Thelma & Louise

Thelma & Louise is a 1991 American road movie directed by Ridley Scott starring Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon. It revolves around two girlfriends who rebel and drive off to the Grand Canyon on the run for the police. The film has been referenced in The Simpsons several times.

References to Thelma & Louise in The Simpsons

Television episodes

Picture Season Episode number Episode name Reference 3 50 "Homer Alone" Marge watches the film from her bathtub on TV while she stays over at Rancho Relaxo. 5 87 "Marge on the Lam" Marge and Ruth Powers become friends and eventually drive off in a car to escape from the law. The scene where Marge is intimidated by a group of men who tell her that they "always get what they want" is a direct parody, as is the scene where Marge has the opportunity to leave Ruth behind, but decides not to do so, because good friends stick together. The final scene where they head for a cliff is also lifted from the movie. 10 218 "Marge Simpson in: "Screaming Yellow Honkers"" When Chief Wiggum pulls Marge over for a traffic violation he tells her to "can the sweet talk, Thelma and Louise."

Specials

Picture Special name Reference Welcome to the Club Lisa Simpson and Ursula the Sea Witch from Disney's version of The Little Mermaid drive their car off a cliff, referencing the ending of Thelma & Louise.

Comic stories

In the comic book story Verti-Go-Areeno Moe references Thelma & Louise as the faux Maude escape the police.

Books

Picture Book Reference The Marge Book One of Marge's books in her DVD collection is When Harry and Sally Met Thelma and Louise, which is a mish-mash of the movies When Harry Met Sally and Thelma and Louise..

Common cast and crew

Cast

Picture Name Role in Thelma & Louise Role on The Simpsons Susan Sarandon Portrayed Louise in Thelma and Louise. She voiced a Ballet teacher in the season 6 episode "Homer vs. Patty and Selma" and herself voicing feMac in the season 17 episode "Bart Has Two Mommies".

Crew

Picture Name Role in Thelma & Louise Role on The Simpsons Hans Zimmer Composed the music for the movie. Currently serves as a score producer for Bleeding Fingers Music for The Simpsons. He also composed the music for The Simpsons Movie, The Simpsons Game and the special episode The Longest Daycare. He also conducted "Spider-Pig" in The Simpsons Take the Bowl.

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