Blaze (1989)
| Release Date | 13 December 1989 |
| US Box Office | $19,000,000 |
| Genre | Biography, Drama, Romance |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Dolby |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Political Drama, Romantic Drama, Docudrama |
| Niche Genre | Comedy Drama |
| Mood | In the Mood for Love |
| Themes | Age Disparity Romance, Opposites Attract, On the Campaign Trail, Social Injustice |
| Tones | Wry, Racy, Easygoing, Witty, Earthy |
| Tags | Civil Rights, Forbidden Love, Governor, Love, Politician, Scandal, Stripper, Voting |
Blaze is a 1989 film written and directed by Ron Shelton. Based on the 1974 memoir Blaze Starr: My Life as Told to Huey Perry by Blaze Starr and Huey Perry, the film stars Paul Newman as Earl Long and Lolita Davidovich as Blaze Starr, with Starr herself appearing in a cameo.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Gailard Sartain
LaGrange
Garland Bunting
Doc Ferriday
Jay Chevalier
Wiley Braden
Michael Brockman
Bobby
James Harper
Willie Rainach
Teresa Gilmore
Tamara Knight
Dianne Brill
Delilah Dough
Gilbert Lewis
Rev. Marquez
Louanne Stephens
Lora Fleming
Emily Warfield
Debbie Fleming
Ben Cook
Younger Brother
John P. Fertitta
Hospital Director
Harlan Jordan
Dr. Cheeseborough
Rod Masterson
Town Talk Reporter #1
Bill Dunleavy
Town Talk Reporter #2
King Cotton
Jimmie Davis
Mike Baer
Secretary of Legislature
Bob Cherry
Earls Crony
Sid Lacey
Earls Crony
Harold G. Herthum
Earls Crony
Fred Lewis
Heckling Reporter
Al Robinson
Magnolia Local
Dick Person
General Store Owner
Brooks Read
Reporter in Store
Bill Mesman
Rep. Davis
John A. Barber
Rep. Hebert
Patrik Baldauff
Rep. Kennon
Carey Rauhman Holliday
Rep. Alexander
Robert Earle
Rep. Elfin
Thomas Radcliffe Atkins
Rep. Johnson
Thomas C. Smith-Alden
Asylum Spokesman
Donald J. Lee Jr.
Donut Shop Man
Pat Snow
Johnnie Mae
George Wyatt
Drunken Officer #1
Deano Thornton
Drunken Officer #2
David R. Conly
Drunken Sailor
Janet Shea
Crony Wife #1
Glynn Rubin
Crony Wife #2
Michael O'Neal
Motorcycle Trooper
Michael Brooks
Motorcycle Trooper
Stanley Hughes
Motorcycle Trooper
Kevin Graham
Motorcycle Trooper
Wendell Raybon
Motorcycle Trooper
Kevin Beard
Businesman in Show Bar
Ann Dalrymple
Stewardess
Jerry Leggio
Photographer
Dave Petitjean
Security Doorman
Mason Wood
Reporter
Director
Writer
Huey Perry
Producer
Gil Friesen
producer
David V. Lester
executive producer
Don Miller
executive producer
Dale Pollock
producer
Original Music
Bennie Wallace
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Cinematographer
Haskell Wexler
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Editor
Robert Leighton
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Michael King
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Casting Director
Victoria Thomas
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Production Designer
Armin Ganz
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Art Director
Edward Richardson
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Troy Sizemore
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Set Decorator
Rosemary Brandenburg
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Michael Taylor
Costume Designer
Ruth Myers
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Makeup Department
Judith A. Cory
hair stylist
Stacy Kelly
makeup artist
James Ryder
additional makeup artist
Christina Smith
makeup artist
Monty Westmore
makeup artist
Production Manager
Penelope L. Foster
unit production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Yudi Bennett
first assistant director
Debra Kent
second assistant director
Donald J. Lee Jr.
second assistant director
David V. Lester
second unit director
Art Department
Jay Fisher
scenic artist
Harold Fuhrman
set designer
Ricky Riggs
scenic
Charles Stewart
property master
Frank Hendrick
set dresser
Sound Department
Joe Dorn
adr editor
Bruce Fortune
sound editor
Kirk Francis
sound mixer
Scott D. Jackson
foley supervisor
Peggy Names
sound utility
Jeffrey Perkins
sound re-recording mixer
Solange S. Schwalbe
foley supervisor
Michael G. Smith
boom operator
Mychal Smith
boom operator
Bruce Stambler
supervising sound editor
Becky Sullivan
supervising adr editor
Shawn Sykora
foley editor
Richard E. Yawn
sound editor
Camera and Electrical Department
Robert L. Blatman
assistant camera
Gary Holt
gaffer
Michael Kelem
aerial camera operator
Bob E. Krattiger
best boy electric
Philip C. Pfeiffer
director of photography: second unit
P. Scott Sakamoto
first assistant camera
Bruce D. Spellman
second grip
Stephen St. John
camera operator
John Toll
director of photography: second unit
Bill Young
key grip
Casting Department
Dee Cothern
extras casting
Matthew W. Davis
casting assistant
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Mitchell Ray Kenney
set costumer
Linda Matthews
costume supervisor
Mary Law Weir
costumer
Editorial Department
Barbara Dunning
assistant editor
Steven Nevius
assistant editor
Adam Weiss
assistant film editor
Michael King
editor trainee
Music Department
Alan Edward Bell
assistant music editor
Julie Giroux
orchestrator
Wayne Peet
composer: additional music cue
Scott Stambler
music editor
Transportation Department
Ted Basso
production van driver operator
Ron Bledsoe
transportation
Steve Boyd
transportation coordinator
Maxwell R. Johnson II
transportation captain
Greg Van Dyke
transportation coordinator
Other Crew
Rory Enke
location manager
Karen Golden
script supervisor
Chris Hilsabeck
production assistant
Patricia Serafina Madiedo
locations key
Cynthia Quan
production accountant
David Rome
production assistant
Denyse Rossi
payroll accountant
John Sclimenti
production assistant
Spooky Stevens
unit publicist
Lisbeth Wynn-Owen
production coordinator
Robert 'Bobby Z' Zajonc
aerial coordinator
Marsha Zvonkin
assistant accountant
Production Company
A&M Films
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Silver Screen Partners IV
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Touchstone Pictures
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Distributor
Buena Vista Pictures
American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Gativideo
Warner Bros.
Miscellaneous
Animal Makers
prosthetic animals
Related Lists
Navigation Boxes
Films directed by Ron Shelton
Blaze
Bull Durham (1988)
Cobb (1994)
Dark Blue (2002)
Hollywood Homicide (2003)
Play It to the Bone (1999)
Tin Cup (1996)
White Men Can't Jump (1992)
