Thelma & Louise

1991 "Somebody said get a life...so they did."
7.6| 2h10m| R| en| More Info
Released: 24 May 1991 Released
Producted By: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Country: United States of America
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Whilst on a short weekend getaway, Louise shoots a man who had tried to rape Thelma. Due to the incriminating circumstances, they make a run for it and thus a cross country chase ensues for the two fugitives. Along the way, both women rediscover the strength of their friendship and surprising aspects of their personalities and self-strengths in the trying times.

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Hitchcoc You know, Hollywood can be pretty casual about suicide. This is an irreversible decision to a short term problem. When the two women go over the cliff in a blaze of glory, they are about to be dead. They are giving up the most precious gift they have, their own lives, because they are about to be apprehended. I have trouble with the sheer stupidity of these two characters who apparently many viewers see has heroic. Obviously, the inciting incident, the attempted rape by the guy they shoot, was totally wrong. It's also a reality that in some hole in the wall bar, getting friendly with a stranger and drinking too much could get you into a horrible situation. It's not right; it just is! So now they're off and what's next? They meet the smooth talking Brad Pitt character. He already admits he's a small time crook, so they leave a bunch of money around for him to take. Then, after robbing a gas station, they get into it with some stupid truck driver. Of course, the portrayal is that every male they come into contact sees them and pulls down his pants. I know! It's just a movie. This leads them to their final act. Without contemplating the possibility that they could probably survive this...off the cliff they go with smiles on their faces. If they had been real people, it would have meant there were two less idiots left in the world.
danjakubik-837-306271 One of my favorite 90's films. Commonly described as a feminist road movie, "Thelma and Louise" has some important and meaningful things to say about feminism and female friendship. A strong, bold screenplay Oscar winning screenplay matches up with two strong, engaging and fully believable Oscar nominated lead acting performances by Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis. Davis has the more fully realized character here, a small edge over Sarandon's character. The trio of women behind this film: writer Chali Khouri, along with actresses Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis make for a powerful, bold and engaging film. Visually stylish cinematography from director Ridley Scott (of "Blade Runner" fame). With a slow start, the film has a number of impactful moments when it kicks into higher gear, spread throughout the film. The weaknesses are few and the strengths are many in this memorable, bold film. It's ending may seem oversized to some, but it suites me just fine. Thelma and Louise keep their friendship real until the end. "Thelma and Louise" represents Chali Khouri's feature film screen writing debut.
joan-alos When last Friday my girlfriend suggested watching "Thelma & Louise" together, I started sweating. I had been avoiding this film for a long time, mostly because of the feminist brouhaha that surrounds it. Yes, I had taken for granted that the film was a feminist manifesto, that it was about women empowerment and all the sort - just google "Thelma & Louise" and discover by yourself what I'm intending to say.But the fact is that "Thelma & Louise" is almost everything, but definitely NOT a feminist film. The main characters are two dumb persons who are not able to make sensible decisions. With a little effort the screenplay could be turned into a comedy, as the trailer suggested it was, but then the main characters should be men. The audience would not laugh at two stupid women doing stupid things and acting with rage and violence. Women are supposed to be smart and sensible; men are stupid, rough and impulsive.Under my opinion, "Thelma & Louise" stands for "equality", in a broad and authentic sense. Never ever before this film was made, two women were depicted as dumb bastards, as men often are. Of course, there had been silly housewives in the movies, and mischievous heroines too. But for the very first time two women could be treated just as two cheap cowboys or two disgraced delinquents.What went wrong, then? How is it that two dumb housewives became two champions for a whole generation of feminists? Let's go a little further.Once stated that Thelma and Louise wouldn't be Tom and Lou, there was only one possibility left: the two women were entitled to be victims. So, almost by definition, all the male characters became villains. Here is where the feminist brouhaha started. And it all grew like a huge snowball.Somehow, the screenplay had the chance of being chosen by a great director as Ridley Scott (by the way, the Coens or Tarantino would be my best choice for a remake). Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis are simply magnificent in their characters. The film, beautifully shot, became a great success. And yes, the author of the screenplay got her Oscar. Her career seems to end here. Have you ever heard about (let me google it again) Callie Khouri? Nor did I, until I was interested in this film. Since then, she has written a lot... about "Thelma & Louise", her great (and unique) success. It seems that Ms. Khouri has had time enough to think and re- think about her screenplay and about the reactions surrounding it. The feminist message (intended or not) seemed to work, at least on the surface. Let's feed the beast!SPOILERS AHEAD!Two friends, Thelma and Louise, set out in a convertible for a short vacation. Thelma is married to a man who treats her like a child. Thorough the film we shall discover that Thelma behaves indeed like a child and is unable to take care of herself in the way an adult would. For instance, she takes his husband's gun despite she doesn't know how to use it, so she lends it to Louise, believing that she will protect them both. Louise is older and works as a waitress. We are induced to think that she is the smart one, but eventually we'll discover that she is as dumb as the other woman.When they stop for a drink in a roadhouse, Thelma dances with a guy they've just met. They both get drunk and go out to the parking lot. Thelma seems not to be aware that he intends to have sex with her. When she refuses, he slaps her and attempts to rape her. Fortunately, Thelma appears with her gun and scares him. The drunk man stops, but as the two women go away he insults them. Unfortunately now, Louise loses her temper and shots him to death. Twice. The murderer decides to fly away from the police and Thelma follows her. Eventually we discover that she finds it exciting and behaves childish in order to improve the "adventure". When Louise lies to her boyfriend and manages to convince him to risk his life to help her (he is a convict under parole and shouldn't be caught helping an outlaw), Thelma leaves a stranger alone with Louise's life savings in her motel room. Even when the man steals the money Thelma doesn't realize she's done wrong. Instead of leaving Thelma (the cause of all her trouble), Louise lets her "take care of the situation", which means robbing a convenience store in the first place. It seems Thelma takes her chance to become a criminal, too.They continue acting in the most stupid way. Instead of surrendering to the police while they are not still charged with murder, they keep flying away in the very same car. Though they intend to go to Mexico, incredibly they avoid Texas (we learn that something bad happened to Louise somewhere in Texas, but it would be advisable to avoid just the town when it happened, not the whole State). They keep overreacting with violence; instead of throwing the accusing gun away, they keep using it. They lock a policeman in a car trunk in the middle of the desert and make a truck explode just because the driver insulted them (twice; the first time as they casually passed him, the second time when they sought for it). Well, it's not the best way to hide from the police.In the end, rather than be captured by the police and face their responsibilities, they decide to drive off the Grand Canyon. We assume that they intend to commit suicide, but as it is Thelma who suggests to "keep going", perhaps she believes that the car can fly. Unfortunately the film ends here and we'll never know if the two women managed to escape. Finis.
imdbstinks Nice pictures, stupid story. How unbelievably stupid the male characters are. And the stupid decisions the two women take, are just boring. All to begin with, the a act of violence which is the foundation of the entire movie. Read the other negative references.Just don't watch it (unless you are a miserable 50 year old female who never had any happy moments in life, particularly not with the other sex).why did she shoot that guy in the first place - why don't they split the money - why are all guys idiotswhy woman of the women who is portrait as mostly nervous in hectic situations suddenly able to pull of an amazing criminal action