USA / UK / France,
1991, 130 min
(Alternative: 124 min)
Directed by:
Ridley ScottScreenplay:
Callie KhouriCinematography:
Adrian BiddleComposer:
Hans ZimmerCast:
Susan Sarandon, Geena Davis, Harvey Keitel, Michael Madsen, Christopher McDonald, Stephen Tobolowsky, Brad Pitt, Timothy Carhart, Lucinda Jenney, Jason Beghe (more)VOD (3)
Plots(1)
Waitress Louise (Susan Sarandon) persuades her friend Thelma (Geena Davis) to escape her sexist husband and join her on a road trip. When they stop off at a country bar, Louise ends up saving Thelma from an attempted rape - shooting and killing the rapist in the process - and the women consequently find themselves forced to go on the run. Along the way their money is stolen by a handsome cowboy (Brad Pitt) and they begin holding-up convenience stores to get by, feeling strangely liberated by their new-found assertiveness. (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM))
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1992 - Callie Khouri (Best Original Screenplay)
- 1992 - Ridley Scott (Best Achievement in Directing)
- 1992 - Susan Sarandon (Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role)
- 1992 - Geena Davis (Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role)
- 1992 - Adrian Biddle (Best Achievement in Cinematography)
- 1992 - Best Achievement in Film Editing
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 1992 - Best Film
- 1992 - Ridley Scott (Best Director)
- 1992 - Susan Sarandon (Best Leading Actress)
- 1992 - Geena Davis (Best Leading Actress)
- 1992 - Callie Khouri (Best Original Screenplay)
- 1992 - Adrian Biddle (Best Cinematography)
- 1992 - Best Editing
- 1992 - Hans Zimmer (Best Music)
César Awards
- 1992 - Best Foreign Film
Amanda Awards
- 1992 - Ridley Scott (Best Foreign Language Film)
Golden Globes
- 1992 - Callie Khouri (Best Screenplay)
- 1992 - Best Motion Picture – Drama
- 1992 - Geena Davis (Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama)
- 1992 - Susan Sarandon (Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama)
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
- 1991 - Geena Davis (Best Actress)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 1991 - Susan Sarandon (Best Actress)
- 1991 - Geena Davis (Best Actress)
- 1991 - Callie Khouri (Best Screenplay)