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5 Things We Learned From Thelma & Louise

It’s been 25 years since we watched Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis drive off the cliff in that Ford Thunderbird convertible. To celebrate, we revisit Thelma & Louise and the lessons we learned from the feisty heroines.
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1. How to take the selfie
Thelma and Louise actually invented the selfie… and the result was nothing short of fabulous. How did they do it? With an old school Polaroid camera and some killer grins.

2. You get what you settle for
In the movie, Louise tells Thelma, “You get what you settle for.” Ain’t that the truth!

The man himself: Brad Pitt! (Credit: Getty)

3. Brad Pitt 
Yep, we can all thank Thelma & Louise for bringing Brad Pitt to the big screen. It was one of his breakout roles and he was reportedly paid just $6000. Brad definitely captured our attention (and our hearts).  

Mum jeans in action (Credit: Getty)

4. Mum jeans are cool 
Especially if you wear them like Thelma and Louise – with cowboy boots and badass cutoff tees.

Thelma and Louise… with the police in hot pursuit (Credit: Getty)

5. Let’s hear it for the girls
Often hailed as a seminal feminist film, Thelma & Louise showed us that men aren’t the only outspoken heroes of Hollywood. Hear, here!

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