mrs. Threadgoode...

How about telling me
some more about ldgie?

Now, let me see.

Where were we?

Ruth had just gotten
married to Frank Bennett?

Wasn't that the man ldgie
was arrested for murdering?

That's right.

After Ruth left, ldgie just
went back to her old ways.

Hangin' outwith Grady and
the boys at the River Club.

But after a few years, temptation
got the better of her.

I don't wanna
wake you, Miss ldgie,

but it's an all-day
drive to Valdosta.

Your mama said
if you're goin',

she wants you to take
this pie to Miss Ruth.

How does she know
where I'm going?

She knows 'cause
I told her.

Don't you go stirrin' up
no trouble for Miss Ruth now.

Yes, ma'am.

Don't "yes, ma'am" me.

You can stay in my house
as long as you want to,

but don't you try treating me
like you treat your mama.

Grandma!
Yes, ma'am.

Hi there.
Yes?

Is Ruth at home?

Who's calling?

You just tell her it's the
bee charmer from Alabama.

Ruth,

there's some bee person
here to see you.

Idgie.

Hi.

You got a real nice home,
real nice things and all.

Thank you.

Mama said to
give you this pie.

So...

ldgie Threadgoode,
how are you?

You look so...

So grown up.

All the guys must
be wild about you.

Tell me, do you have
a fellow yet?

A couple.

I haven't decided on any.

Grady's the most
persistent, but...

Grady Kilgore?

Don't say it so loud.

FRANK: Ruth, honey,
who's down there?

Hey.

What happened to you?
Nothing.

Nothing!
Where'd you get the shiner?

FRANK: Who's down there?

Listen, I think
you'd better leave now.

Did he hit you?
No.

Did he beat you?
ldgie...

Somebody's got
to talk to him.

You're not gonna do anything.
I'm gonna kill him.

I'm gonna have a conversation
with him about...

You're not gonna do anything.
Picking on somebody his own size.

You're not gonna do
anything, you understand?

If you care about me,
if you really do,

you'll turn around and leave this minute.
You understand?

Well...

What'd she want?

Nothing.

(PEOPLE CLAMORING)

Ruth's a grown woman and she
knows what's best for her.

I'm not so sure about that.

Idgie?

Grady. Hi.

Idgie, will you
dance with me?

No.

Come on, ldgie,
it's only a dance.

Miss ldgie Threadgoode...

Get your butt
off the floor.

Will you dance with me?

I will not dance with you
and I will not marry you.

Go marry Gladys Moats.
She just adores you.

But she did fall on her head
when she was just a child.

You're just a goofy girl,
ldgie, a goofy girl.

Who're you calling a goof?
(WINCING)

Who you calling a goof?

Stop that before
I get mad and hurt you.

Yeah. You try it.

Grady!

There now, you give up?

No, I'll never give up!

NINNY: Grady finally
got dizzy and give up.

Try as they might,
none of them fellas

at the River Club
could tame Idgie.

Now, a little while later,
a letter come from Ruth.

That's an obituary.

No, honey,
Ruth's mother died.

And this is from the Bible.

It's from the book of Ruth.

"And Ruth said, whither
thou goest, I will go,

"where thou lodgest,
I will lodge,

"thy people
shall be my people."

IDGIE: All right, Julian, you and
Big George wait out here for me.

Mama died.

I know.

And I'm pregnant.

IDGIE: Hey, Julian, I got another
box in here when you're done!

LDGIE: I never seen
anybody with so many hats.

Why don't we put
three in one box?

I don't think we can
fit all these in the car.

We're gonna need a separate
truck for all your stuff.

FRANK: What the hell
is going on here?

Looks like your
wife's leavin' you, mister.

Sure she is.

Don't you touch her!
Letgo.

You bastard!

Put her down!

Bastard!

Stop it!

Don't you hurt her!

Frank!

I wouldn't do that
if I was you, mister.

See, the thing is,
you might upset Big George.

And he's crazy.

There's no tellin'
what he might do.

Go on, get outta here.

(YELPS)

Hey!

Come on!
Hey, hey! Come on now!

Let's go. Come on.
You okay?

Let's get Miss Ruth
and get outta here.

Come on, Miss Ruth. Come on.

If you ever touch her again,
I'll kill you.

Well, I sure as hell
scared him, didn't I?

RUTH: Yeah,
you sure scared him.

LDGIE: Towanda,
the amazing Amazon woman!

RUTH: Towanda?

LDGIE: Towanda! Towanda!

MISSY: Evelyn? Evelyn!

Oh! I'm sorry.

I was just lookin'
at the pictures, Missy.

They have the greatest stories
in that magazine, don't they?

Will I see you
in group tonight?

We'll be talking
about masturbation.

No, I don't think so.

I think I've had enough
learnin' for the time bein'.

Thank you. Thank you.

Excuse me.

Screw you!

Excuse me, young man.

There was no reason for you to
be so rude to me back there.

Get away from me,
you fat cow.

What did you call me?

Beat it, you old bitch.

Why are you
being so mean to me?

What did I ever do to you...

I don't understand!

Look at my Stove Top!

(SOBBING QUIETLY)

Boo!

Honey, what in
the world is the matter?

I don't know.

Come on.

Come on.
I need some exercise.

(SNIVELING)

Now, you tell me what's
botherin' you, sugan

I just...
I just feel so useless.

So... So powerless.

Everybody goes
through that.

But I can't stop eatin'.

Every day I try and try,
and every day I go off.

I hide candy bars
all over the house.

A candy bar ain't
gonna hurt ya none.

One, no. But 10 or 11?

I can't even look
at my own vagina.

