Louise is upset with her always on the road musician boyfriend Jimmy ( Michael Madsen ) for not paying her enough attention and leaves without telling him, while Thelma is just wanting to have some fun and get away for a bit from her controlling loutish car dealer hubby Darryl ( Christopher McDonald ). Wisecracking Arkansas diner waitress Louise ( Susan Sarandon) and smothered housewife friend Thelma ( Geena Davis), locked into a bad marriage, take Louise’s classic 1966 Thunderbird convertible on a weekend holiday fishing trip to a mountain cabin owned by a friend of Louise. Callie Khouri keeps it as an inexorable feminist script, sympathetic to the regular good ole gals who because of a violent incident accidentally become rebels and go up against stereotyped piggish men forcing them to react in aggressive ways like never before.
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Though it covers familiar road movie/buddy movie turf for males, the reversal of roles gives the pic a fresh look. Reviewed by Dennis Schwartz Director Ridley Scott (“Hannibal”/”Gladiator”/”American Gangster”) juices up this entertaining offbeat fem road movie that surprisingly became a big box-office hit and iconic film from the 1990s. ), Timothy Carhart ( Harlan ), Sonny Carl Davis (Albert), Lucinda Jenney (Lena the Waitress), Jason Beghe (State Trooper) Runtime: 120 MPAA Rating: R producers: Mimi Polk/ Ridley Scott MGM Home Entertainment 1991) THELMA AND LOUISE (director: Ridley Scott screenwriter: Callie Khouri cinematographer: Adrian Biddle editor: Thom Noble music: Hans Zimmer cast: Susan Sarandon ( Louise ), Geena Davis ( Thelma ), Harvey Keitel ( Hal ), Michael Madsen ( Jimmy ), Christopher McDonald ( Darryl ), Stephen Tobolowsky ( Max ), Brad Pitt ( J.
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