Thelma & Louise Page #9

Synopsis: Louise is working in a diner as a waitress and has some problems with her boyfriend 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.
Director(s): Ridley Scott
Production: MGM
  Won 1 Oscar. Another 21 wins & 40 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.4
Metacritic:
88
Rotten Tomatoes:
84%
R
Year:
1991
130 min
3,745 Views


You can keep it moving

if you don't look down

Hey, baby!

You ready for

a big dick?

Hi.

Hi, there.

You all right?

We're fine.

How are you?

Great!

You girls about

ready to get serious?

I think so.

Follow us.

Better not look down

if you want to keep on flying

Put the hammer down

Keep it full speed ahead

Better not look back

Or you might

just wind up crying

You can keep it moving

if you don't look down

Better not look down

if you want to keep on flying

Put the hammer down

keep it full speed ahead

Better not look back

Or you might

just wind up crying

You can keep it moving

if you don't look down

Where you going?

Fresno.

We've been seeing you

all over the place.

Why don't you take

off those shades?

I want to see your eyes.

Yeah, I been

seeing you, too.

Yeah, we think

you have really

bad manners.

Yeah.

Yeah, where do you get off

behaving like that with

women you don't even know?

Huh?

How'd you feel if somebody

did that to your mother?

Or your sister?

Or your wife?

Huh?

What are you

talking about?

You know good and damn well

what I'm talking about.

I mean, really.

That business

with your tongue.

What is that?

That is disgusting!

And, oh, my God,

that other sh*t of

pointing to your lap.

I mean, what is that

supposed to mean

exactly, huh?

Does that mean "Pull over.

I wanna show you what

a big, fat slob I am"?

Yeah, or does that mean,

"Suck my dick"?

You women are crazy!

You got that right.

We think

you should apologize.

I ain't apologizing

for sh*t!

You say you're sorry.

F*** that!

You say you're sorry,

or I'm gonna make you

f***ing sorry.

Oh, Jesus.

I'll bet you even called us

"beavers" on your CB radio,

didn't you?

Yeah. Sure did!

Damn! I hate that.

I hate being called

a beaver, don't you?

You gonna

apologize or what?

F*** you!

Ooh!

Oh! Goddamn,

you b*tch!

I don't think he is

gonna apologize.

Nah, I don't think so.

You b*tches!

You b*tches from hell!

God damn it!

You're gonna have

to pay for this!

You're gonna have

to pay for that!

I'm gonna make you!

I'm gonna make you

pay for this!

You hear me?

Oh, my God!

Where'd you learn

to shoot like that?

Off the TV.

How about you?

Where'd you learn

to shoot like that?

Texas.

Whoo.

I can see all obstacles

in my way

Gone are the dark clouds

that had me blind

It's gonna be a bright

Bright sun-shiny day

It's gonna be a bright

Bright sun-shiny day

I think I can make it now

The pain is gone

All of the bad feelings

have disappeared

Here is the rainbow

I've been prayin' for

Hello? Hello?

I'm in the trunk.

I'm a police officer.

The keys are over there.

The keys are over there.

Look all around

There's nothin'

but blue skies

Look straight ahead

Nothing but blue skies

D- l-D-10-17-55.

Red hair, brown eyes,

5'7" tall, 120 pounds.

Suspect, Thelma

Yvonne Dickinson.

White female,

D- l-D-11-27-56.

Red hair, green eyes,

5'10" tall, 130 pounds.

Both subjects armed

and extremely dangerous.

Approach with caution.

... New Mexico and Arizona

on felony warrants

for armed robbery,

kidnapping

a law enforcement officer,

assault with a deadly weapon.

Suspect driving,

Louise Elizabeth Sawyer.

White female...

Think they saw us?

I don't know.

I don't think so.

We better get off,

just in case.

You got your

seat belt on?

This is 1-12.

I am in pursuit

of green Thunderbird.

Requesting assistance.

Sh*t.

We have

the suspects in sight.

Continuing pursuit.

Remain in position!

I know this whole thing

was my fault. I know it.

Damn it, Thelma,

if there's one thing

you should know by now,

this wasn't your fault!

Louise,

no matter what happens,

I'm glad I came with you.

Sh*t.

Oh, sh*t.

Did you see that guy?

He was right in

the middle of the road!

Hold on!

I guess everything

from here on in is

gonna be pretty shitty.

Unbearable, I'd imagine.

Look, everything

we got to lose

is already gone anyway.

Oh, God. How do you

stay so positive?

Come on, let's go!

You're a good friend.

You, too, sweetie,

the best.

How do you like

the vacation so far?

I guess I went

a little crazy, huh?

No, you've always

been crazy.

This is just the first

chance you've ever had

to really express yourself.

Good driving.

Thanks.

Oh, my God.

What in the hell is this?

I don't know.

I think...

I think it's the goddamn

Grand Canyon.

Isn't it beautiful?

Yeah. It's something

else, all right.

Oh, my God.

It looks like the Army.

All this for us?

Hey, don't let them

shoot those girls!

This is too much.

They got guns

pointing at them!

These women are armed,

Hal. This is standard.

Now, calm down.

These boys know

what they're doing.

Place your hands

in plain view.

Any failure to obey

that command

will be considered

an act of aggression

against us.

I repeat,

turn your engine off

and place your hands

in plain view.

What are you doing?

I'm not giving up.

Max, you gotta do something!

How many times, Max?

How many times

has that woman got

to be f***ed over?

Hey, listen! Will you

pull yourself together?

Now, listen to me!

You calm down.

Don't make me

sorry I brought you.

Damn it!

I repeat,

cut your engine off

and place your hands

in plain view!

Okay, then, listen.

Let's not get caught.

What are you

talking about?

Let's keep going.

What do you mean?

Go!

You sure?

Yeah.

Hey!

I felt it when the sun

came up this morning

I knew that I could not

wait another day

Darling, there is something

I must tell you

A distant voice

is calling me away

Until we find the bridge

across forever

Until this grand illusion

brings us home

You and I will

always be together

From this day on

you'll never walk alone

You're a part of me

I'm a part of you

Wherever we may travel

Whatever we go through

Whatever time may take away

It cannot change

the way we feel today

So hold me close

and say you feel it too

You're a part of me

and I'm a part of you

I can hear it

when I stand

beside the river

I can see it

when I look up

in the sky

I can feel it when I hear

that lonesome highway

So many miles

to go before I die

We can never know

about tomorrow

Still we have to choose

which way to go

You and I are standing

at the crossroads

Darling, there is one thing

you should know

You're a part of me

I'm a part of you

Wherever we may travel

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Callie Khouri

Carolyn Ann "Callie" Khouri (born November 27, 1957) is a Lebanese American film and television screenwriter, producer, feminist, and director. In 1992 she won the Academy Award for Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen for the film Thelma & Louise, which was controversial upon its release because of its progressive representation of gender politics, but which subsequently became a classic. more…

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