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Evelyn, an ordinary housewife, visits a nursing home and befriends the old lady Ninny. Together, they bond over stories from the past about two intrepid women of Whistle Stop Café.

Description

Free Outdoor Screening
Part of Pride Summer Movie Nights at Rockefeller Center, presented by NewFest and Universal Pictures

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.

Seats are first come, first served. RSVP is strongly recommended to receive notifications of any weather-related delays or cancellations.

Director

Jon Avnet

Writer

Fannie Flagg, Carol Sobieski

Cast

Kathy Bates, Jessica Tandy, Mary Stuart Masterson, Mary-Louise Parker, Cicely Tyson

Showtimes

In-Person


8:00 PM - Radio Park at Rockefeller Center