Weeds Star Mary-Louise Parker Begged To Play a Poon Stroker in Fried Green Tomatoes
The 1987 novel Fried Green Tomatoes At the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg revolved around a loving lesbian relationship. But when the book was turned into the movie Fried Green Tomatoes, the second half of the title wasn't the only thing missingthe movie contained no clam enthusiasts! And star Mary-Louise Parker regrets the film's plot change, because she was looking forward to munching rug on film!
According to IMDb:
Mary-Louise Parker begged the director of Fried Green Tomatoes not to censor the film's lesbian plotline, believing it to be a crucial part of the story.
Parker starred in the 1991 movie with Mary Stuart Masterson playing her best friend, but in the original story - from Fannie Flagg's 1987 novel - their characters were lovers.
Movie bosses were determined to downplay the relationship and portray the couple as just close pals - despite Parker's desperate pleas to filmmaker Jon Avnet.
She explains, "I tried to make it (the homosexual connection) more articulated at the time, but they didn't really want to go that way. And in some ways I wish that it was... Because I tried - I really tried to push it at the time, and they didn't want to go there with me. Mary Stuart did, Fannie Flagg did, but not the director, not the producer, nobody else."That's not true, Mary-Louise. Mr. Skin wanted you and Mary Stuart Masterson to suck Sapphic on celluloid. Maybe that would have finally given frustratingly skingy Mary Stuart a reason to finally shed her threads on camera. In any case, it's never too late to find lesbi-friends. Perhaps a guest stint on The L Word is in Mary-Louise's future. We're sure she wouldn't have to beg to bang broads on that show!
