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Blaze

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Blaze
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1hr 57min
Genres:
Comedy,Romance
Release:
1989
Director:
Ron Shelton
Distributor:
Walt Disney Video
Starring:
Paul Newman, Lolita Davidovich, Jerry Hardin  ...more
Synopsis: Blaze is a comic-strip re-telling of the curious late-1950s relationship between famed striptease artist Blaze Starr (Lolita Davidovitch) and Lousiana governor Earl Long (played in gorgeously flamboyant fashion by Paul Newman). Their romance is counterbalanced with the story of Long's efforts to win voting rights for Louisiana's black citizens. The governor's political enemies ruin his chances at re-election, then try to put him out of the way permanently with a trumped-up insanity charge. But with ... Full Synopsis
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Karl Williams, AMG Review
Writer and director Ron Shelton briefly deviates from his sports-themed comedies for this examination of an irascible character from the history of America's second favorite pastime, politics. The result is a memorable, entertaining biography that ranks as some of star Paul Newman's best work, in what amounts to an underrated little jewel of a film that deserves better from critics and audiences. Shelton's ... Full Review
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Paul Newman
Gov. Earl K. Long
Lolita Davidovich
Blaze Starr
Jerry Hardin
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Gailard Sartain
LaGrange
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