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Thelma & Louise (1991)

R  130 min  -  Crime | Drama   -  24 May 1991 (USA)
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Reviews: 245 user | 87 critic | 12 from Metacritic.com

An Arkansas waitress and a housewife shoot a rapist and take off in a '66 Thunderbird.

Director:

Ridley Scott

Writer:

Callie Khouri
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Susan Sarandon ...
Geena Davis ...
Harvey Keitel ...
Hal
Michael Madsen ...
Christopher McDonald ...
Stephen Tobolowsky ...
Max
Brad Pitt ...
Timothy Carhart ...
Lucinda Jenney Lucinda Jenney ...
Lena, the Waitress
Jason Beghe ...
State Trooper
Sonny Carl Davis Sonny Carl Davis ...
Albert
Ken Swofford Ken Swofford ...
Major
Shelly Desai ...
East Indian Motel Clerk (as Shelly De Sai)
Carol Mansell ...
Waitress
Stephen Polk ...
Surveillance Man
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Storyline

Louise is working in a fast food restaurant as a waitress and has some problems with her friend Jimmy, who, as a musician, is always on the road. Thelma is married to Darryl who likes his wife to stay quiet in the kitchen so that he can watch football on TV. One day they decide to break out of their normal life and jump in the car and hit the road. Their journey, however, turns into a flight when Louise kills a man who threatens to rape Thelma. They decide to go to Mexico, but soon they are hunted by American police. Written by Harald Mayr <marvin@bike.augusta.de>  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Waitress | Rape | Road | Friendship | Fugitive  | See more »

Taglines:

Somebody said get a life... so they did.

Genres:

Crime | Drama

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong language, and for some violence and sensuality See all certifications »

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

USA | France

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Telma i Luiz See more »

Filming Locations:

Bakersfield, California, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$16,500,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$45,361,000 (USA)
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Company Credits

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Catherine Keener was cast in the role of Investigator Hal Slocumb's wife. Her one and only scene was cut from the final film. This deleted scene can be found on the special edition DVD of the film released in 2003 from MGM Home Entertainment. See more »

Goofs

Incorrectly regarded as goofs: During the big chase scene, the Thunderbird Louise is driving hits a police cruiser and knocks off a side mirror. However, after the chase scene, we can clearly see that the mirror is still intact and on the car. This is because the mirror that we saw fly clear was from the police cruiser, not Louise's Thunderbird. See more »

Quotes

Louise: Should've gone to the police in the beginning, why didn't I?
Thelma: You said why before.
Louise: What'd I say?
Thelma: That nobody would believe us. You know that jerk was really hurting me, and if you hadn't come along when you had he would've hurt me even worse. And probably nothing would've been done with him because I was dancing with him all night and everybody saw it and they'd figure I had it coming. My life would've been ruined a whole lot more than it is now, now I'm having fun. I'll tell you something else, I'm not the least bit sorry that creep is dead, I'm just sorry it was you who did it and not me.
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Soundtracks

"No Lookin' Back"
Written by Kenny Loggins, Michael McDonald & Ed Sandford (as Ed Sanford)
Performed by Michael McDonald
Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records, Inc.
by arrangement with Warner Special Products See more »