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Thelma & Louise
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Ridley Scott
Produced by
Ridley Scott
Mimi Polk Gitlin
Written by
Callie Khouri
Starring
Susan Sarandon
Geena Davis
Harvey Keitel
Music by
Hans Zimmer
Cinematography
Adrian Biddle
Edited by
Thom Noble
Production
company
Pathé
Percy Main Productions
Star Partners III Ltd.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Distributed by
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
May 20, 1991 (1991-05-20) (Cannes)
May 24, 1991 (1991-05-24) (United States)
Running time
129 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$16.5 million[1]
Box office
$45.4 million[1]
Thelma & Louise is a 1991 American road film directed by Ridley Scott and written by Callie Khouri. It stars Geena Davis as Thelma and Susan Sarandon as Louise, two friends who embark on a road trip with unforeseen consequences. The supporting cast include Harvey Keitel, Michael Madsen, and Brad Pitt, whose career was launched by the film.
The film became a critical and commercial success, receiving six Academy Award nominations and winning for Best Original Screenplay. Scott was nominated for Best Director, and both Sarandon and Davis were nominated for Best Actress. At its release, the film stirred controversy. At the intersection of several genres, it is now considered a classic. It influenced other films and artistic works and became a landmark of feminist film. In 2016, the United States Library of Congress selected the film for preservation in the National Film Registry, finding it "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
Contents
1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Production
4 Reception
4.1 General
4.2 Feminism
4.3 Awards and honors
5 Soundtrack
6 References
6.1 Works cited
7 Further reading
8 External links
Plot[edit]
Best friends Thelma Dickinson and Louise Sawyer set out for a weekend vacation at a fishing cabin in the mountains to take a break from their dreary lives in Arkansas. Thelma, a ditzy housewife, is married to a disrespectful and controlling man, Darryl, while sharp-tongued Louise works as a waitress in a diner and is on–off dating a musician, Jimmy, who spends most of his time on the road.
On the way, they stop for a drink at a roadhouse bar, where Thelma meets and dances with a flirtatious stranger, Harlan. When he takes her outside to the parking lot to get some fresh air, he starts kissing her and taking her clothes off without her consent. Thelma resists, but Harlan hits her, and then attempts to rape her. Louise finds them and threatens to shoot Harlan with the gun that Thelma brought with her. Harlan stops, but, as the women walk away, he yells that he should have continued the rape and continually insults them. Enraged, Louise shoots him dead, and the pair flee the scene.
At a motel, they discuss how to handle the situation. Thelma wants to go to the police, but Louise fears that no one will believe Thelma's claim of attempted rape and they will be subsequently charged for murder. They decide to go on the run, but Louise insists that they travel from Oklahoma to Mexico without going through Texas. Something happened to Louise in Texas several years earlier, and Thelma suspects it was something similar to what had happened with Harlan but Louise vehemently says she will not talk about it. Heading west, the women come across an attractive young drifter, J.D., who Thelma quickly falls for, and Thelma convinces Louise to let him hitch a ride with them. Louise contacts Jimmy and asks him to wire transfer her life savings to her. When she goes to pick up the money, she finds that Jimmy has come to deliver the money in person, and the two spend the night together. Jimmy proposes to Louise, but she refuses. Meanwhile, Thelma invites J.D. to her room, and they sleep together. She then learns he is a thief who has broken parole.
The following morning, Thelma leaves J.D. in her motel room to meet Louise downstairs for breakfast, and, when they return, they discover J.D. has stolen Louise's life savings and fled. Louise is distraught, so a guilty Thelma takes charge and later robs a nearby convenience store using tactics she learned from listening to J.D. Meanwhile, the FBI is getting closer to catching the fugitives after witnesses at the bar saw Louise's 1966 Ford Thunderbird convertible speeding out of the parking lot the night of the shooting. Their whereabouts are also questioned by the owner of the fishing cabin after the women failed to arrive for the weekend. Arkansas State Police Investigator Hal Slocumb leads the investigation and questions both J.D. and Jimmy and taps into the phone line at Darryl's house. He discovers that Louise had been raped years earlier in Texas, so sympathizes with her situation and understands why they didn't report Harlan's murder to the authorities. During a couple of brief phone conversations with Louise, he expresses his sympathy but is unsuccessful in his attempts to persuade her to surrender.
