Thelma & Louise (1991)
- Starring:
- Susan Sarandon, Geena Davis, (more)
- Director(s):
- Ridley Scott
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
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Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon play Thelma and Louise, two working-class friends who together have planned a weekend getaway from the men in their lives. Thelma's husband, Darryl (Chris McDonald), is an overbearing oaf, and Louise's boyfriend, Jimmy (Michael Madsen), simply will not commit. Though the road trip starts out as a good time, the pair eventually wind up at a bar. A tipsy Thelma ends up in the parking lot of the bar with a would-be rapist. Louise shoots the man dead. The two decide that they have no choice but to go on the run. They eventually meet up with a young criminal named J.D. (Brad Pitt), whose cowboy spirit rubs off on the timid Thelma. The pair is pursued by a police officer (Harvey Keitel) sympathetic toward their plight. He chases them to the Grand Canyon, where the women make a fateful decision about their lives. Directed by Ridley Scott, Thelma & Louise brought first-time screenwriter Callie Khouri many accolades including the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 129 mins
Complete Cast:
- Susan Sarandon - Louise Sawyer
- Harvey Keitel - Hal Slocumb
- Christopher McDonald - Darryl
- Jason Beghe - State Trooper
- Michael Delman - Silver Bullet Dancer
- Stephen Tobolowsky - Max
- Noel L. Walcott III - Mountain Bike Rider
- Marco St. John - Truck Driver
- Carol Mansell - Waitress
- Lucinda Jenney - Lena the Waitress
- Shelly Desai - East Indian Motel Clerk
- Geena Davis - Thelma Dickinson
- Michael Madsen - Jimmy
- Brad Pitt - J.D.
- Sonny Carl Davis - Albert
- Kristel L. Rose - Girl Smoker
- Charlie Sexton - Himself
- Ken Swofford - Major
- Stephen Polk - Surveillance Man
- Jack Lindine - I.D. Tech
- Rob Roy Fitzgerald - Plainclothes Cop
- Timothy Carhart - Harlan Puckett
- Director(s):
- Ridley Scott
- Writer(s):
- Callie Khouri
- Producer(s):
- Ridley Scott, Mimi Polk Sotela, Mimi Polk
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Adult Situations, Rape & Sexual Abuse, Not For Children, Sexual Situations, Violence)
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- 1991 - Thelma & Louise - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Screenplay
- 1991 - Thelma & Louise - National Board of Review - Best Actress
- 1991 - Thelma & Louise - National Board of Review - Best Actress
- 1990 - Thelma & Louise - National Society of Film Critics - Best Supporting Actor
