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 &sLouise brought first-time screenwriter Callie Khouri many accolades including the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay. — Perry Seibert
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Susan Sarandon | Louise |
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Geena Davis | Thelma |
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Harvey Keitel | Hal |
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Michael Madsen | Jimmy |
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Christopher McDonald | Darryl |
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Stephen Tobolowsky | Max |
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Brad Pitt | J.D. |
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Timothy Carhart | Harlan |
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Lucinda Jenney | Lena / the Waitress |
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Jason Beghe | State Trooper |
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Sonny Carl Davis | Albert |
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Shelly Desai | East Indian Motel Clerk |
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Ken Swofford | Major |
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Carol Mansell | Waitress |
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Stephen Polk | Surveillance Man |
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Rob Roy Fitzgerald | Plainclothes Cop |
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Jack Lindine | I.D. Tech |
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Michael Delman | Silver Bullet Dancer |
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Kristel L. Rose | Girl Smoker |
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Noel L. Walcott III | Mountain Bike Rider |
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Marco St. John | Truck Driver |
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Gregory J. Barnett | State Police Officer |
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Mamie Jean Calvert | Country Dancer |
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John Carey | Restaurant Customer |
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Mary Cornell | Girl in Bar |
| Director | Ridley Scott |
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| Writer | Callie Khouri | |
| Producer | Mimi Polk Gitlin, Callie Khouri, Dean O'Brien, Ridley Scott | |
| Musician | Hans Zimmer | |
| Photography | Adrian Biddle | |
| Edition | Special Edition |
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| Packaging | Keep Case |
| Nr Discs | 1 |
| Screen Ratios | Letterboxd Widescreen (2.35:1) |
| Audio Tracks | ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 |
| Subtitles | English | French | Spanish |
| Distributor | MGM Home Entertainment |
| Layers | Single side, Single layer |
| Edition Release Date | Nov 18, 1997 |
| Regions | 1 |