- HD 1080
- Runtime: 117m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: en
- Country: United States of America
- Director: Ron Shelton
- Stars: Paul Newman, Lolita Davidovich, Jerry Hardin, Gailard Sartain, Jeffrey DeMunn
- keywords: governor, louisiana, civil rights, stripper, based on memoir or autobiography
- Production_studio: Touchstone Pictures
- Slogan: A governor. A stripper. Forced to chose between the office he held and the woman he loved, he chose both.
- The Blaze is featured in the top rankings of 1989
- #70 in Top Comedy Movies of 1989
- #22 in Top Romance Movies of 1989
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.