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Blaze is a 1989 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Ron Shelton. Based on the 1974 memoir, Blaze Starr: My Life as Told to Huey Perry, by Blaze Starr and Huey Perry, the film stars Paul Newman as Earl Long and Lolita Davidovich as Blaze Starr. Starr makes a cameo appearance as well.
Dec 13, 1989 · Blaze: Directed by Ron Shelton. With Paul Newman, Lolita Davidovich, Jerry Hardin, Gailard Sartain. 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.
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- Biography, Comedy, Drama
- Ron Shelton
- 1989-12-13
Reviews. Blaze. Roger Ebert December 13, 1989. Tweet. Lolita Davidovich and Paul Newman. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. Toward the end of "Blaze," the following exchange takes place between the film's two central characters: Earl K. Long: "Would you still love me just as much if I wasn't the fine governor of the great state of Louisiana?"
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Released in United States Winter December 13, 1989. Shown at Cinequest 1998: The San Jose Film Festival January 29 - February 4, 1998. Began shooting April 10, 1989. Completed shooting July 6, 1989. Paul Newman had dropped out of the cast, but returned February 1989.
- Ron Shelton, David V Lester
- Paul Newman
Blaze. A fiery, eccentric governor falls in love with an innocent stripper. 618 IMDb 6.0 1 h 57 min 1989. X-Ray R. Comedy · Drama · Passionate · Quirky. Available to rent or buy. Rent. HD $4.59. Buy. HD $12.99. More purchase. options. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started. Details.
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Overview. This movie tells the story of the latter years of Earl Long, a flamboyant governor of Louisiana. The aging Earl, an unapologetic habitue of strip joints, falls in love with young stripper Blaze Starr. When Earl and Blaze move in together, Earl's opponents use this to attack his controversial political program, which included civil ...