Now, honey, I can't
help ya onthatone.

I wish I had the courage to just get
it over with and get really fat.

Mrs. Threadgoode,
I just...

I'm too young to be old
and I'm too old to be young.

Maybe I'm 'gust gem' crazy.

You get hot flashes?

Sometimes.

You get the sweats and your
heart starts a-poundin'?

How did you know?

Simple, honey.

You're going
through the change.

(SOBS)

(LAUGHS)

I used to burst into tears
for no reason at all.

You need some hormones.

Maybe some of 'em Stresstabs
number four for good measure.

Really? Is that all?

Sure, honey.

You get yourself
some hormones.

And then you get outta
the house and get a job.

Why, with your
pretty complexion,

lWlbetyouWlbe
just great with cosmetics.

I know how you feel.

I was about your age
when I had my child.

Then I went through
the change of life.

I didn't know
you had a child.

Yes, I did.

Albert.

When he was born,
the doctor said

it would be best if
I didn't see him at all.

He said his mind would never
develop past the age of five,

and I should just put
him in an institution

because the burden of raisin' a
child like that would be too great.

Well, I thought
about Ruth.

She always said there was a
separate god for children.

So I just smiled at him
and I asked for the baby.

How could anybody think
that sweet, precious baby

could ever be a burden?

Why, from the minute he was born,
Albert was the joy of my life,

the Lord's greatest gift.

I don't believe there was a purer
soul ever lived on this earth.

I had him with me
till he was 30.

And then he went to sleep
and didn't wake up.

Sometimes I can't wait to get
to heaven to see him again.

(IDGIE CHEERS)
(BABY CRIES)

Shit!

It's a boy!

(ALL CHEERING)

I think a little prayer of
thanksgivin' would be in order.

God damn it to hell, son of a
bitch, she did it! Here's to Ruth!

NINNY: ldgie always did have a way with
words around the Reverend Scroggins.

Well, Ruth had a baby.

She named him Buddy.
Buddy Junior.

Papa went out
and borrowed money

so Ruth and ldgie
could start a cafe',

the Whistle Stop Cafe'.

Miss ldgie,
can you get the door?

Yes.

Big George.

OCIE: Miss Ruth, me and the
missus sure want to thank you

for sendin' that soup
over to us last night.

I'll pay you
when I get ahead.

You don't owe me
a thing, Ocie.

Thank you, ma'am. I'm
just glad they're better.

How is this, by the way?

It's good, very good.

I'm not happy till
I see clean plates.

Can't go on, ldgie.

I'm talking to you as
a friend now, ldgie.

There's people in this town, and
there's paying customers too,

but I won't say who...

But there's some people don't
like you sellin' to coloreds.

Here you go.
Well, listen, Grady,

tell you what. Next time those
"some people" come here,

I'm gonna ask 'em if they
don't want anybody to know

who they are under those
sheets they're wearin'

when they go marohin' around in one of
those stupid parades you boys have,

how come they don't have enough
sense to change their shoes?

Now you just hold
on there, ldgie.

Y'all ain't
foolin' anybody, Grady.

I'd recognize those size 14
clodhoppers you got anywhere.

Just a minute now, ldgie.

Would you like
some more pie, Grady?

No, thank you, Ruth.

Idgie, I'll talk to the boys.

But you just keep them on out
back there, ya hear?

Bye, Ruth.

Bye, Grady.

You're gonna get yourself
in a whole heap of trouble.

You're gonna get yourself
in a whole heap of trouble.

What, Grady? He's harmless.

You shoulda seen that
big ox down by the river.

Three solid days, drunk as a
dog, czryin' like a baby,

'cause Joe, that ol' colored
man that raised him, had died.

Remember that, Sipsey?
Yes'm.

He sure ain't jokin' now, is he, son?
No, ma'am.

He won't even sit in the same
room and have a meal today.

Don't make
no kind of sense.

Big ox like Grady won't sit
next to a colored child,

but he eats eggs. Shootfightout
of a chickews ass.

(CHUCKLES)

Come on, Smokey,
let's go for a walk.

I'm sorry about spillin'
my food in there, ma'am.

I'll just head on.

See that piece of
land over there?

See it?
That used to be a lake.

Yeah.
Yeah.

This one November,
all these ducks come by,

and they landed
on that lake.

Then the temperature dropped so
fast, the whole lake just froze.

Then the ducks took off
and took the lake with 'em.

Now that lake's somewhere over in
Georgia, that's the way I hear it.

Go on now.

God bless you, ma'am.

Here, try this.

So what do you think?

They're okay.

The truth.

Well...

They're terrible.

Well, don't be shy.
Tell me how you feel.

I will.

(LAUGHS)

What'd you go
and do that for?

I just thought you
needed a little coolin' off.

You're right.

Try these.

(BOTH LAUGHING)

I think we need to
make a little paste.

What in the name of Christmas
are you two doing?

She's mm' to
teach me how to cook.

Look at those
fried green tomatoes.

You better stop this.

I'm gonna have to arrest you
for disorderly conduct.

Arrest us then.

Let me handle this.

All right.

Grady.

(LAUGHS WILDLY)

Arrest us.
Go ahead, arrest us.

Ruth, I have to say it. I believe
ldgie's been a bad influence on ya.

I agree.

BIG GEORGE: I...

I don't wanna

Hear you weep no more
when I'm gone

Don't wanna hear you weep when
I'm gone in my grave, Lord

In my grave

I'll be back in a minute.

Y'all keep
the show going till then.

We ain't goin' nowhere.

...down again.
She's still poorly.

Where's the baby?

Who are you?

What do you want?

Frank!

Get outta here.

