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Louisiana governor Earl Long (Paul Newman) is known for his grandiose behavior and his fondness for strip clubs. Unabashed about his habits, Long winds up falling in love with much younger stripper Bl...( read more  read more... )aze Starr (Lolita Davidovich) -- which comes as a surprise to no one. As their relationship progresses, Earl's political rivals use the growing romance to attack his character, putting Earl in a difficult position.

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R, 117 min.

Directed by: Ron Shelton

Release Date: December 13, 1989

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DVD Release Date: April 6, 2004

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  • September 28, 2008
    paul was a great man. he will be missed
  • February 24, 2009
    NO MONEY TO SEE IT!!!
    MO.
  • November 21, 2007
    a wonderfully acted piece of roamnceand political satire based on the lengendary govenor long and his girl the stripper named blaze starr. While the second half of the film begins to wander into hokum, the performances from paul newman and lolita davidovich help evelate this film...( read more) from being another movie of the week.

    worth watching iof your looking for something different or to see anbother great performance from legendary paul newman
  • July 18, 2007
    A fun movie to watch. Newman gives a great performance and Lolita Davidovich provides the fire.
  • July 17, 2007
    I think the only part of Lolita Davidovich that we don't see is her crotch. Everything else is on display, almost constantly.
  • June 18, 2007
    AKA Sleeping With The Director. Davidovich demonstrated nightly to her director/husband why she should play the New Orleans stripper. Of course, she didn't have to talk then.
  • January 24, 2007
    Paul Newman is good value as the Governor of Louisiana, Lolita Davidovich is a little weaker in her title role.

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