Food Festival Week: "Fried Green Tomatoes" January 17, 2008

"Fried Green Tomatoes" will be served up Thursday 1/17 at the Firehouse Theatre as part of the Food Festival Week.

The action takes place in Alabama. The heroine, Evelyn Couch, is a housewife - unhappy with her life and her marriage and her husband Ed appears to not be interested in her any more. Their son Cal is grown and is "busy with his own life." She has a lot of problems including needing more confidence in herself. She and Ed are visiting his aunt in a nursing home and in a waiting room there she meets an old but very pleasant woman - Ninny Threadgoode.

Ninny tells her stories about the life of two women she knew long ago. The heroines of her story are Idgie Threadgoode and Ruth Jamison, who together ran the Whistle Stop Cafe in Ninny's small Alabama hometown. The film is named Fried Green Tomatoes because it is a feature dish at the cafe.

The recollections of Ninny greatly influences Evelyn. First, she is inspired by the strength of these two independent women, and Evelyns life changes for the better. Secondly, she finds a true best friend in Ninny. Evelyn invites Ninny to live with her after Ninny's house in Whistle Stop is demolished. The movie is Rated PG-13.

The Firehouse Theatre doors open at 6:30 with the film beginning promptly at 7. Tickets at the door are $5. We also offer a "10 Pass" for $40 that is fully transferable and never expires. It can be used for multiple entries to the same film.

Official Website: http://www.m-l-t.org/movies/