Get on outta here!

Go on, get outta here
and leave us alone.

Come on now, Ruth.

You wouldn't deny a father the right
to see his own son, would ya?

You git, I say. Scat you!

Damn! Gimme that.
Let it go!

(BABY CRYING)

Well, that's my boy,
isn't it?

Everything all right, ma'am?

Our guest is just leavin'.

MAN: Come on,
Frank, let's go.

I'll be back.

In the end, you and the
baby gonna be back.

I ain't scared of you!
No, sir!

You should be.

Mind your manners, boy!

Grady,

what does Gladys think
of you stayin' out late

and losin' all your money to
me in poker night after night?

She likes it just fine.

(GLASS SHATTERS)

(MEN LAUGHING)

(GLASS SMASHING)

They got Big George.

Idgie!

Let go of him!

Idgie, you let me
handle this now!

We seen how you
treat your niggers

around here
and we don't like it.

I'm the law
in these here parts.

I really don't care what you
like or you don't like.

Now you turn him loose.

Don't get all
riled up, nigger lover.

You deaf or somethin'?
I said, let him go!

Before you get yourselves
in a whole lot of trouble!

Calm down.

We wanted to have
a little get-together

and make sure we see
eye to eye on some things.

GRADY: You hear me now?

Let's let him go, boys.

We've had enough
fun for one night.

MAN: All right. Turn him loose.
Come on.

No, Miss ldgie,
you're gonna get in trouble.

Well, now,
that's more like it.

Seems I don't recognize
any of you boys.

Y'all ain't from
Whistle Stop, are you?

This ought to do it.

I want to thank you,
Miss ldgie.

Forget it. You'd have
done the same for me.

Try to get some sleep.

Who the hell
were those assholes?

They's just some
old boys from Georgia

come over here to put
a little scare in you.

Well, it worked.

One of 'em was here the other
day for something or other,

seen you sellin'
food to coloreds.

They decided to come back,
shake you up a little bit.

I told 'em we don't need anybody
from Georgia c:omin' over here,

tellin' us what
we can or cannot do.

They won't be back. I can
guaran-gol-damn-tee you that.

One other thing,
little Miss Smarty-pants,

I do not wear
a size 14 shoe,

and I don't much care for
parades, bedsheets or otherwise.

(BABY MURMURING)

IDGIE: Hey.
What's the matter?

It was Frank.
He saw the baby.

You sure it was him?

Yes, I'm sure.

So that's why those
Kluxers were here.

Let me take him.

Don't worry. I mean, if he's dumb
enough to come back here again,

Grady and the Alabama boys
will take care of him.

And if they don't,
I'll think of somethin'.

Don't take any chances.

Promise me you won't do
anythin' crazy, no matter what.

Me? Not me.

I'm gonna put him down.

Hey, little Buddy.

NINNY: That was the last
anyone saw of Frank Bennett

until the night of
the town follies.

Ruth was away at one of the
Reverend Scroggins' many revivals.

One thing a woman expects when
she gets married is sympathy.

Haven't you got that
since you married me?

I sure have...
From the whole town.

(AUDIENCE LAUGHING)

(HUMMING)

Hey there!

Miss ldgie.
You got to come quick.

Well, the show
has hardly begun.

You got to oome quick now.
You hear me?

Run, get help!
Run, quick!

FRANK: Where's the baby?

Never mind.

(TRAIN WHISTLING)

Excuse me, sir.

I don't believe you should be
goin' anywhere with Ruth's baby.

(THUDDING)

(MEAT SIZZLING)

IDGIE: Thank you.

Hi there. What can
I do for you,boys?

Idgie.
Grady.

This here is
Sheriff Curtis Smoote.

Hi there.

He's over here from Georgia.
He's lookin' for a fella.

You recognize him?

No.

That's my husband, butlhavenfi
seen him in months.

I heard he got run over
by a Brinks armored truck.

What's he done?

Nothin' that we know of.

We're tryin' to find out
what's been did to him.

He told his hired man he was c:omin'
over here to see his wife and baby,

but he ain't never
showed up back home.

Hell, I told him if he showed up
in this town, we'd all have known.

Looks a little
sissified to me.

From what I hear, most you
boys over there in Georgia

are a little
light on your feet.

That's the way I heard it.

Could I interest
you in some pie?

No, ma'am, but that
barbecue sure smells good.

Best damn barbecue in
the state of Alabama.

Here you go.
That's your fourth one today.

I swear you're about
to eat up all my barbecue.

Sit down.

Sit down?

You ain't foolin' me,
girlie girl.

I know who you are.

I heard from
Bennett's hired hand

that you threatened
to kill Frank Bennett.

Now, he ain't
showed up dead yet.

But if he does, you in a whole
mess of trouble. You understand?

What we talkin'
about is murder here.

Runnin' afoul of the law and
nobody gets away with that,

not even a bunch of
Alabama smart alecks.

Yeah, if I find so much
as a hair off his head,

I'll arrest you faster
than you can slap a tick,

'cause I'm the law,
and you can't beat the law.

Hey there.

Tell me what he said.

Smoote?

I told you. He said

that was the best damn
barbecue he ever had.

That's all?

No.

What else?

He said the pie
was pretty good, too.

You sure you ain't
never seen this man, boy?

BIG GEORGE: Yes, sir, and I already
told ya, I ain't never seen him.

You'd do anything for Miss
ldgie, now, wouldn't ya, boy?

Yes, sir.

Would ya kill for her?
Did ya kill for her?

No, sir.

Well, now, maybe one of these
days you'll tell the truth.

Just remember, we hang
lyin' niggers in Georgia

just as fast as
they do in Alabama.

