Blaze (1989 film)
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| Directed by | Ron Shelton |
| Screenplay by | Ron Shelton |
| Based on | Blaze Starr: My Life as Told to Huey Perry by Blaze Starr Huey Perry |
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| Cinematography | Haskell Wexler |
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| Music by | Bennie Wallace |
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| Distributed by | Buena Vista Pictures Distribution |
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Running time | 117 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $22 million |
| Box office | $19,131,246 |
Blaze is a 1989 American comedy-drama 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.
At the 62nd Academy Awards in 1990, the film received a nomination for Best Cinematography for Haskell Wexler. It was Wexler's fifth and final nomination, previously winning for Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) and Bound for Glory (1976).