Thelma tells Louise she understands if she wants to go back home, knowing she has Jimmy waiting for her, but explains she cannot go back to Darryl. Louise promises they will keep going together. The pair are later pulled over by a New Mexico state trooper for speeding. Knowing he will soon discover they are wanted for murder and armed robbery, Thelma holds him at gunpoint and locks him in the trunk of his police car, while Louise takes his gun and ammunition. They drive away from the scene and spend the next few nights heading further west. On the road, they encounter a foul-mouthed truck driver who repeatedly makes obscene gestures at them. They pull over and demand an apology from him; when he refuses, they fire at the fuel tanker he is driving, causing it to explode.
Thelma and Louise are finally cornered by the authorities only one hundred yards from the edge of the Grand Canyon. Hal arrives on the scene, but he is refused the chance to make one last attempt to talk the women into surrendering. Rather than be captured and spend the rest of their lives in jail, Thelma proposes that they "keep going". Louise asks Thelma if she is certain, and Thelma says yes. They kiss, Louise steps on the gas, and they accelerate over the cliff. As they arc over the canyon, the film freezes and fades to white.
Cast[edit]
Susan Sarandon as Louise Elizabeth Sawyer
Geena Davis as Thelma Yvonne Dickinson
Harvey Keitel as Detective Hal Slocumb
Michael Madsen as Jimmy Lennox
Christopher McDonald as Darryl Dickinson
Stephen Tobolowsky as Max
Brad Pitt as J.D.
Timothy Carhart as Harlan Puckett
Jason Beghe as State Trooper
Marco St. John as Truck Driver
Production[edit]
Although the setting for the film is a fictional route between Arkansas and the Grand Canyon, it was filmed almost entirely in the states of California and Utah. The primary filming locations were rural areas around Bakersfield, California and Moab, Utah. The Grand Canyon scenes were actually filmed just south of Dead Horse Point State Park in Utah.[2] Parts of the film were also shot at Shafer Overlook, Monument Valley, La Sal Mountains, La Sal Junction, Cisco, Old Valley City Reservoir, Thompson Springs, Arches National Park, and Crescent Junction in Utah.[3]
Reception[edit]
General[edit]
The film was an overwhelming critical success. Metacritic lists a composite critical score of 88 out of 100.[4] Rotten Tomatoes rates Thelma & Louise 83% "Fresh". Janet Maslin of The New York Times had only praise for the film in her review:
Mr. Scott's Thelma and Louise, with a sparkling screenplay by the first-time writer Callie Khouri, is a surprise on this and many other scores. It reveals the previously untapped talent of Mr. Scott (best known for majestically moody action films like Alien, Blade Runner and Black Rain) for exuberant comedy, and for vibrant American imagery, notwithstanding his English roots. It reimagines the buddy film with such freshness and vigor that the genre seems positively new. It discovers unexpected resources in both its stars, Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis, who are perfectly teamed as the spirited and original title characters.[5]
Roger Ebert also praised the film but withheld a perfect score on the basis of "the last shot before the titles begin. It's a freeze frame that fades to white, which is fine, except it does so with unseemly haste .... It's unsettling to get involved in a movie that takes 128 minutes to bring you to a payoff that the filmmakers seem to fear."[6]
The film was screened out of competition at the 1991 Cannes Film Festival.[7] After watching the film, singer-songwriter Tori Amos wrote "Me and a Gun", the story of her rape several years earlier.[8][9]
Argentinian singer and musician Fito Páez wrote a hit song called "Dos días en la vida" ("Two days in one lifetime") after watching the film. The lyrics tell the story of the main characters, with verses played by singers Fabiana Cantilo (in the role of Thelma) and Celeste Carballo (Louise). It was one of the most successful singles from his 1992 album El amor después del amor.
