Thelma & Louise Thelma & Louise Thelma & Louise is a 1991 American road film directed by Ridley Scott and written by Callie Khouri. It stars Geena Davis as Thelma and Susan Sarandon as Louise, two friends who embark on a road trip with unforeseen consequences. The supporting cast include Harvey Keitel, Michael Madsen, and Brad Pitt in his first major film role. The film became a critical and commercial success, receiving six Academy Award nominations and winning for Best Original Screenplay. Scott was nominated for Best Director, and both Sarandon and Davis were nominated for Best Actress. At its release, the film
Thelma Chambers secondary modern school, while Thelma attended grammar school. Bob and Thelma remained in contact. Thelma and Bob married at the end of the first series of "Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?". Thelma saw Terry as the largest threat to her marriage, although at some point she is known to have had courtship with him, which she describes as 'mistreatment by something coarse and vulgar'. Thelma is capable of being a snob at times and is keen to be seen to be middle class and tries to distance her husband from his working class roots, something Terry proves counter-productive in.