Film

Blaze

1989 · 1h 57m · Comedy · Drama · Romance

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

IMDb

6.0

Rotten Tomatoes

75%

Metacritic

67

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.

Paul Newman

Gov. Earl K. Long

Lolita Davidovich

Blaze Starr

Jerry Hardin

Thibodeaux

Gailard Sartain

LaGrange

Jeffrey DeMunn

Eldon Tuck

Garland Bunting

Doc Ferriday

Richard Jenkins

Picayune

Brandon Smith

Arvin Deeter

Blaze Starr

Lily

Glynn Rubin

Crony Wife #2

Jay Chevalier

Wiley Braden

Robert Wuhl

Red Snyder

Michael Brockman

Bobby

Eloy Casados

Antoine

James Harper

Willie Rainach

Teresa Gilmore

Tamara Knight

• Ron SheltonScreenplay · Director
• Dale PollockProducer
• Gil FriesenProducer
• David V. LesterExecutive Producer
• Don MillerExecutive Producer
• Haskell WexlerDirector of Photography
• Bennie WallaceOriginal Music Composer
• Robert LeightonEditor
• Victoria ThomasCasting

Release date

December 15, 1989

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 57m

Rated

R

Revenue

$19,131,000

Genres

Comedy, Drama, Romance

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