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Thelma & Louise (1991 movie)

1991 American road movie directed by Ridley Scott

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Just Another Buddy Flick.

Feb 16, 2002

by tomtom13
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THELMA AND LOUISE is a great movie about two women who set out on a weekend vacation, but end up becoming two fugitives on the run across the American southwest. The acting is wonderful. Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis have never had finer performances and the supporting "male" cast does just as fine a job (not only was this the film that made Brad Pitt a star, this also was the movie that jump-started Harvey Keitel's career). After his success with ALIEN, Ridley Scott made a few lackluster films before striking the goldmine again with THELMA AND LOUISE. Just about everything he did with the movie illustrates how talented of a filmmaker he is, from the vista views to the soundtrack to the casting to the closing scene.

Nevertheless, with all the wonderful things about the film, the movie is simply a buddy flick, but with women instead of men. A buddy flick about two women had really never quite been done before and the film did cause some controversy.It is also true that the film touches upon broad topics and social issues such as rape, justice, and what it means to be free (freedom always comes with a price tag). The film also has a great soundtrack and some awesome visuals of the American southwest. Still when you drain the memorable melodies and take all the pretty pictures away, the film remains at the core as simply just another buddy flick. A really good buddy flick, but a buddy flick nonetheless.

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review by SusiDee34. November 29, 2001

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Fed up with her boyfriend (Michael Madsen), live-wire Arkansas waitress Louise Sawyer (Susan Sarandon) persuades her friend Thelma Dickinson (Geena Davis), a naive housewife burdened with a negligent, sexist husband (Christopher McDonald), to hit the road with her for a weekend of freedom. One of their first stops is a bar where the women relax, dance, and flirt with some of the locals. But the situation turns ugly when one man (Timothy Carhart) follows Thelma to the parking lot and attempts to rape her, causing Louise to shoot and accidentally kill him. Convinced that the police will never believe their version of the incident, the women take off, now fugitives from the law. Emboldened by recent events, Thelma picks up studly young cowboy J.D. (Brad Pitt) in Oklahoma and enjoys a one-night stand that leads to even more trouble. Director Ridley Scott's infamous feminist road movie ranks among the best films of the 1990s. Along with BLADE RUNNER and ALIEN, the film is one of Scott's finest works, largely ...

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Cast: Brad Pitt, Susan Sarandon, Harvey Keitel, Sonny Carl Davis, Michael Madsen, Christopher McDonald, Stephen Tobolowsky, Jason Beghe, Lucinda Jenney, Ken Swofford, Geena Davis, Timothy Carhart, Shelly Desai, Marco St. John, Stephen Polk, Charlie Sexton, Kristel L. Rose, Noel L. Walcott III, Jack Lindine, Michael Delman, Rob Roy Fitzgerald, Carol Mansell

Director: Ridley Scott

Genre: Comedy

Release Date: January 1, 1991

MPAA Rating: R

Screen Writer: Callie Khouri

DVD Release Date: April 15, 2008

Runtime: 2hrs 10min

Studio: MGM

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