Two friends, Thelma Dickinson and Louise Sawyer, have grown tired of
their respective partners and decide to embark on a long road trip
across Arkansas. They stop at a bar, where Thelma dances with a
man. When the man attempts to rape her friend, Louise takes out
her gun and shoots him dead. Thelma suggests they should report
the incident to the police, but Louise convinces her that because she
was seen dancing with her aggressor no one will believe she was a
potential rape victim. Their only option is to go on the
run...
Cast: Susan Sarandon (Louise Sawyer),
Geena Davis (Thelma),
Harvey Keitel (Hal),
Michael Madsen (Jimmy),
Christopher McDonald (Darryl),
Stephen Tobolowsky (Max),
Brad Pitt (J.D.),
Timothy Carhart (Harlan),
Lucinda Jenney (Lena, the Waitress),
Jason Beghe (State Trooper),
Sonny Carl Davis (Albert),
Ken Swofford (Major),
Shelly Desai (East Indian Motel Clerk),
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 L. Walcott III (Mountain Bike Rider)
Country: USA / France
Language: English
Support: Color
Runtime: 129 min
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