Thelma & Louise
1991 film by Ridley Scott / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Thelma & Louise is a 1991 American crime drama film directed by Ridley Scott and written by Callie Khouri. The film stars Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis as Louise and Thelma, 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 (in one of his first major roles). Filming took place in California and Utah from June to August 1990.
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Directed by | Ridley Scott |
Written by | Callie Khouri |
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Cinematography | Adrian Biddle |
Edited by | Thom Noble |
Music by | Hans Zimmer |
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Distributed by | MGM-Pathé Communications |
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Running time | 129 minutes |
Country | United States[1] |
Language | English |
Budget | $16.5 million[2] |
Box office | $45.4 million[2] |
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.
Thelma & Louise has influenced other artistic works, and became a landmark of feminist film. In 2006, the American Film Institute ranked it 78th on its list of most inspiring films. In 2016, the Library of Congress selected the film for preservation in the National Film Registry, finding it "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".