Yes, sir, I'll remember.

Sorry.

What are ya
doin' in here?

No milk in the house.

Where were you?

Takin' care of business,
havin' a good time.

I've been thinkin'
maybe I should move on

because of Frank and all.

I just don't want
you to feel like

you have to look out for us.

I just don't want to
be selfish, that's all.

Maybe if I wasn't here,
you'd settle down.

I'm as settled as
lever hope to be.

Then why can't you
tell me where you were?

I had a dream
the other night.

I dreamt that
Buddy was gone.

Iran to his crib and there he
was, sleepin' like an angel.

You know, I thanked God for
lettin' me still have Buddy.

And I remembered

havin' the same reaction
after Frank would beat me,

thankin' the Lord for givin'
me the strength to take it.

And I remembered

thankin' the Lord for each
day that my mother lived,

even when she was
spittin' up blood

and prayin' for
me to kill her.

I looked in my mother's eyes
pleadin' for me to help her,

and all I could do was pray.

While you were gone,
as I was holdin' Buddy,

I thought if that bastard, Frank
Bennett, ever tries to take my child...

I won't pray.

I'll break his neck.

Ruth, you don't have to worry
about Frank Bennett anymore.

How can you say that?
It's his child, too.

He won't give up on his blood.

I'm only gonna tell
you this one time.

Frank Bennett won't
be bothering you no more.

Understand?

You killed him...

Didn't you?

No!

You don't believe me.

Right now, I don't
know what to believe.

Believe me when I tell ya
I don't want ya to move out.

(GASPS)

Finally.

Thanks,
I've been out here all day.

Hey...

Excuse me. I was waiting
for that space.

Yeah? Tough! FaceiLlady,
we're younger and faster.

Towanda.

Yee-haw!

(LAUGHING)

Yeah!

Whoo!

Towanda!

Yes, ma'am.

(EXCLAIMING)

Help, someone!

What are you doing?
Are you crazy?

Face it, girls. I'm older,
and I have more insurance.

I never get mad, Mrs.
Threadgoode. Never!

The way I was raised,
it was bad manners.

Well, I got mad
and it felt terrific.

I felt like I could beat the
shit outta all those punks!

Excuse my language.
Just beat 'em to a pulp!

Beat 'em till they
begged for mercy.

Towanda, the avenger!

And after I wipe out
all the punks of this world,

I'll take on the wife
beaters, like Frank Bennett,

and machine gun
their genitals.

(MIMICS GUNFIRE)

Towanda will go
on the rampage.

I'll put tiny little bombs
in Penthouse and Playboy

so they'll explode
when you open 'em.

I'll ban all fashion models who
weigh less than 130 pounds.

I'll give half the military
budget to people over 65

and declare wrinkles
sexually desirable.

Towanda, righter of wrongs,
queen beyond compare!

How many of them hormones
you takin', honey?

Well, honey,

what I can't understand is

how in the hell you can hit
someone six times by accident.

Ed, don't make such
a big deal about it.

What the hell is this?

That's a low cholesterol meal.

Happy Valentine's.

My God!
Are you tryin' to kill me?

If I was gonna kill ya,
I'd use my hands.

Stop in the name of love

Before you break my heart

Think it over

Think it over

I'm worried about my
little friend Evelyn.

She said her husband, Ed, will
just be watching his sports on TV,

and she has an urge to hit him
in the head with a baseball bat.

Hell, that seems
normal to me.

Hi, Janeen.

Hi, Mrs. Threadgoode,
would you like some crudités?

Thank you, Evelyn, but this raw
stuff don't sit good with me.

Mrs. Threadgoode,
you have to tell me something.

Did ldgie murder
Frank Bennett or not?

Hold your horses, honey.

Where were we?

You didn't kill
Ed now, did ya?

Not yet.

Oh, good.

Anyway, five years had passed
since Frank Bennett disappeared.

And Smokey Lonesome
been missin'

ever since that
same terrible night.

I 'member the day
when he showed up again.

My God, son, you're the
spittin' image of Ruth.

Buddy Threadgoode, Jr.
Nice to meet you, sir.

Well, sir, Smokey Lonesome.

NINNY: Curtis Smoote was making one of
his visits to Whistle Stop, Alabama,

still huntin' and peckin'
for any scrap of evidence

about Frank Bennett's
whereabouts.

RUTH: Who wants to begin?

I do.

I do, Miss Ruth.

Thank you.

All right.
We'll begin on page five.

NINNY: Life has a funny way
of working things out.

Well, hey there!

Smokey!

Idgie?

Smokey Lonesome! Well, if
it isn't old home week.

How are you?

Well, I'm rattlin'
but I'm rollin'.

What brings you
to these parts?

Smell of good cookin'.

Hey, Smokey.

Sipsey.

Well, let me fix you
some lunch.

I think you know just about everybody
except maybe Curtis Smoote.

He's the officer from
over at Valdosta, Georgia.

He's been lookin' for the same
man for almost five years.

Very stubborn fella.

He loves our barbecue.

Mommy! Mommy!

Mommy! Mommy!

Buddy.

Everybody outta the way.

Give him here.
I've got him.

Let him go.

Come on. You're gonna be all right.
Open the door!

Put him in the back,
get him in the car.

It's all right, honey.

(TAPS PLAYING ON BUGLE)

I can understand
having a funeral for an arm.

Ijustdonfi know why she insists
on c:allin' him "Stump."

She say everybody else
gonna be callin' him that,

so we might just as
well be the first.

Okay, ice cream and cake
for everybody in the café.

Go on.

My daddy always used to say there
was a separate god for children.

