Thelma & Louise details
Movie Details:
- Director: Ridley Scott
- Produced By: Percy Main Productions, MGM, Pathé Films
- Year: 1991
- Run Time: 130 minutes
- Country: Australia, USA
- Language: English
- MPAA Rating: R (for strong language, and for some violence and sensuality)
- Category: Feature
- Genre/Type: Comedy Drama
- Filmed In: Color
- Release: 1991 05 24 (USA)
- Key Cast: Susan Sarandon, Geena Davis, Harvey Keitel, Michael Madsen, Christopher McDonald, Brad Pitt, Stephen Tobolowsky, Ken Swofford, Full Credits
- Awards: Best Actress (Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie 1991), Best Actress (British Academy of Film and Television 1991), Best Actress (National Board of Review 1991), Full Awards
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. by Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
Keywords:
- friendship
- killing
- rape
- rescue
- vacation
- on-the-run
- women
Themes:
- Out For Revenge
- Tomboys
- Journey of Self-Discovery
- Women's Friendship
