Thelma & Louise (1991)
Whilst on a short weekend getaway, Louise shoots a man who had tried to rape Thelma. Due to the incriminating circumstances, they make a run for it and thus a cross country chase ensues for the two fugitives. Along the way, both women rediscover the strength of their friendship and surprising aspects of their personalities and self-strengths in the trying times. robbery, waitress, southern usa, self-defense, highway, housewife, female friendship, arkansas, grand canyon, road trip, thief, sexual harassment, murder, betrayal, on the run, hitchhiker, buddy, desert, attempted rape, wiretapping, neo-western, sexual assault, roadtrip, inspirational, female protagonists, intense, defiant