Blaze

Blaze (1989)

A governor. A stripper. Forced to chose between the office he held and the woman he loved, he chose both.

  • Genre: Drama, Romance
  • Release Date: 1989-12-15
  • User Rating: 6.2/10 from 52 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 57min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Touchstone Pictures
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Ron Shelton
star 6.2/10
From 52 Ratings

Summary

This movie tells the story of the latter years of Earl Long, a flamboyant governor of Louisiana. The aging Earl, an unapologetic habitue of strip joints, falls in love with young stripper Blaze Starr. When Earl and Blaze move in together, Earl's opponents use this to attack his controversial political program, which included civil rights for blacks in the 1950's.

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  • 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

  • Richard Jenkins

    as Picayune

  • Brandon Smith

    as Arvin Deeter

  • Blaze Starr

    as Lily

  • Glynn Rubin

    as Crony Wife #2

  • Jay Chevalier

    as Wiley Braden

  • Robert Wuhl

    as Red Snyder

  • Michael Brockman

    as Bobby

  • Eloy Casados

    as Antoine

  • James Harper

    as Willie Rainach

  • Teresa Gilmore

    as Tamara Knight

  • Dianne Brill

    as Delilah Dough

  • Gilbert Lewis

    as Reverend Marquez

  • Gary Anthony Sturgis

    as Marquez's Son

  • Louanne Stephens

    as Lora Fleming

  • Emily Warfield

    as Debbie Fleming

  • Ben Cook

    as Younger Brother

  • John P. Fertitta

    as Hospital Director

  • Harlan Jordan

    as Dr. Cheeseborough

  • Rod Masterson

    as Town Talk Reporter #1

  • Bill Dunleavy

    as Town Talk Reporter #2

  • King Cotton

    as Jimmie Davis

  • Mike Baer

    as Secretary of Legislature

  • Bob Cherry

    as Earls Crony

  • Sid Lacey

    as Earls Crony

  • Harold G. Herthum

    as Earls Crony

  • Fred Lewis

    as Heckling Reporter

  • Al Robinson

    as Magnolia Local

  • Dick Person

    as General Store Owner

  • Brooks Read

    as Reporter in Store

  • Bill Mesman

    as Representative Davis

  • John A. Barber

    as Representative Hebert

  • Patrik Baldauff

    as Representative Kennon

  • Carey Rauhman Holliday

    as Representative Alexander

  • Robert Earle

    as Representative Elfin

  • Thomas Radcliffe Atkins

    as Representative Johnson

  • Thomas C. Smith-Alden

    as Asylum Spokesman

  • Donald J. Lee Jr.

    as Donut Shop Man

  • Pat Snow

    as Johnnie Mae

  • George Wyatt

    as Drunken Officer #1

  • Deano Thornton

    as Drunken Officer #2

  • David R. Conly

    as Drunken Sailor

  • Janet Shea

    as Crony Wife #1

  • Michael O'Neal

    as Motorcycle Trooper

  • Michael Brooks

    as Motorcycle Trooper

  • Stanley Hughes

    as Motorcycle Trooper

  • Kevin Graham

    as Motorcycle Trooper

  • Wendell Raybon

    as Motorcycle Trooper

  • Brad Leland

    as Dufee
Directing Ron Shelton Director
Writing Ron Shelton Screenplay
Writing Blaze Starr Book
Writing Huey Perry Book
Sound Bennie Wallace Original Music Composer
Production Victoria Thomas Casting
Camera Haskell Wexler Director of Photography
Editing Robert Leighton Editor
Costume & Make-Up Ruth Myers Costume Design
Art Armin Ganz Production Design
Production Gil Friesen Producer
Production Dale Pollock Producer
Production Wendy Dozoretz Associate Producer
Production David V. Lester Executive Producer
Production Don Miller Executive Producer
Sound David Anderle Music Supervisor
Directing Karen Golden Script Supervisor
Sound Scott Stambler Music Editor
Camera Stephen St. John Camera Operator
Camera John Toll Second Unit Director of Photography

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