What happens to these womens relationship once they step into that 66 thunderbird is unprecedented in films priorwhich is a fancy way of saying no one in 1991 knew what was coming when those curtains opened. She tests the weight of it, and then puts it under the seat. When ridley scott saw susan sarandons audition for thelma and louise, he said that she was louise. Whilst on a short weekend getaway, louise shoots a man who had tried to rape thelma. An arkansas waitress and a housewife shoot a rapist. Thelma and louise and something to talk about screenplays khouri, callie on. While it is louises act of shooting harlan that triggers the plot, khouris belief that women in this world must live under a soulcrippling double standard is also embodied in thelmas radical awakening.
Besides the attempted rape scene, thelma later has implied sex with a drifter. It is a fabulous movie and an outstanding debut script by firsttimer callie khouri. There are several scenes of violence or threatened violence, as the stakes keep going up for the two fugitives. She is in her earlythirties, but too old to be doing this. Plot louise sawyer, a waitress in a fast food, plans a weekend in the mountains with her friend thelma dickinson, a housewife married to darryl, an arrogant and hypocritical man.
A new study by the data journalism website polygraph shows that the status of women in hollywood is bleak. Thelma and louise script free download as pdf file. After a weekend getaway turns into an interstate crime spree, thelma and louise are on the run to mexico. Thelma is married to darryl who likes his wife to stay quiet in the kitchen so that he can watch football on tv. Thelma and louise screenplay pdf free software and. Links to movie scripts, screenplays, transcripts, and excerpts from classic movies to current flicks to future films.
Start your free trial and access books, documents and more. Louise reaches over and takes the gun out of thelmas. Their journey, however, turns into a flight when louise kills a man who threatens to rape thelma. The script is constructed so that thelma and louise are more or less forced into some of the desperate measures they take. In other words, louises qualities of being tough yet nurturing, in control yet vulnerable, and fierce yet kind were qualities shared with the new yorkand, at the time, staunchly antihollywoodactor herself. Meek housewife thelma geena davis joins her friend louise susan sarandon, an independent waitress, on a short fishing trip. Due to the incriminating circumstances, they make a run for it and thus a cross country chase ensues for the two fugitives. Though the road trip starts out as a good time, the pair eventually wind up at a bar.
Entering the story as a sheltered, dependent housewife, she makes her final exit as an empowered, selfdirected woman. Jan 17, 2018 responding to victimization in thelma and louise. A tipsy thelma ends up in the parking lot of the bar with a wouldbe rapist. Neither do i, thelma, but darryl does it, how hard can it be. In the end, callie khouri saw manifested on screen a clear representation of her belief that women in this world must live under a soulcrippling double standard. Both seem to be living somewhat depressing working class lives. Thelma and louise and something to talk about screenplays. Louise reaches over and takes the gun out of thelma s. During a break in a dance hall, thelma gets drunk and a man tries to rape her. In these 3 scenes, louise coaches thelma on how to act, she finds out the huge mistake she made, and the two of them try to figure out what to do next. Louise reaches over and takes the gun out of thelmas purse and holds it in her hand.
Khouris choice to have thelma free from danger when louise kills harlan takes us beyond the simple justice of selfdefense and into an uncertain moral ground where we must grapple with the more complex issue of how much abuse one individual can be expected to tolerate before she strikes back. Simplyscripts downloadable movie scripts, screenplays. However, their trip becomes a flight from the law when louise shoots and kills a man who tries to rape thelma at a bar. On the run and being chased by seemingly every law enforcement agent in the southwest, then confronted by the grand canyon in front of them, what will thelma and louise do. Restaurant morning present day louise is a waitress in a coffee shop. The two women have been living lives devoid of empowerment and general selfworth.
Feb 07, 2018 as i reread the script for the first time in years, i was struck by two things apart from the fact that it is a damn fine story. Theiradventures,whiletingedwiththefatalismthatattendsanycrimespree,have. First, i draw a distinction in my screenwriting classes between a story with coprotagonists, where two characters are joined together on a single journey, and dual protagonists, where two lead characters a go through sharply distinctive transformation arcs. Directed by ridley scott, who directed the science fiction classics, alien 1979 and blade runner 1982, thelma and louise is an onthelam chick flick with chase scenes, a kind of femme butch cassidy and the sundance kid 1969, somewhat akin to wild at heart 1990 and natural born killers 1994 but without the. One of the most memorable movie endings in the last quarter century. Thelma s husband, darryl chris mcdonald, is an overbearing oaf, and louise s boyfriend, jimmy michael madsen, simply will not commit. He never lets me do one goddamn thing thats any fun. It makes us believe in its heroines poor decisionmaking process as. The only screenplay ever written where not one word was changed from the writers first submission to the final scene of the movie. One day they decide to break out of their normal life and jump in the car and hit the road. Want us to email you a giant pack of epic free resources. All he wants me to do is hang around the house the whole time while hes out doing god only knows what.
Theiradventures,whiletingedwiththefatalismthatattendsanycrimespree,have thethrilling,lifeaffirmingenergyforwhich thebestroadmoviesareremembered. Simplyscripts downloadable movie scripts, screenplays and. The final scene of thelma and louise is, in my opinion, one of the best scenes ever made for a film. Ridley scott was going to produce, and khouri was appointed as director.
Thelma and louise are best friends living in a small town in arkansas, which is a small state in the southern part of the united states and the state where president clinton is from. The film is essentially based around all white characters, apart from one bizarre scene with a rastafarian cyclist who symbolically blows smoke in to the trunk of the police car, and this can. The title is enough to clue us in that this movie is going to center on the friendship between two people. Plot summary thelma and louise are best friends living in a small town in arkansas, which. Apr 20, 2016 a new study by the data journalism website polygraph shows that the status of women in hollywood is bleak. It stars geena davis as thelma and susan sarandon as louise, two friends who embark on a road trip which ends up in unforeseen circumstances. Movie script title click to read script type file size. Ridley scott films screenplay pdf collection download. Imsdb opinion none available imsdb rating not available average user rating 10. Halharvey keitel an arkansas policeman who seems to have great sympathy with thelma and louise after all the trouble they get themselves into. Sep 09, 2019 television writing wisdom from doctor who showrunner and script editor april 16, 2020 screenwriting wisdom from oscarwinning milk screenwriter dustin lance black april 14, 2020 successful producers, directors, and distributors on chasing screenwriting trends april, 2020. Thelmas husband, darryl chris mcdonald, is an overbearing oaf, and louises boyfriend, jimmy michael madsen, simply will not commit.
Sacha baron cohen relives times he went too far the jonathan ross show duration. On the run and being chased by seemingly every law enforcement agent in the southwest, then confronted by the grand canyon in front of. Ridley scott films screenplay pdf collection download indie. Its the least surprising thing in the world that a nameless hollywood executive had this reaction to callie khouris script for thelma. The likelihood of a script by an unheardof screenwriter. Along the way, both women rediscover the strength of their friendship and surprising aspects of their personalities and selfstrengths in the trying times. Suddenly, a film in which women were, in every sense, behind the wheel. Responding to victimization in thelma and louise youtube. You said that you and me were gonna get out of town and for once just really let our hair down. Louise decides to flee to mexico, and thelma joins her. Television writing wisdom from doctor who showrunner and script editor april 16, 2020 screenwriting wisdom from oscarwinning milk screenwriter dustin lance black april 14, 2020 successful producers, directors, and distributors on chasing screenwriting trends april, 2020. One of the greatest films to look at for insight on victim and crime genre is thelma and louise.
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