Team, Legal (April 24, 2023). "Grand Canyon Deaths [2023]". Hastings & Hastings . Retrieved May 1, 2023. It sounds like a depressing ride on paper, but Thelma & Louise comes alive on screen as an exhilarating story of female friends discovering their potential – sexual, physical, human ­– in the most desperate of circumstances. Hailed at the time for its bold embrace of third-wave feminism – and criticised, depending on which side of the fence you were on, for its “male-bashing” tone or “betrayal” of the feminist cause – Khouri’s script wound up winning the best screenplay award at the 1991 Oscars, an occasion she used to declare that, “for everyone who wanted to see a happy ending for Thelma and Louise, to me this is it”. a b Smith, Kyle (April 7, 2016). "As a Feminist Film, 'Thelma & Louise' Fails Miserably". Entertainment. New York Post. Archived from the original on July 7, 2018 . Retrieved July 7, 2018. In an article commemorating the film's 20th anniversary in 2011, Raina Lipsitz called it "the last great film about women" and said that it heralded the achievements of women that caused 1992 to become "the year of the woman". [41] However, she also said that women-themed films have since been losing ground. [41] Accolades [ edit ] Award

Hutchinson, Pamela (May 24, 2021). "Thelma & Louise: The film that gave women firepower, desire and complex inner lives". The Independent . Retrieved January 29, 2023. Malkin, Michael Schneider,Marc; Schneider, Michael; Malkin, Marc (January 13, 2023). "Amanda Seyfried and Evan Rachel Wood Workshopping a 'Thelma & Louise' Musical Adaptation (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety . Retrieved October 22, 2023. {{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( link)The film received critical acclaim. Janet Maslin of The New York Times had only praise for the film in her review:

Michelle Pfeiffer and Jodie Foster were originally chosen for the leads; both accepted their roles with enthusiasm. As pre-production of the film dragged on, the two eventually dropped out, with Pfeiffer going on to star in Love Field and Foster in The Silence of the Lambs. Pfeiffer would later admit that passing on the film still kills her. [6] Meryl Streep and Goldie Hawn then offered to play the leads, but Streep later dropped out due to scheduling conflicts while Hawn was not considered right for the part. (Hawn and Streep portrayed the lead duo a year later in Death Becomes Her.) Geena Davis (who had been vigorously pursuing the lead role for nearly a year) and Susan Sarandon were ultimately chosen. The two took extensive driving and shooting lessons in preparation for their roles. [5]Thelma & Louise premiered in the Cannes Film Festival on May 20, 1991, before being released theatrically in the United States on May 24. It later became a critical and commercial success, receiving six Academy Award nominations and winning for Best Original Screenplay. Scott was nominated for Best Director, and both Sarandon and Davis were nominated for Best Actress. To date, this is the most recent film to have two actors nominated in the same category for either Best Actor or Best Actress. It influenced other films and artistic works and became a landmark of feminist film. Festival de Cannes: Thelma & Louise". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014 . Retrieved August 12, 2009. The film placed second to The Silence of the Lambs as the best film of 1991 in a poll of 81 critics. [35] Feminism [ edit ] Two audio commentaries, featuring Scott, screenwriter Callie Khouri, and actors Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon Thelma & Louise,' 'Petite Maman,' and More Coming to Criterion in May". Collider. February 15, 2023.

Perry, Kevin (October 22, 2022). " 'I was screwing up his audition': Geena Davis on the moment she knew Brad Pitt was perfect for Thelma & Louise". The Independent . Retrieved October 22, 2022. a b c d e f Weller, Sheila (February 11, 2012). "The Ride of a Lifetime". Vanity Fair. Archived from the original on August 10, 2020 . Retrieved July 19, 2020. They have adventures along the way, some sweet, some tragic, including a meeting with a shifty but sexy young man named J.D. ( Brad Pitt), who is able, like the dead saloon cowboy, to exploit Thelma’s sexual hungers, left untouched by the rug salesman. They also meet old men with deep lines on their faces, and harbingers of doom, and state troopers, and all the other inhabitants of the road. References Thelma and Lousie". duffzone.org. Archived from the original on August 26, 2018 . Retrieved August 26, 2018.Gibson, Caitlin (April 20, 2016). "25 years ago, 'Thelma & Louise' was a radical statement. Sadly, it still is". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on July 19, 2020 . Retrieved July 19, 2020. Thelma and Louise are finally cornered by the authorities only a hundred yards from the edge of the Grand Canyon. Hal arrives on the scene, but the women refuse his last attempt to talk them into surrendering. Rather than be captured, Thelma proposes that they "keep going". Louise asks Thelma if she is certain, and Thelma says yes. They kiss and then hold hands, Louise steps on the gas, and, as Hal desperately pursues them on foot, they accelerate over the cliff to their implied deaths. Roger Ebert also praised the film but withheld a perfect score on the basis of "the last shot before the titles begin. It's a freeze frame that fades to white, which is fine, except it does so with unseemly haste .... It's unsettling to get involved in a movie that takes 128 minutes to bring you to a payoff that the filmmakers seem to fear." [21]

Harris, Hunter (June 27, 2017). "Brad Pitt's Breakout Role in Thelma & Louise Almost Went to Robert Downey Jr." vulture.com . Retrieved October 11, 2021. Valentine, Genevieve (July 2, 2017). "How Thelma & Louise Drove Hollywood 'Off The Cliff' ". NPR. Archived from the original on August 26, 2018 . Retrieved August 25, 2018. Storyboards and deleted and extended scenes, including an extended ending with director’s commentary a b c "Thelma & Louise". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on May 1, 2021 . Retrieved May 1, 2021.

The Annual 17th Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards". Los Angeles Film Critics Association . Retrieved August 24, 2021. It stars Susan Sarandon as Louise and Geena Davis as Thelma, two friends who embark on a road trip that ends up in unforeseen circumstances. Filming took place in California and Utah from June to August 1990. The supporting cast includes Harvey Keitel, Michael Madsen, Christopher McDonald, and a then-unknown Brad Pitt in one of his first major film roles.