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Mama Threadgoode:
Imogene Louise Threadgoode? This is your mama. You come down here, right now. Do you hear me? [to Buddy] Mama Threadgoode:
Buddy, you go fetch her, she'll listen to you. Buddy Threadgoode:
Come down, little bit. No firing squad waiting for you. [Idgie appears in a formal dress] Mama Threadgoode:
Ohhh! Come on, honey. Now, let us see you. [Idgie comes downstairs] Mama Threadgoode:
Oh, you look so pretty. Young Julian Threadgoode:
I see London, I see - [Buddy slaps Julian's head, Mama turns to him] Mama Threadgoode:
Hush. [Idgie stops] Mama Threadgoode:
Julian, hush. [turns back to Idgie] Mama Threadgoode:
Come ahead, sweetheart. [Idgie turns to Julian, he sticks his tongue at her, she resumes downstairs slowly] Mama Threadgoode:
You look awful nice in there. Leona Threadgoode:
Mama! Buddy Threadgoode:
You look just fine, Idgie. Young Julian Threadgoode:
She looks like a monkey. Mama Threadgoode:
Julian, stop it right this second. [Julian makes fun of Idgie, she fights him] Little Idgie Threadgoode:
Take it back! Mama Threadgoode:
Idgie! Little Idgie Threadgoode:
Take it back! Buddy Threadgoode:
Hey, hey, hey! [grabs Idgie] Leona Threadgoode:
I told you she was going to ruin my wedding!
Imogene Louise Threadgoode? This is your mama. You come down here, right now. Do you hear me? [to Buddy] Mama Threadgoode:
Buddy, you go fetch her, she'll listen to you. Buddy Threadgoode:
Come down, little bit. No firing squad waiting for you. [Idgie appears in a formal dress] Mama Threadgoode:
Ohhh! Come on, honey. Now, let us see you. [Idgie comes downstairs] Mama Threadgoode:
Oh, you look so pretty. Young Julian Threadgoode:
I see London, I see - [Buddy slaps Julian's head, Mama turns to him] Mama Threadgoode:
Hush. [Idgie stops] Mama Threadgoode:
Julian, hush. [turns back to Idgie] Mama Threadgoode:
Come ahead, sweetheart. [Idgie turns to Julian, he sticks his tongue at her, she resumes downstairs slowly] Mama Threadgoode:
You look awful nice in there. Leona Threadgoode:
Mama! Buddy Threadgoode:
You look just fine, Idgie. Young Julian Threadgoode:
She looks like a monkey. Mama Threadgoode:
Julian, stop it right this second. [Julian makes fun of Idgie, she fights him] Little Idgie Threadgoode:
Take it back! Mama Threadgoode:
Idgie! Little Idgie Threadgoode:
Take it back! Buddy Threadgoode:
Hey, hey, hey! [grabs Idgie] Leona Threadgoode:
I told you she was going to ruin my wedding!
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Movie Summary
A housewife who is unhappy with her life befriends an old lady in a nursing home and is enthralled by the tales she tells of people she used to know.

