THELMA AND LOUISE

MGM/United Artists, 1991

Director: Ridley Scott

Screenplay: Callie Khouri

Cinematography: Adrian Biddle

Cast:

Louise Sawyer. . . . . . . . ..Susan Sarandon

Thelma Dickinson. . . . . . Geena Davis

Hal Slocumb. . . . . . . . . . . Harvey Keitel

Jimmy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michael Madsen

J.D. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . Brad Pitt

Darryl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Christopher McDonald

Max. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Stephen Tobolowsky

For your electronic journal for Wednesday's class--please reflect on some or all of the following:

This film both celebrates and satirizes features of American life that are arguably part of the mythic America we've been examining in this course. How does it do this? What is its "take" on America? Is this an affectionate portrait or an indictment of American culture? What is the film's judgment on the condition of women? And on the condition of men?

Some critics regarded the ending of this film as "irresponsible." What do you think, in the context of the film's construction of women?