NINNY: The good Lord was
watchin' over Stump that day.

But then it started
to rain that month.

It rained and it rained,
anditflooded parts of Whistle Stop.

That's why Grady's
deputies stumbled

onto Frank Bennett's
pickup truck,

and I just knew ldgie'd
never get out of this mess.

Now, you in or out? Remember,
I didn't take any cards.

Look at me, ldgie Threadgoode,
and let me see your face.

Idgie, I have to talk to you.
You're bluff in'.

Hi, Grady,
why don't you sit in?

I'll deal you a new hand.
Gladys won't mind.

In private, ldgie.

Excuse us, Ruth.

I'm just tryin' to teach you
not to fall for any tricks.

You're doin' a great job.

What's your hurry?

And what is so important?

What's that?

Somebody found Frank Bennett's
truck in the river.

What's that
got to do with me?

Officially, you and Big George
are under arrest for murder.

You're in my
custody until tomorrow.

I'm supposed to take you over to
Georgia first thing in the morning.

Unless, of course...

Well, some people have
been known to pack up

and sneak out of town
in the middle of the night.

What about Big George?

Well, the way I figure it, they'd
be satisfied if they had him.

Idgie, this is serious.

We're talkin'
murder of a white man.

Someone's gonna
have to pay.

Nobody wants
to hang a woman.

No deal.

Idgie, I know how you feel about
Big George. Hell, we all do.

But these just
the facts of life.

I can't do that. Take me
to jail if you have to.

Well, that's what I
thought you'd say...

'Cause you're absolutely,
unconditionally,

positively the most stubborn
person I've ever known in my life!

NINNY: So, ldgie and Big George
went to the county jail in Valdosta

to await trial for
the murder of Frank Bennett.

They didn't have
to wait too long.

Did you know Frank Bennett?

No, sir.

You mean to tell me
you never met the man,

whose wife, Ruth,
is your business partner?

That's right.

You never threatened to kill
Frank Bennett at his home

in front of his hired man
in June of 1932?

The same Frank Bennett
you did not know.

Oh, that was me,
all right.

I thought you wanted to know
if we'd ever met,

and the answer is no.

I threatened to kill him,

but we were never, what you
might say, properly introduced.

Is it not true that in September
of 1932 you came to Valdosta

and took Frank Bennett's wife and
child back to Alabama with you?

Just the wife.
The child came later.

How much later?

The usual. Nine months.

I suggest that you bribed

this poor, weak woman with
promises of liquor and money,

and she lost control
of her senses momentarily.

When her husband came back
to get her and take her home,

you and your colored man
murdered him in cold blood.

No, sir.

Well, where were you on the
night of September 30th, 1933?

I was at the town hall
doing a show.

And after that?

I was over at my
mother's house.

Yeah? Who was with you?

Just Big George
and myself.

What about your mother?
Can she confirm that?

No, sir.
She died a year ago.

Well, I'm sorry to hear that.

But Miss Threadgoode, do you expect
12 intelligent men to believe you,

although one witness is dead and
the other is a colored man,

known to be a worthless,
no-good, lying nigger?

You expect these men
to take your word for it

just because you say so?

That's right, you gump-faced,
blown-up, baboon-assed bastard!

(JUDGE POUNDS GAVEL)

One more outburst like that

and I'll hold you in contempt of court.
You understand?

Yes, sir.

Oh, Lord.

Next witness.

LAWYER: Did you know that you were
pregnant at the time you left Valdosta?

RUTH: Yes.

And yet,
you tell us over and over

that you went with
this woman willingly?

Yes. I wouldn't raise my
child with Frank Bennett.

But why?

Did this woman
promise you money?

No.

A bigger home?

No. No.

Then tell us,
Mrs. Bennett,

why would
a respectable Christian woman

go anywhere with this
ldgie Threadgoode...

I object.

Whose reputation is
known far and wide

as a notorious
liar and drunkard?

Objection!
JUDGE: Sustained!

Why did you leave with
ldgie Threadgoode thatday?

JUDGE: Answer the question,
Mrs. Bennett.

Because she...

She's the best friend I
ever had, and I love her.

JUDGE: Thank you, Mrs. Bennett.
That will be all.

LAWYER: The defense
calls as its last witness

the Reverend
Herbert Scroggins.

Place your right hand on the
Bible, please, Reverend.

I brought my own,
if you don't mind.

You swear to tell the whole truth
and nothing but the truth?

I do.

You have information
about the whereabouts

of ldgie Threadgoode and her
colored man, known as Big George,

on the night of
September the 30th, 1933?

Yes, sir, I do.

It has been suggested here

that she and her colored man
were at her mother's house.

Can you confirm that?

No, sir. That is a lie.

Shit.

It has been my habit
to write down all the dates

of the activities of
the church in my Bible.

I show that the night
of September 30th, 1933

was the start of
our annual revival

down at
the Baptist campground.

Sister Threadgoode was there along
with her hired man, George Pullman,

who was in charge
of the barbecue,

just as he has been every
year for the last 1 O years.

Objection.

That doesn't mean anything.

Murder coulcfve taken place any
time the next couple of days.

Have you ever been
to one of our revivals, sir?

Well, no.

Do you attend
church regularly, sir?

'Course I do.

Good. Well, maybe if you
attended one of our revivals,

you'd know they last three days
and three nights, Your Honor.

(JUDGE POUNDS GAVEL)

Approach the bench.

Percy, it don't look
like you got a case at all.

In the first place,
there's no body.

Second, we got us a preacher
nobody's gonna dispute.

But, Your Honor...

I'm tellin' you. What you got
is a whole lot of nothing.

