Taglines: Somebody said get a life… so they did.
Thelma and Louise movie storyline. Louise is working in a diner as a waitress and has some problems with her boyfriend Jimmy, who, as a musician, is always on the road. Thelma is married to Darryl who likes his wife to stay quiet in the kitchen so that he can watch football on TV. One day they decide to break out of their normal life and jump in the car and hit the road. Their journey, however, turns into a flight when Louise kills a man who threatens to rape Thelma. They decide to go to Mexico, but soon they are hunted by American police.
Thelma & Louise is a 1991 American road film directed by Ridley Scott and written by Callie Khouri. It stars Geena Davis as Thelma and Susan Sarandon as Louise, two friends who embark on a road trip with disastrous consequences. The supporting cast include Harvey Keitel, Michael Madsen, and Brad Pitt, whose career was launched by the film.
The film became a critical and commercial success, receiving six Academy Award nominations and winning one for Best Original Screenplay for Khouri. Scott was nominated for Best Director, and both Sarandon and Davis were nominated for Best Actress. At its release the film stirred controversy.
At the intersection of several genres, it is now considered a classic. It influenced other films and artistic works, and became a landmark of feminist film. In 2016, the United States Library of Congress selected the film for preservation in the National Film Registry, finding it “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant”.
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Thelma and Louise (1991)
Directed by: Ridley Scott
Starring: Susan Sarandon, Geena Davis, Harvey Keitel, Michael Madsen, Christopher McDonald, Brad Pitt, Timothy Carhart, Lucinda Jenney, Carol Mansell
Screenplay by: Callie Khouri
Production Design by: Norris Spencer
Cinematography by: Adrian Biddle
Film Editing by: Thom Noble
Costume Design by: Elizabeth McBride
Set Decoration by: Anne H. Ahrens
Art Direction by: Lisa Dean
Music by: Hans Zimmer
MPAA Rating: R for strong language, and for some violence and sensuality.
Distributed by: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release Date: May 24, 1991
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