Thelma & Louise
15

2h 9m

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strong violence, sex, language, sexual assault

Selected by the Writers Branch, Everyman presents: Thelma & Louise Meek housewife Thelma (Geena Davis) joins her friend Louise (Susan Sarandon), an independent waitress, on a short fishing trip. However, their trip becomes a flight from the law when Louise shoots and kills a man who tries to rape Thelma at a bar. Louise decides to flee to Mexico, and Thelma joins her. On the way, Thelma falls for sexy young thief J.D. (Brad Pitt) and the sympathetic Detective Slocumb (Harvey Keitel) tries to convince the two women to surrender before their fates are sealed. Callie Khouri’s original screenplay, which won the 1991 Academy Award, reinvented both the buddy film and the road movie as it told the story of its eponymous heroines, Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon, respectively, who find themselves on the run across the American desert. Davis and Sarandon were both nominated for Best Actress, the most recent instance in Academy Awards history that two actors from the same film have been nominated in the category. Ridley Scott was nominated for his typically stylish direction, and the ace supporting cast included Harvey Keitel as an unexpectedly sympathetic policeman and Brad Pitt as an especially exciting detour. Presented in 4k, the feature returns to the big screen at Everyman at The Whiteley on Thursday, 27 November.

Cast: Geena Davis, Susan Sarandon, Harvey Keitel, Michael Madsen, Christopher McDonald, Stephen Tobolowsky, Brad Pitt, Timothy Carhart, Lucinda Jenney, Jason Beghe

Director(s): Ridley Scott

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