I say Frank Bennett
got himself drunk,

drove into the river
and was long ago eaten up,

and I don't give
a good goddamn!

What we got here is a case
of accidental death.

Case dismissed.

(ALL CHEERING)

See you in church, sister?

Reverend.

I can't believe he
actually swore on a Bible.

Well, not really.

If thatjudge had
looked any closer,

he'd have seen it was really
a copy of Moby Dick.

But Why did he do it?

For the sheerjoy
of seeing you in church again,

which I suggested to him
might be your penance.

You didn't promise him, did you?
Yes, ma'am, I did.

And I never break my word.

If I live 1,000 years, I will
never forgive you for this.

I don't know what's worse,
church orjail.

There now.
Don't you look pretty?

Oh, yes, honey.

You'll have me lookin' like
Ginger Rogers before you're done.

Don't let Mr. Dunaway see me.
He's liable to go wild.

(LAUGHS)

I'm glad to see
you're in a good mood.

And you've slimmed down quite
a bit in the last few weeks.

I'm just so happy
Big George and ldgie got off.

I would have killed Frank
Bennett if I coulcfve.

Did anybody really
think she did it?

Some said yes,
some said no.

'Course the only one who
really knew was Frank Bennett.

And you know what they say,
"Dead men tell no tales."

EVELYN: Towanda!

Evelyn, what in
the hell are you doing?

I need some light and air.

Why don't you step outside and
take one of your walks or yourjog

or whatever it is you do?

There's no dinner either!

Ed, you have any idea why I've
been goin' to all these classes?

I've been trying to
save our marriage. No.

What's the point of my tryin'

if you're gonna sit on
your butt drinking beer

and watching baseball,
basketball, football,

bowling and hockey and golf,

and Challenge of
the Gladiators?

Mrs. Couch, I'm Sue,
Mrs. Otis' daughter-in-law.

Hey, how are you?

I've heard so much about you from Mrs.
Threadgoode.

She is so sweet.

She's been lookin' after my
mother-in-law for years now.

Now, how is Mrs. Otis
doin', by the way?

Much better, thank you.
I guess it just takes

some time getting
used to a strange place.

Well, I'm glad to hear it.

I know Mrs. Threadgoode's been anxious
to get home for some time now.

Mrs. Couch, Mrs. Threadgoode
doesn't have a house anymore.

They tore that down.

What?

They had to. It was falling
apart and it was condemned.

Oh, no.

Does she know that?

No, well, we didn't see
any point in telling her.

It would just break her
heart, poor old thing.

But I am so glad I got
a chance to meet you.

You take care of yourself now.
Bye-bye.

Oh! Evelyn, hey!

Hey.

Do you like my roses?

Since I can't get home
to look at my own roses,

I made myself a paper garden.

Got everything but the bugs.

They're lovely.

You been here long?

Happy birthday!

I shouldn't have
woken you up.

'Course you should've.

Don't you never let me sleep
through a visitors' day, honey.

I look forward
to them all week.

So do I, Mrs. Threadgoode.
So do I.

(GASPS) Oh!

I can't believe
you remembered.

You made me
fried green tomatoes!

They're delicious.

It's your recipe.
Are they cold?

No. They're just the way we used to
have 'em at the Whistle Stop Café.

Mmm...

You couldn't be sweeter to me
if you was my own daughter.

Here's your napkin.

And wait.

Queen, queen.
(LAUGHING)

You know, I don't feel 83.

It sorta slipped up on me.

(WHISTLES)

I never expected
to live this long.

'Course, the Lord takes
us home when he wants us.

Are you all right?

I was thinking about Ruth.

After the trial was over,
everything went back to normal...

Till that fall when
Ruth lost her appetite.

By the time Doc Hadley
looked at her,

he said the cancer was so bad,
she only had a couple of weeks.

Well, we moved her
to the Threadgoode house

and put her downstairs
so she'd be more comfortable.

Sipsey moved in with her
and never left her side.

Hold on, baby.
I'm right here.

Idgie just
prayed for a miracle.

Now, listen to me.

Make sure he graduates.

And don't let him
come to the funeral.

I don't want him
going through that mess.

Would you quit
talkin' like that?

What funeral?

You're gonna be
back on your feet

feelin'just fine
in just a few days.

Just you wait.

What's the matter, son?

Well, let's go for a walk.

IDGIE: Did you
get into a fight?

I got punched in the nose. I
can't play like everyone else.

Hey, did I ever tell you
the story about the oysters?

All the millions of
'em just lying around...

And God put sand in one of
'em, and it makes a pearl.

Oh...

Did I ever tell you about
Eva's three-legged dog?

How it never felt
sorry for itself,

and how I ought to be smarter than a
dumb dog and not feel sorry for myself.

You listen to everything
I say, donfiyou?

You get real mad
at me when I don't.

Well, you know
about your mama.

She's sick.

Mm-hmm.

See, now is
the time for courage.

I guess you already know that

there are angels masqueradin' as
people walkin' around this planet,

and your mom's
the bravest one of those.

Come here.

Mama, I can hit!
You should see me.

Idgie, she hit me in
the back with a curveball.

I didn't duck,
and I hardly cried.

She hit you?

Well, she did that to me once
too, but I think I did cry.

Mama, I'm sorry
if you're sad.

Well, give me a big kiss then,
and I'll never be sad again.

And you best not
be sad neither.

You understand?

You promise?

Promise.

Attaboy.
You go and wash up.

(STRUGGLES BREATHING)

Sweet baby.

You two be alone now.

Hey, girl.

No.

That's nice.

Will you do
one thing for me?

Yeah, anything.

Be good to yourself.

Even“.

