Blaze (film)

Blaze is a 1989 film written and directed by Ron Shelton. The film stars Paul Newman as Earl Long and Lolita Davidovich as Blaze Starr, with Starr herself appearing in a cameo.

Earl

 * I want you to meet the finest yes-men in Louisiana and their lovely wives.


 * The three best friends the poor people have ever had are Jesus Christ, Sears & Roebuck and Earl K. Long.

Dialogue

 * Earl: Would you still love me as much if I wasn't the fine governor of the great state of Louisiana?
 * Blaze: Would you still love me if I had little tits and worked in a fish house?

Cast

 * Paul Newman as Governor Earl Long
 * Lolita Davidovich as Blaze Starr
 * Jerry Hardin as Thibodeaux
 * Gailard Sartain as LaGrange
 * Jeffrey DeMunn as Eldon Tuck
 * Richard Jenkins as Picayune
 * Brandon Smith as Arvin Deeter
 * Robert Wuhl as Red Snyder
 * James Harper as Willie Rainach