Directed by:
Ron SheltonScreenplay:
Ron SheltonCinematography:
Haskell WexlerCast:
Paul Newman, Lolita Davidovich, Jerry Hardin, Gailard Sartain, Jeffrey DeMunn, Richard Jenkins, Brandon Smith, Robert Wuhl, Patrik Baldauff, Emily Warfield (more)Plots(1)
Based on the true story of Louisiana Governor Earl Long's scandalous love affair with stripper Blaze Starr, BLAZE retells the tale of the fiery, eccentric governor who falls for a New Orleans stripper. Their relationship forces him to choose between the office he's got and the woman he wants. He chooses both! (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
![Paul Newman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/850/162850585_18d8c6.jpg)
Paul Newman
USA
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
The Sting (1973)
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
![Lolita Davidovich](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/462/168462725_aomxqr.jpg)
Lolita Davidovich
Canada
Best movies:
JFK (1991)
Indictment: The McMartin Trial (1995) (TV movie)
Gods and Monsters (1998)
![Jerry Hardin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/025/059/25059637_09702e.jpg)
Jerry Hardin
USA
Best movies:
The X-Files – File 6: Master Plan (1996) (video compilation)
The X Files: One Son (1999) (video compilation)
Honkytonk Man (1982)
![Gailard Sartain](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/405/405058_63d7cc.jpg)
Gailard Sartain
USA
Best movies:
Mississippi Burning (1988)
Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)
The Moderns (1988)
![Jeffrey DeMunn](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270790_8203a0.jpg)
Jeffrey DeMunn
USA
Best movies:
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
The Green Mile (1999)
Frances (1982)
![Richard Jenkins](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271697_7c992c.jpg)
Richard Jenkins
USA
Best movies:
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)
Spotlight (2015)
Brandon Smith
USA
Best movies:
A Perfect World (1993)
Into the West (2005) (series)
No Country for Old Men (2007)
![Robert Wuhl](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272147_87258e.jpg)
Robert Wuhl
USA
Best movies:
Madonna: Celebration: The Video Collection (2009) (video compilation)
Batman (1989)
Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)
Patrik Baldauff
USA
Best movies:
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story (1986) (TV movie)
Blaze (1989)
Timestalkers (1987) (TV movie)
![Emily Warfield](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/477/158477150_f4f78b.jpg)
Emily Warfield
USA
Best movies:
The Man in the Moon (1991)
Bonanza: Under Attack (1995) (TV movie)
Bonanza: The Return (1993) (TV movie)
Gary Anthony Sturgis
USA
Best movies:
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 (2012)
Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase (2001)
Pride (2007)
Eloy Casados
USA
Best movies:
Frost/Nixon (2008)
McFarland, USA (2015)
The Legend of Walks Far Woman (1982) (TV movie)
![Brad Leland](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/508/160508569_f18f20.jpg)
Brad Leland
USA
Best movies:
Inside Man (2006)
North and South (1985) (series)
Deepwater Horizon (2016)
James Harper
USA
Best movies:
The Insider (1999)
Manhunt: Search for the Night Stalker (1989) (TV movie)
Armageddon (1998)
Lou Anne Stephens
Best movies:
Instinct (1999)
Blaze (1989)
Song to Song (2017)
![Gilbert Lewis](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/866/161866117_5702fb.gif)
Gilbert Lewis
USA
Best movies:
Fort Apache the Bronx (1981)
Across 110th Street (1972)
The Hot Rock (1972)
Blaze Starr
USA
Best movies:
The Cranberries: The Best Videos 1992-2002 (2002) (video compilation) - a.f.
Blaze (1989)
John P. Fertitta
Best movies:
Mississippi Burning (1988)
Roots (2016) (series)
The Butler (2013)
Jerry Leggio
USA
Best movies:
If Tomorrow Comes (1986) (series)
Ruffian (2007) (TV movie)
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964)
Dianne Brill
USA
Best movies:
Slaves of New York (1989)
Blaze (1989)
For Love or Money (1993)