When executives in Hollywood came across Callie Khouri’s script, they chuckled, “We don’t get it. It’s just two girls in a car.” That type of reaction wasn’t odd at all. In fact, that was how many people perceived the film at first. It was hard to believe that Thelma and Louise, two middle aged, gun-slinging women outlaws could be of any interest.
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Not only did they interest people, but they also scared, intimidated, and infuriated them. The film was called out as being “too violent” (yet movies like Lethal Weapon and Terminator were just, you know, business as usual). As you can tell, having two girls on the loose was just too much to handle.
From unplanned scenes to a skimpy budget to the real reason Brad Pitt got the part, here’s an inside look into this iconic and controversial classic.