<Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $45.4 million (North America) </Td> </Tr> <P> 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, whose career was launched by the film . </P> <P> The film became a critical and commercial success, receiving six Academy Award nominations and winning one for Best Original Screenplay for Khouri . Scott was nominated for Best Director, and both Sarandon and Davis were nominated for Best Actress . At its release the film stirred controversy . At the intersection of several genres, it is now considered a classic . It influenced other films and artistic works, and became a landmark of feminist film . In 2016, the United States Library of Congress selected the film for preservation in the National Film Registry, finding it "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". </P> <P> Best friends Thelma Dickinson and Louise Sawyer set out for a weekend vacation at a fishing cabin in the mountains, to take a break from their dreary lives in Arkansas . Thelma, a ditzy housewife, is married to a disrespectful and controlling man, Darryl, while sharp - tongued Louise works as a waitress in a diner, and is on - off dating a musician, Jimmy, who spends most of his time on the road . </P>

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