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Fried Green Tomatoes At The Whistle Stop Cafe [DVD] [1991]

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4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Kathy Bates, Jessica Tandy, Mary Stuart Masterson, Mary-Louise Parker, Cicely Tyson
  • Directors: Jon Avnet
  • Writers: Carol Sobieski, Fannie Flagg
  • Producers: Jon Avnet, Andrew Meyer, Anne Marie Gillen, Jordan Kerner, Lisa Lindstrom
  • Format: Anamorphic, PAL, Widescreen
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: PG
  • Studio: ITV DVD
  • DVD Release Date: 9 Sep 2002
  • Run Time: 124 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00004CXT2
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 13,375 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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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 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

Special Features
16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
DVD 9
English
Region 2
Dolby Digital Surround English
Dolby Digital Surround
Full Motion Menus
Scene Index
Theatrical Trailers
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars minimal extension, 8 Nov 2005
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This review is from: Fried Green Tomatoes [DVD] [1992] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] (DVD)
Fried Green Tomatoes is a great film, most of us already know this, just as we know that the only thing it lacks is for the romantic relationship between Idgy and Ruth to be realised on screen. Do not expect this from the extended version, the only hint of mysterious deleted scenes is at the end of a special feature documentary; while the credits roll - Ruth and Idgy are lying on a blanket (during their honey excursion). I'm surprised it didn't make the cut of the extended version. However, the documentary is good and the extended scenes, in the film, add a little more depth to the emotional ties between the characters.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars From the heart tale of tragedy and love, 4 April 2000
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This film is a real tear gerker. From the very beinging it has you in its story telling grip! Kathy is a bored and lonely housewife trying to sprose up her marriage. On a trip to the nursing home (to see a relative) she happens upon an old woman with a story to tell. The story she tells is one which will have you grabbing for the hankies to wipe away the tears. This powerful and moving film is a classic in its own righ and you should watch it.
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70 of 89 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing recut of original version, 13 Dec 2002
By Robert D. Oeffner (Cambridge, UK) - See all my reviews
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I saw the film soon after it first came out some ten years ago and have been looking forward to acquire it on DVD. My disappointment was therefore rather big when I discovered that some scenes have been cut out of the original version on this DVD edition. The fact that the love making between the main characters (Ruth and Idgie) in this edition is not present stinks of political uptightness. It is similar to portraying the 1940's as a period when no one smoked cigarettes as was done in the recent Pearl Habour movie.
The gravity the missing scenes has on the film is severe because it is impossible to understand the close bonding between Idgie and Ruth if sexual desire is absent in their relationship. The editiors of this DVD version attempts to sell a story about a life long friendship between two women. But having stripped this version for the original scenes unfortunately renders the main characters pretty lame and pointless in their quest. Why would two people choose to hang out with each other for a life time if there wasn't any sex involved?

Perhaps this DVD edition sells better to middle-america, perhaps we are all left more stupid because it causes less controversy.

Hopefully the original version will be available one day as the present version is not worth seeing.

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