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''Fried Green Tomatoes'' is a 1991 comedy-drama film based on the novel ''Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe'' by Fannie Flagg. Directed by Jon Avnet and written by Flagg and Carol Sobieski, it stars Kathy Bates, Jessica Tandy, Mary Stuart Masterson, and Mary-Louise Parker. It tells the story of a Depression-era friendship between two women, Ruth and Idgie, and a 1980s friendship between Evelyn, a middle-aged housewife, and Ninny, an elderly woman who knew Ruth and Idgie. The centerpiece and parallel story concerns the murder of Ruth's abusive husband, Frank, and the accusations that follow. It received a generally positive reception from film critics and was nominated for two Academy Awards. ==Plot== Evelyn Couch (Bates), a timid, unhappy housewife in her forties, meets elderly Ninny Threadgoode (Tandy) in an Anderson, Alabama nursing home. She, over several encounters with Evelyn, tells her the story of the now-abandoned town of Whistle Stop, and the people who lived there. The film's subplot concerns Evelyn's dissatisfaction with her marriage, her life, her growing confidence, and her developing friendship with Ninny. The narrative switches several times between Ninny's story, which is set between World War I and World War II, and Evelyn's life in 1980s Birmingham. Ninny's story begins with tomboy Idgie Threadgoode (Masterson), the youngest of the Threadgoode children, whom Ninny describes as her sister-in-law. Her close relationship with her charming older brother, Buddy (O'Donnell), is cut short when he is hit by a train and killed. Devastated, she recedes from formal society for much of her childhood and adolescence until Buddy's former girlfriend, the straitlaced Ruth Jamison (Parker), intervenes at the request of the concerned Threadgoode family. Idgie initially resists Ruth's attempts at friendship, but then gradually allows a deep attachment to develop. Ruth leaves Whistle Stop to marry Frank Bennett (Searcy) and moves to Valdosta, Georgia. Idgie is upset at losing her and struggles to forget her. After some time she visits her, now pregnant and suffering from physical abuse from Frank. Against his wishes, she returns to Whistle Stop with Idgie, where her baby, who she names Buddy Jr., is born. Papa Threadgoode gives Idgie money to start a business so she can care for Ruth and Buddy Jr.. She and Ruth open the Whistle Stop Cafe, employing the family cook, Sipsey (Tyson), and her son, Big George (Shaw), who makes a barbecue that quickly becomes popular with their patrons. Frank eventually returns to Whistle Stop in an attempt to kidnap Buddy Jr., but is thwarted by an unseen assailant. He goes missing and his truck is later found at the bottom of a nearby lake. Idgie is immediately a suspect, as she had publicly threatened violence against him for beating Ruth. She is arrested along with Big George for his murder. Grady Kilgore, the local sheriff (Barsaraba), offers to release her and pin the crime solely on Big George, but she refuses to sacrifice him. During the subsequent trial, Reverend Scroggins, the local minister (Riehle), lies, providing Idgie and Big George with an alibi for the time of Frank's disappearance. Taking into account his reputation for getting drunk, the judge rules his death an accident (much to the attorney's disgrace), and dismisses the case. Idgie and Big George are cleared of all charges. After the trial, Ruth is diagnosed with cancer, becomes very ill, and eventually dies. Following her death, the café closes. Over time, many Whistle Stop residents eventually move away, bringing Ninny to the end of her story, but not before the revelation of what really happened to Frank: Sipsey had killed him (with a blow to the head with a frying pan) while trying to stop him from kidnapping Buddy Jr.. Idgie got Big George to barbecue his body, which was later served to an investigator from Georgia searching for him. Evelyn discovers that during Ninny's temporary stay at the nursing home, her house was condemned and torn down. Evelyn, having become good friends with her, offers her a room in her house which she accepts. As they walk away from the empty lot where Ninny's house used to be, they pass Ruth's grave, freshly adorned with a jar of honey, a honeycomb, and a card which reads "I will always love you. The Bee Charmer", Ruth's old nickname for Idgie. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fried Green Tomatoes」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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