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Thelma & Louise (1991)
They just wanted a girls’ weekend away. And boy, did they get one. Thelma (Geena Davis) and Louise (Susan Sarandon) got a lot more than they bargained for, and fans got a movie with six Oscar nominations, a breakout performance from Brad Pitt, a road trip dream car in Louise’s 1966 Ford Thunderbird, and a modern landmark of feminism on film. Writer Callie Khouri took home the film’s only Oscar win for her very first produced screenplay. According to Thelma & Louise trivia, George Clooney, a struggling actor at the time, auditioned five times for the role that went to Brad Pitt. There's a long list of actresses who were all considered for the roles of Thelma and Louise, including Michelle Pfeiffer and Jodie Foster. Both were reportedly the original leads, but pre-production took so long that they had to drop out due to other commitments.
They just wanted a girls’ weekend away. And boy, did they get one. Thelma (Geena Davis) and Louise (Susan Sarandon) got a lot more than they bargained for, and fans got a movie with six Oscar nominations, a breakout performance from Brad Pitt, a road trip dream car in Louise’s 1966 Ford Thunderbird, and a modern landmark of feminism on film. Writer Callie Khouri took home the film’s only Oscar win for her very first produced screenplay. According to Thelma & Louise trivia, George Clooney, a struggling actor at the time, auditioned five times for the role that went to Brad Pitt. There's a long list of actresses who were all considered for the roles of Thelma and Louise, including Michelle Pfeiffer and Jodie Foster. Both were reportedly the original leads, but pre-production took so long that they had to drop out due to other commitments.
PeopleGeena Davis, Susan Sarandon
TitlesThelma & Louise
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