Settle down if you can find someone
who can beat you in poker.

(LAUGHS)

There's so many things
I want to say to you.

No.

I love your stories.

Tell me a story, ldgie.

Oh, God.

Go on,
you old bee charmer.

Tell me a good tall tale.

Tell me the one
about the lake.

What lake?

The one that
used to be here.

Well, that was just a lie.

I know that, fool.

Tell me anyway.

Tell me the story.

Well...

One time,

there was this lake.

And it was right
outside of town.

We used to go fishin' and
swimmin' and canoein' in it.

And see, one November,
this big flock of ducks

came in and landed
on that lake,

and then the temperature
dropped so fast

that the lake just
froze right there.

And the...

The ducks, they...

Flew off, you see, andtheytook
that lake with 'em.

And...

Now they say that lake is
somewhere over in Georgia.

Can you imagine?

(STIFLES SOBS)

It's all right, honey.

Let her go.

I can't.

Let her go.

You know,
Miss Ruth was a lady.

And a lady always
knows when to leave.

REV. SCROGGINS: When I think on our
departed sister, Ruth Jamison,

I'm reminded of our
Lord's Sermon on the Mount

and how his teachings...

NINNY: It's funny how strong
Ruth affected everyone,

even Smokey Lonesome.

When he died a few years back,
he had one possession on him,

a picture of Ruth.

He was in love with her from
the first time he saw her.

We all were.

I shouldn't
have told you this.

I hate death.
It scares me so.

Death is nothin'
to be afraid of!

Look at me. I'm at the jumpin'-off
place, and I ain't afraid one bit.

Ninny, you're so brave.

Ruth and ldgie
were brave, not me.

I wouldn't be afraid
of death if I was you.

I'd be more afraid of driving
in rush-hour traffic.

(LAUGHS)

(SINGING)

Just listen to that rain

A-rainin' in the north

A-rainin' in the south

A-rainin' in the east

A-rainin' in the west

Tell me didn't
it rain, children

Rain all night long

Didn't it, you know it did

I said, O my good Lord
Didn't it rain

Hey, it rained 40 days
and 40 nights without stoppin'

Noah got worried
And the rain kept a-droppin'

He sent out a raven
Sent out a dove

The water, good God
Came down from above

They tell me my God
Went and sent the rain

The women and the children
Did begin to scream

They knocked on the windows
And they batted at the doors

While they take on more

Noah said no, no, my friend

God said I can't let you in

Listen to the rain

Just listen to the rain

Listen to the rain

Just listen to the rain

Listen, a-listen to the rain
Listen

Listen to the rain
Yeah, yeah, listen

Listen to the rain
Listen

Listen to the rain
Yeah, yeah, listen

Lastchance
Listen to the rain now

And then drip, drop
Drip, drop

Drip, drop, drip
Drip, a-drop drip, drop

Yeah, drip, drip, a-drop

Yeah, drip, drip, a-drop

Now, drip, drop

Drip, drip, a-drop

Hi, honey.
Look what I got you.

Ed, how sweet!

Lilies! My favorite.
Yeah.

I know. Sometimes
I even amaze myself.

What's the occasion?

Honey, I just feel sorry
about the past few months.

I don't know what you're really up
to and what's going on with you,

but I guess I c:ould've been more helpful
with your job and everything, you know.

Well, why are you...

Why are you puttin' up this wall
where you just tore one down?

Well, I changed my mind.

I don't mean to seem dense or
anything, but what's changed?

The air and the light.

Ed...

You remember how
you used to tell me

you always wanted
two women in your house?

Oh, God.

Yeah.

Well...

What if I was
the younger of the two?

I don't believe
I get your drift.

I want something more than I've
ever wanted anything before.

I want to bring Mrs.
Threadgoode to our home.

I want her to
live here with us.

I want to give her
the love she's given me.

(SCOFFS)

You're kiddin' me,
aren't you?

I'm absolutely serious.

That's why I'm puttin' the
wall to Kyle's room back up.

Well, honey, this isn't
something you just go and do.

I mean, she's an old woman.

What if she got sick or somethin'?
Who's gonna take care of her?

I will!

I can't leave her
in that place.

She's not a stray cat or something.
Hell, she isn't even family.

She's family to me.

Now, Evelyn.

Evelyn?

Honey?

Look“.

Have you mentioned this
harebrained idea of yours to her?

Not yet.

Well, good!

Then we'll just pretend
itneverhappened.

I'm making my own money now.
I'll pay for everything.

You don't have
to do a thing.

Evelyn...

It's never gonna happen.
So just forget about it.

Don't you ever
say "never" to me.

Someone helped put a mirror
up in front of my face,

and I didn't like
what I saw one bit.

You know what I did?
lchanged.

And that someone
was Mrs. Threadgoode.

She needs my love and care now,
and I'm gonna give it to her.

If you'll excuse me,
I have to go to the gym.

And if you won't listen to
reason, there's always Towanda.

Hey, Nin...

What are you doing?

Those are her things. Those are Mrs.
Threadgoodes things!

What are you doing in here?
Where is Mrs. Threadgoode?

Who?

Mrs. Threadgoode! The woman who lives here.
Are you deaf?

I'm sorry, miss.
All they told me was

that the woman who lived
in here died this morning.

Oh, my God!

What... What are you sayin'?

She died early
this morning.

They were shorthanded so they asked
me to take all this stuff down.

That's all I know.

Stop that!

What is the matter
with you people?

Can't you wait a goddamn day,
for Christ's sake?

Do you have no respect?
These are her things!

I'm sorry, miss, but they told me to get
this room ready for another patient.

She may be just
another patient to you,

but she was my friend,
and I loved her.

