|
|

Prodcut Description: [More Information ...] 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 Stuary 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. --Tom Keogh
Similar Products : [More Information ...] Steel Magnolias (Special Edition) Based on Robert Harling's play, this comedy-drama directed by Herbert Ross (The Turning Point) follows several years in the lives of women who regularly see one another at a beauty shop in their small Louisiana town. The story deepens as Julia Roberts, playing a serious diabetic ... |  Driving Miss Daisy (Special Edition) An old jewish woman and her african-american chauffer in the american south have a relationship that grows and improves over the years. Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 06/07/2005 Starring: Morgan Freeman Patti Lupone Run time: 99 minutes Rating: Pg Director: Bruce Beresford |  Beaches (Special Edition) Garry Marshall's 1988 drama about a 30-year friendship between two women, one wealthy (Barbara Hershey) and the other (Bette Midler) seeking her fortune in show business, is well written (based on the novel by Iris Rainer Dart) and nicely textured in its contrast between the char... |  Terms of Endearment Larry McMurtry's novel becomes a somewhat lumpy film as directed by James L. Brooks (As Good As It Gets). Nevertheless, it is entirely winning, with Shirley MacLaine and Debra Winger playing a combative mother and daughter who see each other through various ups and downs in love ... |  Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (Full Screen) Grab your tissues and send the guys away, because Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood is the most pedigreed chick flick since Steel Magnolias. You can tell by the title and the novelish names of the Louisiana ladies from Rebecca Wells's precious bestseller. First there's Sidda... |  On Golden Pond (Special Edition) Writer Ernest Thompson, who came up with the original stage play of On Golden Pond and adapted it for film, is lucky to have two giants of the screen give dignity and breadth to his sometimes trite dialogue. Henry Fonda, in his last role, plays a prickly English professor at the ... |  Forrest Gump (Two-Disc Special Collector's Edition) The Academy Award winner for Best Picture, Best Director Robert Zemeckis, and Best Actor Tom Hanks, this unlikely story of a slow-witted but good-hearted man somehow at the center of the pivotal events of the 20th century is a funny and heartwarming epic. Hanks plays the title ch... |  Out of Africa Set in kenya in the early 1900s this is a true story of danish writer karen blixen. It is the romantic tale about an independent womans love for both her husband and a dashing adventurer. Bonus features: song of africa feature commentary with director sydney pollack production no... |  Thelma & Louise (Special Edition) Thelma & Louise is a feminist manifesto writ large on the big screen, a smart and funny gender reversal of the standard Hollywood buddy formula, a road movie extraordinaire, with characters who became instant cultural icons. No matter how you define it, Ridley Scott's 1991 box-of... |  Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe: A Novel The remarkable novel of two Southern friendships--the basis of the hit film--available for the first time in large print.From the Trade Paperback edition. |
Steel Magnolias (Special Edition) Driving Miss Daisy (Special Edition) Beaches (Special Edition) Terms of Endearment Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (Full Screen) On Golden Pond (Special Edition) Forrest Gump (Two-Disc Special Collector's Edition) Out of Africa Thelma & Louise (Special Edition) Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe: A Novel
Reviews:
Great movie - stupid title! Although the film's title makes perfect sense, when the film is viewed, it is nevertheless a most 'off-putting' title prior to viewing the film.
The film, however, is excellent! A very well formulated story line is accentuated by superb acting - particularly by the main characters.
Placing anything in order of merit is a mugs game - so much is variable. However, in my estimation 'Fried Green Tomatoes' comes in the top 10% of movies ever made in the English speaking world - to date.
It is most enjoyable, if one likes fine acting and a rollicking good story. Funny and entertaining There is some questionable material but...over all it was entertaining. My wife enjoyed it more then I did. It was ok. Wonderful Movie! This movie is moving our happiness to wonderful and it is a great gift to give to a loving wife. Fried Green Tomatoes is the best and it makes me happy to give it to my loving wife so guys buy it and give it to a woman who you think is special and she would feel how special she is if she recieves this movie as a gift. Heartwarming. Fried Green Tomatoes starring Kathy Bates and Jessica Tandy is definitely a chick flick to say the least. I like this weepy drama but this film is a little too long and depressing. I do appreciate the great acting and friendship concept, watch this film with a best friend. Rent it sometime. love it this is absolutely my favourite movie, of all time !! it has made me laugh, cry, and share in the triumphs and losses of the many delightful characters moving through the story. outstanding perfommances all around, wonderful story, marvelous plot. a movie to be treasured, and watched many, many times. if you've ever had a true friend, a must watch. |
Keyword: Video,
Description: Fried Green Tomatoes

|
|