Blaze (1989)

12/15/1989 1h 57m

A governor. A stripper. Forced to chose between the office he held and the woman he loved, he chose both.

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Overview

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.

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Cast Ages at Release

Paul Newman

as Gov. Earl K. Long

Born 01/26/1925

Died 09/26/2008, age

Lolita Davidovich

as Blaze Starr

Born 07/15/1961, age

Jerry Hardin

as Thibodeaux

Born 11/20/1929, age

Gailard Sartain

as LaGrange

Born 09/18/1946, age

Jeffrey DeMunn

as Eldon Tuck

Born 04/25/1947, age

Richard Jenkins

as Picayune

Born 05/04/1947, age

Brandon Smith

as Arvin Deeter

Born 08/13/1952, age

Robert Wuhl

as Red Snyder

Born 10/09/1951, age