Synopsis
A 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.
Ratings
IMDb6/10
Rotten Tomatoes75%
Metacritic67/100
70 audience votes
Key crew
- Ron SheltonDirector
- Ron SheltonScreenplay
- Bennie WallaceOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Paul NewmanGov. Earl K. Long
- Lolita DavidovichBlaze Starr
- Jerry HardinThibodeaux
- Gailard SartainLaGrange
- Jeffrey DeMunnEldon Tuck
- Garland BuntingDoc Ferriday
- Richard JenkinsPicayune
- Brandon SmithArvin Deeter
- Blaze StarrLily
- Glynn RubinCrony Wife #2
- Jay ChevalierWiley Braden
- Robert WuhlRed Snyder
Stills
Themes
governorlouisianacivil rightsstripperbased on memoir or autobiography