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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Callie Khouri (written by)
Release Date:
24 May 1991 (USA)
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Tagline:
Somebody said get a life... so they did.
Plot:
An Arkansas waitress and a housewife shoot a rapist and take off in a '66 Thunderbird. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Won Oscar.
Another 12 wins
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21 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(32 articles)
Susan Sarandon’s Childrens Asked Her Difficult Questions
(From Gossipvita. 12 December 2009, 12:47 AM, PST)
Interview with out filmmakers Michelle Boyaner and Barbara Green
(From AfterEllen.com. 8 December 2009, 10:49 PM, PST)
(From Gossipvita. 12 December 2009, 12:47 AM, PST)
Interview with out filmmakers Michelle Boyaner and Barbara Green
(From AfterEllen.com. 8 December 2009, 10:49 PM, PST)
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car emptiness...
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Susan Sarandon | ... | Louise | |
| Geena Davis | ... | Thelma | |
| Harvey Keitel | ... | Hal | |
| Michael Madsen | ... | Jimmy | |
| Christopher McDonald | ... | Darryl | |
| Stephen Tobolowsky | ... | Max | |
| Brad Pitt | ... | J.D. | |
| Timothy Carhart | ... | Harlan | |
| Lucinda Jenney | ... | Lena, the Waitress | |
| Jason Beghe | ... | State Trooper | |
| Sonny Carl Davis | ... | Albert | |
| Ken Swofford | ... | Major | |
| Shelly Desai | ... | East Indian Motel Clerk (as Shelly De Sai) | |
| Carol Mansell | ... | Waitress | |
| Stephen Polk | ... | Surveillance Man |
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong language, and for some violence and sensuality.
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Runtime:
129 min
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Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Singapore:M18 |
Iceland:12 |
Brazil:14 |
USA:R (No. 31011) |
Canada:18A (Canadian Home Video rating) |
New Zealand:M |
Canada:14+ |
Argentina:16 |
Australia:M |
Chile:18 |
Finland:K-14 |
France:U |
Germany:16 |
Netherlands:12 |
Norway:15 |
Peru:18 |
South Korea:18 |
Spain:13 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:15 |
Portugal:M/16
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Goldie Hawn and Meryl Streep wanted to make a movie together and Thelma & Louise was one of the scripts they considered. Ultimately, they decided to star in Death Becomes Her (1992) instead.
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Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: In the Thunderbirds of that era, when the top was down there was very little room to put anything in the truck as the top took up most of this area. When they are putting the luggage and fishing gear in the truck, with the top down there would be no room for all the luggage and the top in the truck. The most that could have gone in the truck would be two small overnite cases and no room for the fishing pole etc.
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Quotes:
[first lines]
Louise Sawyer: Decaf or regular?
Girl in diner: Uh, regular, please.
Louise Sawyer: You girls are kinda young to be smokin', dontcha think? Ruins your sex drive.
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Louise Sawyer: Decaf or regular?
Girl in diner: Uh, regular, please.
Louise Sawyer: You girls are kinda young to be smokin', dontcha think? Ruins your sex drive.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Gilmore Girls: Lorelai Out of Water (#3.12)" (2003)
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Soundtrack:
I Can See Clearly Now
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A Note Regarding SpoilersAny recommendations for movies similar to "Thelma & Louise"?
What kind of car were Thelma & Louise driving?
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Through his career, Ridley Scott was an eclectic film-maker because he broached (with success) several cinema styles: science-fiction with "Alien", historical film with "1492: Christopher Colombus". Here, he succeeded very well his way to the road-movie and this one is listed among the best road-movies ever made. At first look, the story looks simple and without too many claims: two young women, Thelma and Louise are going out for the week-end with the firm intention of having a ball. But what they don't know is that this drive will soon become a descent into hell... The movie is worth seeing for its two main actresses: Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis, both outstanding and what interests Ridley Scott, is their temperament and their evolution during the movie. At the beginning, a sensitive and fragile Thelma is next to a energetic and realistic Louise but in the second part of the movie, more precisely, after Thelma burglarized a shop (probably the best sequence in the whole movie) in order to grab money, roles are reversed. This is an occasion to make out Louise's wounds and weaknesses. So, don't rely too much on appearances... "Thelma and Louise" is also a movie where Scott takes a lucid look on the hidden side of the American society and especially on men. Scott introduces them to us with their worst faults: either they're macho (Darryl), obscene (the truck driver), perverse (the rapist) or coward (the cop). The only one saved is Harvey Keitel who never falls into the caricature of the American cop usually described to us as merciless or obsequious. Here, he shows understanding and even compassion towards the two runaways, notably Louise because he knows that she hides a terrible secret. A dynamic and panting movie where laugh and sorrow are skillfully married.