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{{quote|''"In the future, when a woman's crying like that, she isn't having any fun!"''|'''Louise Sawyer'''}}
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A 1991 film directed by [[Ridley Scott]] and starring Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon, ''Thelma & Louise'' became one of the most iconic films of the decade. Scott and the film's two leads received Academy Award nominations, while screenwriter and ''[[What Could Have Been|intended director]]'' Callie Khouri grabbed the Oscar for her screenplay.
A 1991 film directed by [[Ridley Scott]] and starring Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon, '''''Thelma & Louise''''' became one of the most iconic films of the decade. Scott and the film's two leads received Academy Award nominations, while screenwriter and ''[[What Could Have Been|intended director]]'' Callie Khouri grabbed the Oscar for her screenplay. The film was named to the [[National Film Registry]] in 2016.


Thelma, a naive housewife and her best friend, the independent waitress Louise, pile into Louise's [[Cool Car]] for a girl's weekend out. Things go downhill [[Rape As Drama|when Thelma is nearly raped]] by a stranger named Harlan, [[Revenge Against Men|whom Louise subsequently shoots]]. They hit the road to Mexico rather than face almost certain prosecution; along the way, they are pursued by a sympathetic FBI agent named Slocumb. As the two experience freedom they never had before, the long arm of the law finally corners them at <s>the Grand Canyon</s> a canyon that is totally not the Grand Canyon, because if it had been they would have had to pay to get there, because it's a National Park, and the rangers don't just let you {{spoiler|drive up to the edges of cliffs like that}}. [[Bolivian Army Ending|And...]]
Thelma, a naive housewife and her best friend, the independent waitress Louise, pile into Louise's [[Cool Car]] for a girl's weekend out. Things go downhill [[Rape as Drama|when Thelma is nearly raped]] by a stranger named Harlan, [[Revenge Against Men|whom Louise subsequently shoots]]. They hit the road to Mexico rather than face almost certain prosecution; along the way, they are pursued by a sympathetic FBI agent named Slocumb. As the two experience freedom they never had before, the long arm of the law finally corners them at <s>the Grand Canyon</s> a canyon that is totally not the Grand Canyon, because if it had been they would have had to pay to get there, because it's a National Park, and the rangers don't just let you {{spoiler|drive up to the edges of cliffs like that}}. [[Bolivian Army Ending|And...]]

