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Thelma & Louise

  • 19911991
  • RR
  • 2h 10m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
154K
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POPULARITY
706
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Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon in Thelma & Louise (1991)
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Two best friends set out on an adventure, but it soon turns around to a terrifying escape from being hunted by the police, as these two girls escape for the crimes they committed.Two best friends set out on an adventure, but it soon turns around to a terrifying escape from being hunted by the police, as these two girls escape for the crimes they committed.Two best friends set out on an adventure, but it soon turns around to a terrifying escape from being hunted by the police, as these two girls escape for the crimes they committed.
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
154K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
706
450
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    • Director
      • Ridley Scott
    • Writer
      • Callie Khouri
    • Stars
      • Susan Sarandon
      • Geena Davis
      • Harvey Keitel
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Ridley Scott
    • Writer
      • Callie Khouri
    • Stars
      • Susan Sarandon
      • Geena Davis
      • Harvey Keitel
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 379User reviews
    • 133Critic reviews
    • 88Metascore
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 25 wins & 52 nominations total

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    Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon in Thelma & Louise (1991)
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    Top cast

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    Susan Sarandon
    Susan Sarandon
    • Louise
    Geena Davis
    Geena Davis
    • Thelma
    Harvey Keitel
    Harvey Keitel
    • Hal
    Michael Madsen
    Michael Madsen
    • Jimmy
    Christopher McDonald
    Christopher McDonald
    • Darryl
    Stephen Tobolowsky
    Stephen Tobolowsky
    • Max
    Brad Pitt
    Brad Pitt
    • J.D.
    Timothy Carhart
    Timothy Carhart
    • Harlan
    Lucinda Jenney
    Lucinda Jenney
    • Lena, the Waitress
    Jason Beghe
    Jason Beghe
    • State Trooper
    Sonny Carl Davis
    Sonny Carl Davis
    • Albert
    Shelly Desai
    Shelly Desai
    • East Indian Motel Clerk
    • (as Shelly De Sai)
    Ken Swofford
    Ken Swofford
    • Major
    Carol Mansell
    Carol Mansell
    • Waitress
    Stephen Polk
    Stephen Polk
    • Surveillance Man
    Rob Roy Fitzgerald
    Rob Roy Fitzgerald
    • Plainclothes Cop
    Jack Lindine
    Jack Lindine
    • I.D. Tech
    Michael Doman
    • Silver Bullet Dancer
    • (as Michael Delman)
    • Director
      • Ridley Scott
    • Writer
      • Callie Khouri
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The sequence where Darryl slips and falls over on the builder's supplies as he is leaving for work was unscripted, as Christopher McDonald genuinely lost his footing. Despite this, he remained in character, yelling at the workmen as he got into the car and drove away. As he states on the DVD commentary, director Sir Ridley Scott liked the result so much, he kept it in the film.
    • Goofs
      While it is a popular movie trope that a caller must stay on the line a minimum amount of time before the call can be traced, by the time of this movie's setting, calls could be traced as soon as the connection was made. This is true even with a landline, a public phone, or a long distance call, as was the case in the film.
    • Quotes

      State Trooper: [sobbing] Please! I have a wife and kids. Please!

      Thelma: You do? Well, you're lucky. You be sweet to 'em, especially your wife. My husband wasn't sweet to me. Look how I turned out.

    • Connections
      Featured in Precious Images (1986)
    • Soundtracks
      Little Honey
      Written by John Doe & Dave Alvin (as David Alvin)

      Performed by Kelly Willis

      Produced by Tony Brown

      Courtesy of MCA Records

    User reviews379

    Review
    Top review
    car emptiness...
    Through his career, Ridley Scott was an eclectic film-maker because he broached (with success) several cinema styles: science-fiction with "Alien", historical film with "1492: Christopher Colombus". Here, he succeeded very well his way to the road-movie and this one is listed among the best road-movies ever made. At first look, the story looks simple and without too many claims: two young women, Thelma and Louise are going out for the week-end with the firm intention of having a ball. But what they don't know is that this drive will soon become a descent into hell... The movie is worth seeing for its two main actresses: Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis, both outstanding and what interests Ridley Scott, is their temperament and their evolution during the movie. At the beginning, a sensitive and fragile Thelma is next to a energetic and realistic Louise but in the second part of the movie, more precisely, after Thelma burglarized a shop (probably the best sequence in the whole movie) in order to grab money, roles are reversed. This is an occasion to make out Louise's wounds and weaknesses. So, don't rely too much on appearances... "Thelma and Louise" is also a movie where Scott takes a lucid look on the hidden side of the American society and especially on men. Scott introduces them to us with their worst faults: either they're macho (Darryl), obscene (the truck driver), perverse (the rapist) or coward (the cop). The only one saved is Harvey Keitel who never falls into the caricature of the American cop usually described to us as merciless or obsequious. Here, he shows understanding and even compassion towards the two runaways, notably Louise because he knows that she hides a terrible secret. A dynamic and panting movie where laugh and sorrow are skillfully married.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 24, 1991 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • United Kingdom
      • France
    • Official site
      • Official Facebook
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Thelma and Louise
    • Filming locations
      • Courthouse Towers, Arches National Park, Utah, USA
    • Production companies
      • Pathé Entertainment
      • Percy Main
      • Star Partners III Ltd.
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $16,500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $45,360,915
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $6,101,297
      • May 27, 1991
    • Gross worldwide
      • $45,457,532
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 10 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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