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6.2A middle-aged Louisiana governor falls in love with a young stripper, which jeopardizes his political career and the radical policies which have made him a controversial figure.
Released: 1989-12-15117 minDir: Ron SheltonComedy, Drama, RomanceBox office: $19.1M
Cast
- Paul Newman as Gov. Earl K. Long
- Lolita Davidovich as Blaze Starr
- Jerry Hardin as Thibodeaux
- Gailard Sartain as LaGrange
- Jeffrey DeMunn as Eldon Tuck
- Garland Bunting as Doc Ferriday
Themes
- governor
- louisiana
- civil rights
- stripper
- based on memoir or autobiography
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 117
- FilmAffinity ID
- 925366
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- publication date
- 1990-05-03
- title
- Blaze
- review score
- 75%
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Paul Newman
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Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
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Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
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Richard Jenkins
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Touchstone Pictures
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62nd Academy Awards
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Gailard Sartain
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A&M Records
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White Men Can't Jump
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Bound for Glory
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Bull Durham
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Hollywood Homicide
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Lolita Davidovich
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Haskell Wexler
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Robert Wuhl
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Categories
1980s romantic comedy-drama films1989 American films1989 comedy-drama films1989 English-language films1989 filmsAmerican political drama filmsAmerican romantic comedy-drama filmsA&M Films filmsEnglish-language comedy-drama filmsEnglish-language romantic comedy-drama filmsFilms about strippersFilms about stripteaseFilms directed by Ron SheltonFilms set in the 1950sFilms shot in LouisianaTemplate film date with 1 release dateTouchstone Pictures films