Movie · 1989
Blaze
“A governor. A stripper. Forced to chose between the office he held and the woman he loved, he chose both.”
Released 15 December 1989 117 min Comedy / Drama / Romance More from 1989 → IMDb ↗ · Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
A middle-aged Louisiana governor falls in love with a young stripper, which jeopardizes his political career and the radical policies which have made him a controversial figure.
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How old were they?
Paul Newman
as Gov. Earl K. Long
Jerry Hardin
as Thibodeaux
Blaze Starr
as Lily
Gailard Sartain
as LaGrange
Jeffrey DeMunn
as Eldon Tuck
Richard Jenkins
as Picayune
James Harper
as Willie Rainach
Eloy Casados
as Antoine
Robert Wuhl
as Red Snyder
Brandon Smith
as Arvin Deeter
Brad Leland
as Dufee
Lolita Davidovich
as Blaze Starr
Gary Anthony Sturgis
as Marquez's Son
Garland Bunting
as Doc Ferriday
Glynn Rubin
as Crony Wife #2
Jay Chevalier
as Wiley Braden
Michael Brockman
as Bobby
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The numbers
41years between the oldest and youngest billed
64Paul Newman — oldest on the call sheet
23Gary Anthony Sturgis — youngest billed
42average age of the credited cast