Claim: Brad Pitt is an actor.

Thelma & Louise is a 1991 American road film directed by Ridley Scott and written by Callie Khouri . It stars Geena Davis as Thelma and Susan Sarandon as Louise , two friends who embark on a road trip with disastrous consequences . The supporting cast include Harvey Keitel , Michael Madsen , and Brad Pitt , whose career was launched by the film .   The film became a critical and commercial success , receiving six Academy Award nominations and winning one for Best Original Screenplay for Khouri . Scott was nominated for Best Director , and both Sarandon and Davis were nominated for Best Actress . At its release the film stirred controversy . At the intersection of several genres , it is now considered a classic . It influenced other films and artistic works , and became a landmark of feminist film . In 2016 , the United States Library of Congress selected the film for preservation in the National Film Registry , finding it `` culturally , historically , or aesthetically significant '' .