Monday Afternoon @ the Movies: In Honor of Women's History Month: "Fried Green Tomatoes" (1991)

In Honor of Women’s History Month:  Fried Green Tomatoes (1991) Based on Fannie Flagg's 1987 novel Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café, it stars Kathy Bates, Jessica Tandy, Mary Stuart Masterson, Mary-Louise Parker and Cicely Tyson; Evelyn Couch (Bates) is having trouble in her marriage, and no one seems to take her seriously. While visiting relatives at a nursing home, she meets Ninny Threadgoode (Tandy), an outgoing old woman, who tells her the story of Idgie Threadgoode (Masterson), a young woman in 1920's Alabama. Through Idgie's inspiring life, Evelyn learns to be more assertive and builds a lasting friendship with Ninny.  Rated PG-13: 2 hours 10 minutes.