Thelma & Louise [Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray]

Director: Ridley Scott Ridley Scott

Overview

"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 & Louise brought first-time screenwriter Callie Khouri many accolades including the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay."

Product Details

Release Date:	05/30/2023
UPC:	0715515283816
Original Release:	1991
Rating:	R
Source:	Criterion Collection
Language:	English
Time:	2:09:00
Sales rank:	63,752

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Susan Sarandon	Louise Sawyer
Geena Davis	Thelma Dickinson,Albert
Harvey Keitel	Hal Slocumbe
Michael Madsen	Jimmy
Brad Pitt	J.D.
Christopher McDonald	Darryl Dickinson,Actor
Stephen Tobolowsky	Max
Timothy Carhart	Harlan
Jason Beghe	State Trooper
Lucinda Jenney	Lena the Waitress
Ken Swofford	Major
Carol Mansell	Waitress
Stephen Polk	Surveillance Man
Rob Roy Fitzgerald	Plainclothes Cop
Jack Lindine	I.D. Tech
Michael Delman	Silver Bullet Dancer
Kristel L. Rose	Girl Smoker
Noel Walcott	Mountain Bike Rider
Hans Zimmer	Composer
Marco St. John	Actor
Shelly Desai	Actor
Noel L. Walcott III	Mountain Bike Rider
Gregory J. Barnett	State Police Officer
Mamie Jean Calvert	Country Dancer
John Carey	Restaurant Customer
Mary Cornell	Girl in Bar
John Michael Quinn	Cafe Patron
Charlie Sexton	Singer in Bar Band
Billy Tim	Man in Bar
Robert "Bobby Z" Zajonc	State Police Pilot
Michael Domantay	Silver Bullet Dancer

Technical Credits

Callie Khouri

Ridley Scott	Director,Producer
Callie Khouri	Screenwriter
Mimi Polk	Producer
Mimi Gitlin	Producer,Producer
Martin Gibbons	Special Effects
Gregory J. Barnett	Stunts
Michael A. Carter	Sound Effects
Todd Jensen	Special Effects
Tim Moran	Special Effects
Kevin Quibell	Special Effects
Paul Stewart	Special Effects
Louis DiGiaimo	Casting

Editorial Reviews

Does Thelma & Louise make a serious statement about feminine empowerment, or is it just a good old-fashioned road movie with female protagonists? That’s the question that has been debated ever since this wildly popular movie first hit the big screen in 1991. An Oscar winner for screenwriter Callie Khouri, Thelma & Louise also garnered Academy Award nominations for director Ridley Scott (Alien) and costars Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis. These loyal friends throw off society’s shackles and turn a weekend road trip into a gen-yoo-wine odyssey -- and they both turn in remarkable work. Arkansas housewife Thelma (Sarandon) and sexy waitress Louise (Davis) first get into trouble when they hit a roadside honky-tonk. Before you know it, they’ve killed a would-be rapist and turned their joy ride into a major crime spree. Alternately serious and silly, this unassuming little movie became a bona fide cultural phenomenon. It still holds up, too: Like most pictures of its kind, Thelma & Louise exudes reckless exhilaration. It’s not, as some still maintain, about women versus men -- it’s about freedom. It’s spiffed up on the Special Edition DVD with a new transfer and accompanied by 30 minutes of recently rediscovered footage and an alternate ending. It also includes two different commentaries, one by Scott and the other by Sarandon, Davis, and Khouri. (Scott also comments during the deleted scenes.) The film’s alternate ending, storyboard-to-screen comparisons, and a Glenn Frey music video round out this very attractive and appealing package.