Teresa Gilmore | 80's Movie Guide

Blaze tells the story of the latter years of Earl Long, a flamboyant governor of Louisiana. The aging Earl, an unapologetic habitue of strip joints, falls in love with young stripper Blaze Starr. When Earl and Blaze move in together, Earl's opponents use this to attack his controversial political program, which included civil rights for blacks in the 1950's. Can Earl keep Blaze and retain control of the state? Blaze is a 1989 film written and directed by Ron Shelton. Based on the 1974 memoir Blaze Starr: My Life as Told to Huey Perry by Blaze Starr and Huey Perry, the film stars Paul Newman as Earl Long and Lolita Davidovich as Blaze Starr, with Starr herself in a cameo appearance. Blaze (1989) Directed by: Ron Shelton Starring: Paul Newman, Lolita Davidovich, Jerry Hardin, Gailard Sartain, Jeffrey DeMunn, Richard Jenkins, Brandon Smith, Eloy Casados, Teresa Gilmore Screenplay by: Ron Shelton Production Design by: Armin Ganz Cinematography by: Haskell Wexler Film Editing by: Robert Leighton, Michael King Costume Design by: Ruth Myers Set Decoration by: Rosemary Brandenburg, Michael Taylor Art Direction by: Ralph Chabaud, Edward Richardson, Troy Sizemore Music by: Bennie Wallace Distributed by: Buena Vista Pictures Release Date: December 13, 1989