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*Thelma & Louise* is a 1991 English-language film directed and produced by Ridley Scott. The screenplay was written by Callie Khouri, with music composed by Hans Zimmer. The cast includes Susan Sarandon, Geena Davis, Harvey Keitel, and Michael Madsen. Adrian Biddle served as director of photography, while Thom Noble was the film editor. Elizabeth McBride designed the costumes. The production companies were Pathé and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, which also distributed the film alongside Netflix.
The movie is categorized as a comedy drama, crime film, road movie, and girls with guns narrative. It was filmed in Kern County and Grand County, Utah, with narrative locations in Arizona, Arkansas, and Oklahoma City. The film has a runtime of 129 or 130 minutes and was released on May 24, 1991. Its budget was 16,000,000, and it generated 45,361,000 in revenue.
*Thelma & Louise* received the Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay, and the National Board of Review Top Ten Films award. It was nominated for the Academy Awards for Best Actress, Best Director, Best Cinematography, and Best Film Editing. The film holds a rating of 7.6 on IMDb and TMDb.
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Film · TMDB
7.6Taking a break from their dreary lives, close friends Thelma and Louise embark on a short weekend trip that ends in unforeseen incriminating circumstances. As fugitives, both women rediscover the strength of their bond and their newfound resilience.
Cast
- Susan Sarandon as Louise
- Geena Davis as Thelma
- Harvey Keitel as Hal
- Michael Madsen as Jimmy
- Christopher McDonald as Darryl
- Stephen Tobolowsky as Max
Themes
- robbery
- waitress
- southern usa
- self-defense
- highway
- housewife
- female friendship
- arkansas
- grand canyon
- road trip
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Ridley Scott
- Written by
- Callie Khouri
- Produced by
- Ridley Scott Mimi Polk Gitlin
- Starring
- Susan Sarandon Geena Davis Harvey Keitel
- Cinematography
- Adrian Biddle
- Edited by
- Thom Noble
- Music by
- Hans Zimmer
- Production companies
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pathé Entertainment Percy Main Productions Star Partners III Ltd.
- Distributed by
- MGM-Pathé Communications
- Release dates
- May 20, 1991 ( 1991-05-20 ) ( Cannes ) May 24, 1991 ( 1991-05-24 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 129 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $16.5 million
- Box office
- $45.4 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Part of
- National Film Registry
- Genre
- adventure film
- Country of origin
- France
- Original language
- English language
- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Director
- Ridley Scott
- Screenwriter
- Callie Khouri
- Cast member
- Carol Mansell
- Composer
- Hans Zimmer
- Producer
- Ridley Scott
- Production company
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Cinematographer
- Adrian Biddle
- Narrative location
- Oklahoma City
- Filming location
- Utah
- Duration
- 129
- FilmAffinity ID
- 373151
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.mgm.com/#/our-titles/1982/Thelma-&-Louise
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- publication date
- 1991-00-00
- film editor
- Thom Noble
- title
- Thelma & Louise
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
- costume designer
- Elizabeth McBride
- distributed by
- Netflix
- review score
- 89/100
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Encyclopedic overview
Thelma & Louise is a 1991 American buddy comedy-drama film directed by Ridley Scott and written by Callie Khouri. The film stars Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon as Thelma and Louise, two friends who embark on a road trip that ends up in unforeseen circumstances. The supporting cast includes Harvey Keitel, Michael Madsen, Christopher McDonald, and Brad Pitt. Filming took place in California and Utah from June to August 1990.
Following its premiere at the 44th Cannes Film Festival on May 20, 1991, Thelma & Louise was theatrically released in the United States on May 24. It became a critical and commercial success, receiving six nominations at the 64th Academy Awards, with Khouri winning Best Original Screenplay. Scott was nominated for Best Director, and both Sarandon and Davis were nominated for Best Actress.
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