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13 December 1989 (USA)
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This movie tells the story of the latter years of Earl Long, a flamboyant governor of Louisiana. The aging Earl...
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Nominated for Oscar.
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1 nomination
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Good performances shoring up a weak story.
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Paul Newman | ... | Gov. Earl K. Long |
 | Lolita Davidovich | ... | Blaze Starr |
 | Jerry Hardin | ... | Thibodeaux |
| Gailard Sartain | ... | LaGrange |
| Jeffrey DeMunn | ... | Eldon Tuck |
| Garland Bunting | ... | Doc Ferriday |
 | Richard Jenkins | ... | Picayune |
 | Brandon Smith | ... | Arvin Deeter |
| Jay Chevalier | ... | Wiley Braden |
| Robert Wuhl | ... | Red Snyder |
| Michael Brockman | ... | Bobby |
 | Eloy Casados | ... | Antoine |
 | James Harper | ... | Willie Rainach |
| Teresa Gilmore | ... | Tamara Knight |
| Dianne Brill | ... | Delilah Dough |
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120 min
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Argentina:13 |
Australia:M |
Chile:14 |
Finland:K-12 |
Sweden:11 |
UK:15 |
USA:R |
Canada:14A |
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The year this film was shot there was an election in Louisiana. One of the items to vote on was bill that had many different state projects. It was defeated the same day the crew was filming the funeral scene overnight in the Capital Building in Baton Rouge. The crew had to leave before all the props could be removed, including the coffin. The defeated bill was laid in the coffin by someone before the next daily legislative session began.
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Referenced in Welcome to Hollywood (1998)
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"Blaze" tells of the lives of Blaze Starr (Davidovich), stripper and consort of Earl Long (Newman), the fire breathing eccentric governor of the state of Louisiana during the 50's. Shelton manages to make a moderately interesting film from the marginally interesting lives of Starr and Long although there is evidence of a struggle in the lack of substance in the film for two strange bedfellows whose accomplishments where less than notable and who themselves were little more than colorful. A good film with solid performances by the principals which will most likely be enjoyed by fans of the stars or those with an interest in Louisiana political history.
Footnote: Earl K. Long should not be confused with his older and more flamboyant brother also governor of Louisiana, Huey P. Long, who was assassinated.