On one of trapped housewife Evelyn Couch's (Kathy Bates) Wednesday nursing home visits, she encounters Ninny Threadgoode (Jessica Tandy), a colorful old woman who brightens Evelyn's outlook by sharing tales from her past. As Ninny recounts the exploits of her free-spirited sister-in-law Idgie (Mary Stuart Masterson), owner of a small Alabama café in the 1920s, and the bond Idgie shared with her friend Ruth (Mary-Louise Parker), Evelyn gains the confidence to change her own life for the better.
List of characters
Evelyn Couch
Idgie Threadgoode
Ruth Jamison
Ninny Threadgoode
Ed Couch
Mama Threadgoode
Theme
Race and Racism
List of characters
Evelyn Couch
Idgie Threadgoode
Ruth Jamison
Ninny Threadgoode
Ed Couch
Mama Threadgoode
Theme
Race and Racism