This film is based upon the novel "Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe" written by Fannie Flagg. It simultaneously tells two stories of dynamic female friendship, strength, and resilience. The present story revolves around Evelyn, a middle-aged housewife from Alabama attempting to transition from empty nest into a new career and a more fulfilling relationship with her husband. Evelyn meets Ninny, a local nursing home resident. These two women from different times and worlds become fast friends as Ninny begins telling Evelyn stories of Idgy and Ruth, two women from the south who owned a successful café and maneuvered through trials and tribulations of their own time and lives. Evelyn is ultimately inspired and motivated to begin making changes within her own life.

Throughout the movie, many themes are identifiable that can be useful for counselors with a variety of clients including: re-writing stories/narratives, feminism, multi-cultural issues, spirituality, and grief and loss. The most profound themes are resilience and the strength that can come as a result of the support of friendship, love, and connection. I believe this film has the potential to be particularly powerful, useful, and effective with female clients. It is applicable to an array of life and transitional experiences and issues particularly during life stages and transitions occurring from adolescence through older adulthood. There are issues that come up in the film surrounding segregation and racism as well as domestic violence amongst other obstacles and challenges faced by both sets of women in both stories and times.