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* [[Action Girl]]: Both of them, although it takes some [[Character Development]] (particularly Thelma).
* [[Action Girl]]: Both of them, although it takes some [[Character Development]] (particularly Thelma).
* [[Asshole Victim]]: Harlan, right to the very end.
* [[Asshole Victim]]: Harlan, right to the very end.
{{quote| ''Harlan'': Bitch! I shoulda gone ahead and fucked her!<br />
{{quote|'''Harlan''': Bitch! I shoulda gone ahead and fucked her!
''Louise'': What did you say?<br />
'''Louise''': What did you say?
''Harlan'': I said suck my cock!<br />
'''Harlan''': I said suck my cock!
''Louise's Gun'': BANG! }}
'''Louise's Gun''': BANG! }}
** Also, the trucker who follows and sexually harasses them on the highway. Their response? ''[[Disproportionate Retribution|Blow up his entire truck]]''.
** Also, the trucker who follows and sexually harasses them on the highway. Their response? ''[[Disproportionate Retribution|Blow up his entire truck]]''.
* [[Attempted Rape]]
* [[Attempted Rape]]
* [[Better to Die Than Be Killed]]
* [[Better to Die Than Be Killed]]
* [[Big No]]: {{spoiler|Slocumb, when Thelma and Louise decided to [[Driven to Suicide|drive off]] the Grand Canyon.}}
* [[Big No]]: {{spoiler|Slocumb, when Thelma and Louise decided to [[Driven to Suicide|drive off]] the Grand Canyon.}}
* [[Bolivian Army Ending]]: Though the general consensus on what happened is {{spoiler|they both died. There's... pretty much no way of surviving ''plunging into the Grand Canyon''}}.
* [[Bolivian Army Ending]]: Though the general consensus on what happened is {{spoiler|they both died. There's... pretty much no way of surviving ''plunging into the Grand Canyon''}}.
** [[Lampshaded]] at the Academy Awards by Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon, when Sarandon brings up the possibility of a sequel. Davis is outraged, stated that there was ''no way'' they could have survived - until Sarandon mentions [[Money Dear Boy|how much money a sequel would earn them]]. Davis starts [[Wild Mass Guessing|trying to justify their survival of the deadly crash]].
** [[Lampshaded]] at the Academy Awards by Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon, when Sarandon brings up the possibility of a sequel. Davis is outraged, stated that there was ''no way'' they could have survived - until Sarandon mentions [[Money, Dear Boy|how much money a sequel would earn them]]. Davis starts [[Wild Mass Guessing|trying to justify their survival of the deadly crash]].
* [[Cerebus Callback]]: Thelma and Louise take a polaroid photo of themselves at the start of their trip and stick it to the rear view mirror in the car. The photo flies off the mirror just as the car goes plunging into the Grand Canyon.
* [[Cerebus Callback]]: Thelma and Louise take a Polaroid photo of themselves at the start of their trip and stick it to the rear view mirror in the car. The photo flies off the mirror just as the car goes plunging into the Grand Canyon.
* [[Chick Flick]]: Albeit a rather violent one.
* [[Chick Flick]]: Albeit a rather violent one.
* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]: Thelma, at least in the movie. In reality, actress Geena Davis is a member of [[Useful Notes/Mensa|Mensa]].
* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]: Thelma, at least in the movie. In reality, actress Geena Davis is a member of [[Mensa]].
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Louise.
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Louise.
* [[Development Hell]]: The project's genesis was in 1979, with Ridley Scott joining as a producer in 1980 with Callie Khouri intending to direct it. At several points, a few big-name actresses were attached to or considered for the titular roles.
* [[Downer Ending]]
* [[Downer Ending]]
* [[Fade to White]]: The ending.
* [[Fade to White]]: The ending.
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* [[Hero Antagonist]]: Slocumb.
* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]: Thelma and Louise.
* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]: Thelma and Louise.
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* [[Hero Antagonist]]: Slocumb.
* [[Hey Its That Guy]]: [[Brad Pitt]] made his breakout role here as a robber named J.D.
* [[I Have a Family]]: What the cop says as they lock him in the trunk of his cruiser.
* [[I Have a Family]]: What the cop says as they lock him in the trunk of his cruiser.
* [[Les Yay]]: They actually kiss at the end, but it's more in the context of [[I Love You Man]] than any romantic attraction
* [[Les Yay]]: They actually kiss at the end, but it's more in the context of [[I Love You, Man]] than any romantic attraction.
* [[Lovely Angels]]
* [[Lovely Angels]]
