Blaze
Summary:
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 ... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Paul Newman - (Gov. Earl K. Long)
Lolita Davidovich - (Blaze Starr)
Jerry Hardin - (Thibodeaux)
Gailard Sartain - (LaGrange)
Jeffrey DeMunn - (Tuck)
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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 ... Continue >>
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