Picspam: Fried Green Tomatoes.
I rewatched this today for the first time in . . . probably 9-10 years? I forgot how much I love it. And how much it makes me cry, omg. And sorry, this got really humongous and I hadn't even capped the Evelyn and Ninny half of the story, so this is just the flashbacks. Whatever, I love them.
NINNY: Idgie was a character, all right. I guess, to understand Idgie, you'd have to start way back with her brother, Buddy. Idgie was Buddy's pet from the day she was born.
NINNY: You know, a heart can be broken, but it still keeps a-beatin' just the same. You see, Idgie never quite got over losing Buddy. 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.
RUTH: Maybe this isn't such a good idea.
MRS. THREADGOODE: Oh, it's got to work. Somebody's got to help her. I can't.
RUTH: I don't know how you can break your mother's heart like you do.
IDGIE: I'm not doin' anything to my mother.
RUTH: Oh, no? Why do you think I'm here for the summer? Your mother was so worried, she thought I might be able to talk some sense into you. But you're too busy being selfish!
IDGIE: What are you talkin' about?
RUTH: You're not the only one who lost Buddy. We all miss him, but turning your back on your family is not gonna help.
IDGIE: What's he go to do with anything? Looks like you're the one with the problem forgetting my brother.
RUTH: If you give me a chance, a chance to get to know you, maybe it'll be fun!
IDGIE: Fun?
RUTH: Idgie, just spend some time with me. Please?
IDGIE: Suit yourself.
IDGIE: You'll never jump, will you?
RUTH: Never say "never" to me.
IDGIE: You'll never be able to carry me that far. I know, never say never.
RUTH: I'm not carryin' you, you're walkin'.
RUTH: You're just a bee charmer, Idgie Threadgoode. That's what you are, a bee charmer.
IDGIE: You gotta stop worrying about what people think.
RUTH: I know.
IDGIE: You've always done the right thing. You took care of your daddy, the preacher, when he took sick. You take care of all the kids over at the church school. You're gonna take care of your mama.
RUTH: And I'm gonna marry the man I'm supposed to.
IDGIE: You're gettin' married?
RUTH: As soon as the summer's over. Oh, am I gonna miss you.
NINNY: Ruth invited Idgie to the weddin', but Idgie never did write back. No, but she did drive all night to Valdosta, Georgia, to watch from afar. And she swore she'd never see Ruth again.
IDGIE: What happened to you?
RUTH: Nothin'.
IDGIE: Where'd you get the shiner?
RUTH: Well, I-
FRANK: Who's down there?
RUTH: You'd better leave now.
IDGIE: Did he hit you? Did he beat you? Somebody's got to talk to him.
RUTH: Idgie. You're not gonna do anything.
IDGIE: I'm gonna kill him. I'm gonna have a conversation with him about pickin' on somebody his own size.
RUTH: You're not gonna do anything, understand? If you care about me, if you really do, you'll turn around and leave this minute. You understand?
RUTH: Mama died.
IDGIE: I know.
RUTH: And I'm pregnant.
IDGIE: If you ever touch her again, I'll kill you.
IDGIE: Woo! Shit! It's a boy!
NINNY: Well, Ruth had a baby. She named him Buddy . . . Buddy Junior. Papa went out and borrowed money so Ruth and Idgie could start a cafe, the Whistle Stop Cafe.
IDGIE: So what do you think?
RUTH: They're okay.
IDGIE: The truth.
RUTH: Well -- they're terrible.
IDGIE: Oh, well, don't be shy. Tell me how you feel.
RUTH: 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.
IDGIE: I'm as settled as I ever hope to be.
IDGIE: Ruth, you don't have to worry about Frank Bennet anymore.
RUTH: How can you say that? It's his child too. He won't give up on his blood.
IDGIE: I'm only gonna tell you this one time. Frank Bennet won't be bothering you no more. Understand?
IDGIE: But why did he do it?
RUTH: For the sheer joy of seeing you in church again . . . which I suggested to him might be your penance.
IDGIE: You didn't promise him, did you?
RUTH: Yes, ma'am, I did. And I never break my word.
IDGIE: If I live 1,000 years, I will never forgive you. I don't know what's worse, church or jail.
IDGIE: 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.
IDGIE: There's so many things I want to say to you.
RUTH: No. I love your stories. Tell me a story, Idgie. Go on, you old bee charmer. Tell me a good tall tale. Tell me the one about the lake.
IDGIE: What lake?
RUTH: The one that used to be here.
IDGIE: Oh. Well, that was just a lie.
RUTH: I know that, fool. Tell me anyway. Tell me the story.
IDGIE: Well . . . one time . . . there was this lake. And, uh, 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, uh . . . and then the temperature dropped so fast that the lake just froze right there. And the, uh . . . the ducks, they . . . flew off, you see, and took that lke with 'em. And, uh . . . now they say that lake is somewhere over in Georgia. Can you imagine?
EVELYN: Idgie's alive?
NINNY: Oh, yes! She's still out and about charmin' bees and selling honey. Sometimes I think I catch a glimpse of her. Maybe we'll see her today.
EVELYN: Maybe.
NINNY: After Ruth died and the railroad stopped runnin', the cafe 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 stopped beating. It's funny how a little place like this brought so many people together.
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