How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from Thelma & Louise.
Quote #1
THELMA: I had a suggestion that we go to the police, but you didn't like that, so frankly, Louise, I'm out of ideas.
LOUISE: What's the big rush, Thelma? I mean, if we give them enough time, they'll come to us. I'm sorry, I'm just not ready to go to jail yet, okay?
Why does Louise think going to the cops is such a bad idea? Do you think she is right? Why or why not? Are there any "good" cops in the movie?
Quote #2
THELMA: Oh, man! You wouldn't have believed it. It was like I'd been doing it all my life. I mean, nobody would believe it.
LOUISE: Think you've found your calling?
THELMA: Maybe. Maybe. The call of the wild!
Please, how can someone fight their natural gifts? How do you think Thelma might have used her natural gifts if she had been allowed to earlier?
Quote #3
THELMA: Murder one! We can't even say it was self-defense?
LOUISE: Well, it wasn't. We were walking away. We got away.
THELMA: Yeah, but they don't know that. It was just you and me there. I'll say he raped me and you had to shoot him. That's almost the truth.
LOUISE: It won't work.
THELMA: Why not?
LOUISE: Because there's no physical evidence. We can't prove he did it. We can't even probably prove he touched you by now.
THELMA: God. Law is some tricky s***, isn't it?
What she said. But seriously, folks, how are women like Thelma and Louise supposed to back up their claims? Why would people be more likely to believe Harlan than to believe them? Do you think Harlan would have faced any consequences if Thelma had escaped from him and gone to the police?