Dunne, Michael (2001). Intertextual Encounters in American Fiction, Film, and Popular Culture. Bowling Green State University Popular Press. p.89. ISBN 0-87972-848-5. Arkansas State Police Investigator Hal Slocumb, leading the investigation, questions both J.D. (who was caught) and Jimmy, and taps into the phone line at Darryl's house. He sympathizes with the pair's situation, and understands why they did not report Harlan's killing (partly due to Louise's own experience in Texas). During a few brief phone conversations with Louise, Hal expresses his sympathy but is unsuccessful in persuading her to surrender. They have adventures along the way, some sweet, some tragic, including a meeting with a shifty but sexy young man named J.D. ( Brad Pitt), who is able, like the dead saloon cowboy, to exploit Thelma’s sexual hungers, left untouched by the rug salesman. They also meet old men with deep lines on their faces, and harbingers of doom, and state troopers, and all the other inhabitants of the road. Team, Legal (April 24, 2023). "Grand Canyon Deaths [2023]". Hastings & Hastings . Retrieved May 1, 2023.

In an article commemorating the film's 20th anniversary in 2011, Raina Lipsitz called it "the last great film about women" and said that it heralded the achievements of women that caused 1992 to become "the year of the woman". [41] However, she also said that women-themed films have since been losing ground. [41] Accolades [ edit ] Award

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That leads, as such flirtations sometimes tragically do, to an attempted rape in the parking lot. And after Louise comes to her friend’s rescue, there is a sudden, violent event that ends with the man’s death. And the two women hit the road for real. They are convinced that no one would ever believe their story -- that the only answer for them is to run, and to hide. Sturken, Marita (2000). Thelma and Louise. London: British Film Institute. p.11. ISBN 0-85170-809-9. Then there are the reams of statistics about female talent either side of the cameras, which never fail to depress despite increasing clamour for change in the industry. In 2014, just seven per cent of the top-grossing films in the US were directed by women, while 12 per cent of the protagonists in those films were female – four percentage points lower than in 2002.

When Callie Khouri, a 30-something Texas native and jobbing production assistant, sat down to write her screenplay for the film, she had no idea she would end up spawning a pop-cultural phenomenon. Having studied acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in LA, Khouri was grindingly familiar with the two-dimensional roles typically offered to women in Hollywood, and, feeling that “I wasn’t seeing women represented in a way that made me want to be one”, set about writing the film she wanted to see. Enevold, Jessica (2004). "The Daughters of Thelma and Louise". Gender, Genre & Identity in Women's Travel Writing. New York. pp.73–95. ISBN 0-8204-4905-9. {{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( link) Cook, Bernie, ed. (2007). Thelma & Louise Live! The Cultural Afterlife of an American Film. University of Texas Press. ISBN 9780292794658. Archived from the original on July 7, 2018 . Retrieved July 7, 2018.Storyboards and deleted and extended scenes, including an extended ending with director’s commentary a b c "Thelma & Louise". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on May 1, 2021 . Retrieved May 1, 2021. So the girls hit the road for a weekend (Thelma is so frightened of her husband she leaves him a note rather than tell him). They’re almost looking to get into trouble, in a way; they wind up in a saloon not too many miles down the road, and Thelma, a wild woman after a couple of margueritas, begins to get caught up in lust after a couple of dances with an urban cowboy.

Thelma & Louise is a 1991 American film directed by Ridley Scott and written by Callie Khouri. The film has elements of multiple genres and has been described as a drama, adventure or road movie [1] with elements of a romantic comedy. [3]

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One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and two Blu-rays with the film and special features Writers Guild of America West. "101 Greatest Screenplays". Writers Guild of America West. Archived from the original on November 22, 2016 . Retrieved July 7, 2018. Gibson, Caitlin (April 20, 2016). "25 years ago, 'Thelma & Louise' was a radical statement. Sadly, it still is". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on July 19, 2020 . Retrieved July 19, 2020.

Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis both received accolades for their performances, including nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actress. Movies filmed in the Moab area". Moab Area Travel Council. Archived from the original on March 25, 2010 . Retrieved July 29, 2008. AND THE WINNER IS... - the Washington Post". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on August 18, 2020 . Retrieved May 9, 2020.The British Film Institute published a book about the film in 2000 [57] as part of a Modern Classics series. On the Writers Guild of America Award's list of 101 best screenplays, it made No. 72. [58] Stage adaptation [ edit ] The film was made by MGM, and I just cannot imagine any studio making that movie now. If it had Ridley Scott as the director, which it did, maybe it would have a shot, but I don’t think any studio would be chomping at the bit to make it. Not that that many were at the time anyway.”