The cult female empowerment tale and a revamp of the Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid story, Thelma & Louise is as fresh today as it was 30 years ago.
Worn down by the disappointments of love, waitress Louise (Susan Sarandon) persuades the unhappily married Thelma (Geena Davis) to escape home-life drudgery for a weekend away in the mountains. Only they never make it. A quick stop at a bar en route sees Thelma sexually assaulted and Louise issuing on-the-spot justice. Wanted for questioning, their buddy road trip spirals ever downward as sympathetic Arkansas State Police Investigator Hal Slocomb (Harvey Keitel) desperately tries to apprehend them before the FBI.
A glorious mix of thrills, poignancy and social commentary, director Ridley Scott gives us unabashed entertainment as the two women plough their way across state lines.
Nominated for 6 Oscars in 1992 including best director, actress (x2) and cinematography, won 1 for best original screenplay (Callie Khouri)
Rating: 80%
Director: Ridley Scott (Gladiator, Napoleon)
Writer: Callie Khouri (Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, Something to Talk About)
Main cast: Susan Sarandon (Rocky Horror Picture Show, Dead Man Walking), Geena Davis (Marjorie Prime, The Fly), Harvey Keitel (Reservoir Dogs, The Irishman)