I'm sorry.
I'm just following orders.

What is going on here?

Why didn't you call me?

You could've at least called me
before you sent that idiot...

I'm sorry, Mrs. Couch.

It never occurred to me that
you would take it this hard.

I didn't even get
to tell her goodbye.

I know.

These things are difficult, but
she died peacefully in her sleep.

To tell you the truth, I thought
you'd be happy for Mrs. Threadgoode.

Happy?

Why,yes!
This is what she wanted.

What? To be dead?

No, to go home.
You just missed her.

She left in a Yellow Cab
about a half hour ago.

I don't understand.
What? A cab?

Well, yeah. She said
there wasn't no reason

for her to stay now
that Mrs. Otis had died.

Mrs. Otis is dead?

(LAUGHING) Mrs. Otis died.

Mrs. Otis died!

Mrs. Otis! Oh, God!

Not that I'm glad that
Mrs. Otis died, it's just...

Oh, God,
I've gotta stop her.

Hey, Evelyn,
somebody stole my house.

It was right here
when I left.

Unless... Evelyn, you don't
reckon I'm crazy, do you?

It was here when I left.

No, honey, you're not crazy.

This is the place.

Why would anyone want to
steal an old lady's home?

Wasn't worth nothin'.

Honey, nobody stole it.

They had to tear it down.
It was condemned.

I'm sorry.
I shoulda told you.

Well, somebody
shoulda told me.

I'm old.
I'm not a child.

I'm sorry.

My husband Cleo and I lived in
this house for more than 4O years.

Now, it's... It's gone.

Eighty-three years worth of
livin' and all that's left of me

is what's in this box, a bunch
of old cards and pictures.

Come on.
I'll take you home.

This is my home!

And now it's gone.

And Mrs. Otis is gone.

L...

I don't quite
know what to do.

This is the first
time I can remember

when I don't have
a soul to look after.

You can come look
after me and Ed.

You're sweet, but I think you're
doin' just fine on your own.

Don't you know you'd
be like a gift for us?

You're the reason I
get up every morning

and that Mary Kay's
havin' such a good year.

And that I don't look like
some blob from a horror movie.

Well, with a little
help from ldgie and Ruth.

Come on. I've got
your room aflready.

Come on. I've got
your room aflready.

What does Ed say
about all this?

He'll learn to love it.

Did I ever tell you that Mrs.
Otis was Sipsey's baby sister?

No, ma'am.
Yes, she was.

Mrs. Otis was with Sipsey
and me the night Sipsey died.

Sipsey told me
a story that night

I've never told
a living soul, Evelyn.

A story about
what really happened

the night Frank Bennett
disappeared.

Hey there!

Miss ldgie.
You got to come quick.

Well, the show
has hardly begun.

You got to oome quick now.
You hear me?

Run, get help!
Run, quick!

FRANK: Where's the baby?

Never mind.

Excuse me, sir.

I don't believe you should be
goin' anywhere with Ruth's baby.

Like I said,
you ain't goin' nowhere.

Damn, you a thick-headed
son of a bitch, ain't you?

I told you,

you ain't goin' nowheres
with Miss Ruth's baby.

Come on, angel. Come on.

Come on, sweetheart.
It's all right.

Come on.
It's all right, baby.

LDGIE: it was self-defense.

I don't know why any white
jury would care why I did it.

Well, I saw it,
and I can testify.

Excuse me here.

I don't mean
no offense here,

but I don't know who's less
likely to convince a jury,

my mama
or Mr. Smokey here.

No offense taken.

You're a good man,
Mr. Smokey.

You did good.

The sun's almost up.

George?

I think it's
hog-boiling time.

No, ma'am.
It ain't cold enough.

It's hog-boiling time.

Big George?
Uh-huh.

When is that barbecue
gonna be ready?

It's gonna be
ready any time now.

Smells so damn good, ljustcanfi
wait to get me some.

Now, don't you forget
to call me when that's ready.

All right.

Here you go.

Miss ldgie?
Yeah.

Smokey left town.

I thought it'd be best
under the circumstances.

He asked that you
tell Ruth goodbye.

Shame he had to go.

Hold on! I'm 00min'.

What you want?

We want some barbecue.

Not today you don't. Go on.

Why, this is about the
best barbecue I ever ate!

The secret's in the sauce.

Sipsey? My God!

That fryin' pan did more
than fry chicken that night.

Did ldgie really barbecue Frank Bennett?
Are you pullin' my leg?

"Secret's in the sauce,"
or so I've been told.

(LAUGHS)

Now you know why
ldgie had to go on trial.

She knew the law would never
believe Sipsey. No!

Sipsey or Big George
or anyone else of color

would've been hangin'
from the nearest tree.

To this day, I'm still not sure
whether Ruth ever believed

that ldgie didn't
kill Frank Bennett.

Truth's a funny
thing sometimes.

I feel better now.

Good.

I feel better 'cause all these people'll
live as long as you remember 'em.

You reminded me about what the
most important thing in life is.

Do you know
what I think it is?

No, ma'am.

Friends. Best friends.

Oh, Ninny!

Look.

Idgie?

Idgie's alive?

Oh, yes!

She's still out and about
c:harmin' bees and selling honey.

Sometimes I think I
catch a glimpse of her.

Maybe we'll see her today.

Maybe.

Let's go.

NINNY: After Ruth died and the
railroad stopped runnin',

the café shut down, and everybody
just scattered to the winds.

It was never more than just
a little knockabout place.

But now that I look back on
it, when that cafe' closed,

the heart of the town
just stopped beating.

It's funny how
a little place like this

brought so many
people together.