Blaze (1989)
A governor. A stripper. Forced to chose between the office he held and the woman he loved, he chose both.
120 min
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.
- Release date
- December 13, 1989
- Country of origin
- United States
- Box office
- $19,131,000
Cast
- Paul Newman as Earl Long
- Lolita Davidovich as Blaze Starr
- Jerry Hardin as Thibodeaux
- Gailard Sartain as LaGrange
- Jeffrey DeMunn as Tuck
- Garland Bunting as Doc Ferriday
- Richard Jenkins as Picayune
- Brandon Smith as Arvin Deeter
- Jay Chevalier as Wiley Braden
- Robert Wuhl as Red Snyder
Crew
- Ron Shelton · Director
- Blaze Starr · Writer
- Huey Perry · Writer
- Ron Shelton · Writer
- Gil Friesen · Producer
- Dale Pollock · Producer
- Bennie Wallace · Composer
- Haskell Wexler · Cinematographer
- Robert Leighton · Editor
- Victoria Thomas · Casting director
- Armin Ganz · Production designer