Thelma and Louise and Something to Talk about: Screenplays

FROM THE PUBLISHER

When Thelma & Louise opened in 1991, it was greeted with acclaim and controversy, quickly earning first-time screenwriter Callie Khouri a reputation as one of the only writers of real movie roles for women. She lived up to expectations with Something to Talk About, which won praise for its originality and authenticity. Published here in one volume, these two screenplays gives us an oppurtunity to savor the work of a groundbreaking author.

FROM THE CRITICS

New York

"I don't know why it took so long, but this is the first feminist buddy-buddy movie, or at least the first one that matters... The movie, coming at a time when Hollywood has just about abandoned such essentials as experience and character, is like a gasp of pure oxygen in a vacuum-pumped room... A first-rate debut."

The New York Times

"Their adventures, while tinged with the fatalism that attends any crime spree, have the thrilling, life-affirming energy for which the best road movies are remembered. This time there's a difference: This story's daring anti-heroes are beautiful, interesting women... A sparkling screenplay by the first-time writer Callie Khouri."

Los Angeles Times