Blaze 1989

Name: Blaze
Released: 1989-12-15
Cast: Paul Newman, Lolita Davidovich, Jerry Hardin, Gailard Sartain, Jeffrey DeMunn

Synopsis:

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 rights for blacks in the 1950's.

Directed by:	Ron Shelton
Written by:	Ron Shelton
Release date:	1989-12-15
Runtime:	117 minutes
Critics score:	80 / 100
Tagline:	A governor. A stripper. Forced to chose between the office he held and the woman he loved, he chose both.