A governor. A stripper. Forced to chose between the office he held and the woman he loved, he chose both.
A middle-aged Louisiana governor falls in love with a young stripper, which jeopardizes his political career and the radical policies which have made him a controversial figure.
$19,131,000
December 15, 1989
Touchstone Pictures
55 people
Paul Newman
Gov. Earl K. Long
Acting
Lolita Davidovich
Blaze Starr
Acting
Jerry Hardin
Thibodeaux
Acting
Gailard Sartain
LaGrange
Acting
Jeffrey DeMunn
Eldon Tuck
Acting
Garland Bunting
Doc Ferriday
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Richard Jenkins
Picayune
Acting
Brandon Smith
Arvin Deeter
Acting
Blaze Starr
Lily
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Glynn Rubin
Crony Wife #2
Crew
Jay Chevalier
Wiley Braden
Acting
Robert Wuhl
Red Snyder
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