* [[Mexican Standoff]]: How the movie ends... [[Take a Third Option|until Thelma has another idea]].
* [[Mexican Standoff]]: How the movie ends... [[Take a Third Option|until Thelma has another idea]].
* [[Noodle Incident]]: Whatever happened to Louise in Texas, it must have been ''[[Berserk Button|bad]]''.
* [[Noodle Incident]]: Whatever happened to Louise in Texas, it must have been ''[[Berserk Button|bad]]''.
* [[One Scene Wonder]]: To be more accurate, maybe three or four scenes. Either way, Brad Pitt's role in this movie is pretty well known.
* [[One-Scene Wonder]]: To be more accurate, maybe three or four scenes. Either way, Brad Pitt's role in this movie is pretty well known.
* [[Police Are Useless]]
* [[Police Are Useless]]
* [[Punch Clock Villain]]: Hey, the cop who pulls them over is just doing his job.
* [[Punch Clock Villain]]: Hey, the cop who pulls them over is just doing his job.
* [[Red Oni Blue Oni]]: Thelma is Blue, Louise is Red (see [[Tomboy and Girly Girl]] below).
* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]: Thelma is Blue, Louise is Red (see [[Tomboy and Girly Girl]] below).
* [[Road Movie]]: A [[Gender Flip|Gender Flipped]] version.
* [[Road Movie]]: A [[Gender Flip]]ped version.
* [[Run for The Border]]: The ladies decide to go to Mexico.
* [[Run for the Border]]: The ladies decide to go to Mexico.
* [[Shirtless Scene]]: The one that made [[Brad Pitt]] a legend.
* [[Shirtless Scene]]: The one that made [[Brad Pitt]] a legend.
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* [[Slut Shaming]]: Thelma points out that people would deny Louise's claim of [[Attempted Rape]] due to Louise flirting, dancing, and drinking with the man. Sadly, in that speech still largely holds true in [[Real Life]]. There are still numerous cases where sexual abusers are given light-to-no punishment due to people thinking the victim either truly consented and is lying for whatever reason or [[Humans Are Bastards|even more horrifically that the victim deserved to be hurt in such a way]].
* [[Shoot the Fuel Tank]]
* [[Shoot the Fuel Tank]]
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* [[Slut Shaming]]: Thelma points out that people would deny Louise's claim of [[Attempted Rape]] due to Louise flirting, dancing, and drinking with the man. Sadly, in that speech still largely holds true in [[Real Life]]. There are still numerous cases where sexual abusers are given light-to-no punishment due to people thinking the victim either truly consented and is lying for whatever reason or [[Humans Are the Real Monsters|even more horrifically that the victim deserved to be hurt in such a way]].
* [[Soundtrack Dissonance]]: The alternate ending.
* [[Soundtrack Dissonance]]: The alternate ending.
* [[Surprise Vehicle]]: A helicopter arises from the Grand Canyon.
* [[Surprise Vehicle]]: A helicopter arises from the Grand Canyon.
* [[Tomboy and Girly Girl]]: Louise is the Tomboy, Thelma is the Girly Girl (at first, anyway).
* [[Tomboy and Girly Girl]]: Louise is the Tomboy, Thelma is the Girly Girl (at first, anyway).
* [[Took a Level In Badass]]: Thelma, after she had sex with [[Brad Pitt]].
* [[Took a Level in Badass]]: Thelma, after she had sex with [[Brad Pitt]].
* [[Toxic Friend Influence]]: Louise to Thelma.
* [[Toxic Friend Influence]]: Louise to Thelma.


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Latest revision as of 13:17, 25 August 2021
"In the future, when a woman's crying like that, she isn't having any fun!"
—Louise Sawyer

A 1991 film directed by Ridley Scott and starring Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon, Thelma & Louise became one of the most iconic films of the decade. Scott and the film's two leads received Academy Award nominations, while screenwriter and intended director Callie Khouri grabbed the Oscar for her screenplay. The film was named to the National Film Registry in 2016.

Thelma, a naive housewife and her best friend, the independent waitress Louise, pile into Louise's Cool Car for a girl's weekend out. Things go downhill when Thelma is nearly raped by a stranger named Harlan, whom Louise subsequently shoots. They hit the road to Mexico rather than face almost certain prosecution; along the way, they are pursued by a sympathetic FBI agent named Slocumb. As the two experience freedom they never had before, the long arm of the law finally corners them at the Grand Canyon a canyon that is totally not the Grand Canyon, because if it had been they would have had to pay to get there, because it's a National Park, and the rangers don't just let you drive up to the edges of cliffs like that. And...

Tropes used in Thelma & Louise include:

Harlan: Bitch! I shoulda gone ahead and fucked her!
Louise: What did you say?
Harlan: I said suck my cock!
Louise's Gun: BANG!

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