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Thelma & Louise

Actor(s): Susan Sarandon, Geena Davis, Harvey Keitel, Michael Madsen, Christopher McDonald
Director(s): Ridley Scott
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Movie Details

MPAA Rating: R
Content Advisory: Violence, Adult Situations, Rape & Sexual Abuse, Not For Children, Sexual Situations
Movie Release: 1991
DVD Release: 02/04/2003
Format: DVD
SwapaDVD Credits: 1
Number of Discs: 1
Run Time: 2 hrs 9 mins
Studio: MGM
Total Copies: 15
Genres: Comedy Drama, Road Movie, Chase Movie, Buddy Film, Feminist Film
See Also: Thelma & Louise [Widescreen], Thelma & Louise [Special Edition], Thelma and Louise [Breast Cancer Awareness Promotion], Thelma and Louise [Widescreen]

DVD Synopsis

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. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide

Actors

Susan Sarandon - Louise Sawyer
Geena Davis - Thelma Dickinson
Harvey Keitel - Hal Slocumb
Michael Madsen - Jimmy
Christopher McDonald - Darryl

Member Movie Reviews

Sara C. (SarithaAnn) wrote on 4/5/2009...

1 of 1 member(s) found this review helpful.

Ridley Scott's movie, Thelma and Louise, is about two good friends by the same name that leave for a weekend getaway and things don't quite work out the way they plan. Due to bad circumstances and some bad decisions, they end up being on the run from the law. Although, if in reality I would not condone their actions, in the fantasy world of the movie it is fun to cheer for their characters. What woman has not been hit on or done wrong in some fashion by a crude, gross, male chauvinist pig and felt like they wish they could let them have it? Thelma and Louise get to play that role in their fantasy world and it is fun to watch. There is also a lot of sad and somewhat dark scenes as well but the movie overall keeps a pretty light hearted feel for the most part.
When this movie came out, it brought a little bit of controversy with it. Critics stated things like it showed feminism going to far. I don't see it that way. It is simply a movie, a fictional movie, that has a plot of two strong female characters. I like Kill Bill as well but I don't think that Tarantino meant for that movie to mean that females should all become "ninja warriors." Thelma and Louise is just a movie that plays on the emotional side of women being a bit fed up with some of the crap they can receive from society.