Thelma & Louise
- Release Date
- May 24, 1991
- Director
- Ridley Scott
- Cast
- Susan Sarandon , Geena Davis , Harvey Keitel , Michael Madsen , Christopher McDonald , Stephen Tobolowsky
- Runtime
- 129
- Main Genre
- Adventure
- Writers
- Callie Khouri
- Tagline
- Somebody said get a life... so they did.
Summary
Louise is working in a fast food restaurant as a waitress and has some problems with her friend Jimmy, who, as a musician, is always on the road. Thelma is married to Darryl who likes his wife to stay quiet in the kitchen so that he can watch football on TV. One day they decide to break out of their normal life and jump in the car and hit the road. Their journey, however, turns into a flight when Louise kills a man who threatens to rape Thelma. They decide to go to Mexico, but soon they are hunted by American police.
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