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PR Thelma and Louise on Blu-ray Feb 8

MGM Home Entertainment

...a thrilling, full-throttle adventure hailed as one of the best road movies of all time. Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis star as accidental outlaws on a desperate flight across the Southwest after a tragic incident at a roadside bar. With a determined detective on their trail, a sweet-talking hitchhiker in their path and a string of crimes in their wake, their journey alternates between hilarious, high-speed thrill ride and empowering personal odyssey even as the law closes in.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

"Exhilarating!" - The Washington Post

"This wincingly funny, pertinent and heartbreaking road movie means to get under your skin, and it does." - Rolling Stone

TAKE A RIDE OF A LIFETIME TO COMMEMORATE 20 YEARS OF

Thelma & Louise (20th Anniversary)

Experience the unforgettable adventure for the first time on Blu-ray February 8th

LOS ANGELES, CA (January 3, 2011) – The adventurous twosome can now be seen like never before! Thelma & Louise arrives February 8 for the first time on Blu-ray from MGM Home Entertainment in time to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the film. Buckle up for the road trip of your life or relive the thrills once again with the star-studded cast including Susan Sarandon (Dead Man Walking, The Rocky Horror Picture Show), Geena Davis (Beetlejuice, The Fly), Brad Pitt (Inglorious Bastards, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button), Michael Madsen (Reservoir Dogs, Kill Bill), and Harvey Keitel (The Piano, Taxi Driver).

Directed by action master Ridley Scott (Black Hawk Down, Gladiator) from an Oscar®-winning* screenplay by Callie Khouri, Thelma & Louise is a thrilling, full-throttle adventure hailed as one of the best road movies of all time. Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis star as accidental outlaws on a desperate flight across the Southwest after a tragic incident at a roadside bar. With a determined detective (Keitel) on their trail, a sweet-talking hitchhiker (Pitt) in their path and a string of crimes in their wake, their journey alternates between hilarious, high-speed thrill ride and empowering personal odyssey even as the law closes in.

The special 20th Anniversary Blu-ray will be available for a suggested retail price of $19.99 U.S./$21.99 Canada. Prebook is December 29, 2010.

20th Anniversary Edition Thelma & Louise Blu-ray Special Features – (U.S. Catalog #M123251 and CAN Catalog #M123252)

Commentary by Ridley Scott
Commentary by Susan Sarandon, Geena Davis and Callie Khouri
Deleted and Extended Scenes
Extended Ending (with Commentary by Ridley Scott)
Documentaries and Featurettes, including "Thelma and Louise: The Last Journey"
Original Theatrical Featurette (with and without promotional narration)
Multi-Angle Storyboards: The Final Chase
"Part of You, Part of Me" Music Video by Glenn Frey
Trailer and TV Spots


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Thelma & Louise (20th Anniversary)
Street Date: February 8, 2011
Prebook Date: December 29, 2010
Screen Format: Widescreen
Audio: English 5.1 DTS HD Master Audio, Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital and French 5.1 DTS
Subtitles: English/French/Spanish
U.S. Rating: R
Total Run Time: 129 minutes
Closed Captioned: Yes

MGM Home Entertainment

February 1, 2011, 7:27 pm - PR
Keywords: drama