The final scene, where the two embrace before driving off a cliff, has become iconic.[10] Numerous homages and parodies of the scene have appeared, including alternate film endings, cartoon parodies,[11] video game "Easter eggs",[12] and as a tragic ending to television series, music videos,[13] and commercials.[14][15]
The film also received harsh and significant criticism from those who thought it was biased against men and that its depictions of men were unfairly negative.[16][17]
Feminism[edit]
Numerous critics and writers have remarked on the strong feminist overtones of Thelma & Louise. Film critic B. Ruby Rich praises the film as an uncompromising validation of women's experiences,[18] while Kenneth Turan calls it a "neo-feminist road movie".[19] In her essay "The Daughters of Thelma and Louise", Jessica Enevold argues that the film constitutes "an attack on conventional patterns of chauvinist male behavior toward females". In addition, it "exposes the traditional stereotyping of male–female relationships" while rescripting the typical gender roles of the road movie genre.[20]
In her review for The Los Angeles Times, film critic Sheila Benson objects to the characterization of the film as feminist, arguing that it is more preoccupied with revenge and violence than feminist values.[21]
In his review for The New York Post, film critic Kyle Smith describes the film as "a misogynist tale about unbelievably ditzy women who lose what remains of their reason under pressure and suffer the ultimate punishment."[22] Smith's review focused less on the fact that the film stars strong female characters and instead points out the terrible decisions these strong female characters make throughout the entire film.[22]
In an article commemorating the film's 20th anniversary in 2011, Raina Lipsitz called it "the last great film about women" and said that it heralded the achievements of women that caused 1992 to become "the year of the woman".[23] However, she also said that women-themed films have since been losing ground.[23]
Awards and honors[edit]
Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis both received various accolades for their performances, including nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actress.
Khouri won an Academy Award for Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen; Scott, Davis, Sarandon, cinematographer Adrian Biddle, and film editor Thom Noble were nominated for Oscars.
Award
Category
Nominee
Result
Boston Society of Film Critics Best Actress Geena Davis Won
British Society of Cinematographers Best Cinematography Award Adrian Biddle Nominated
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Best Actress Geena Davis Nominated
NBR Award Best Actress Susan Sarandon Won
Geena Davis Won
Top Ten Films Won
Saint Jordi Award Best Foreign Actress Susan Sarandon Nominated
Golden Spike Award Ridley Scott Won
(tied with The Adjuster)
Academy Award Best Original Screenplay Callie Khouri Won
Best Actress in a Leading Role Geena Davis Nominated
Susan Sarandon Nominated
Best Cinematography Adrian Biddle Nominated
Best Director Ridley Scott Nominated
Best Film Editing Thom Noble Nominated
BAFTA Award Best Actress Geena Davis Nominated
Susan Sarandon Nominated
Best Cinematography Adrian Biddle Nominated
Best Direction Ridley Scott Nominated
Best Editing Thom Noble Nominated
Best Film Ridley Scott & Mimi Polk Gitlin Nominated
Best Original Film Score Hans Zimmer Nominated
Best Screenplay – Original Callie Khouri Nominated
Bodil Award Best Non-European Film Ridley Scott Won
Chicago Film Critics Association Best Actress Geena Davis Nominated
Susan Sarandon Nominated
Best Director Ridley Scott Nominated
Best Picture Nominated
Best Screenplay Callie Khouri Nominated
César Award Best Foreign Film Ridley Scott Nominated
David di Donatello Award Best Foreign Actress Geena Davis Won
Susan Sarandon Won
Best Foreign Film Ridley Scott Nominated
DGA Award Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures Ridley Scott Nominated
Golden Globe Award Best Screenplay – Motion Picture Callie Khouri Won
Best Motion Picture – Drama Nominated
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama Geena Davis Nominated
Susan Sarandon Nominated
Silver Ribbon Best Female Dubbing Rossella Izzo
(voice of Louise) Won
Best Foreign Director Ridley Scott Nominated
Critics' Circle Film Awards Actress of the Year Susan Sarandon
(also for White Palace) Won
Director of the Year Ridley Scott Won
Film of the Year Won
MTV Movie Award Best Female Performance Geena Davis Nominated
Best On-Screen Duo Geena Davis & Susan Sarandon Nominated
NSFC Award Best Supporting Actor Harvey Keitel
(also for Bugsy and Mortal Thoughts) Won
Best Actress Susan Sarandon Nominated
Literary Award Screenplay Callie Khouri Won
Writers Guild of America Award Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen Won
The British Film Institute published a book about the film in 2000[24] as part of a Modern Classics series. On the Writers Guild of America Award's list of 101 best screenplays, it made No. 72.[25] The film was ranked on the Australian program 20 to 1, in the episode Magnificent Movie Moments.
American Film Institute lists
AFI's 100 Years...100 Thrills – No. 76
AFI's 100 Years...100 Heroes and Villains: Thelma Dickinson & Louise Sawyer – No. 24 Heroes
AFI's 100 Years...100 Cheers – No. 78
Soundtrack[edit]
Pete Haycock on slide guitar contributed to Thunderbird, the theme music for the film.[26] In addition to Glenn Frey's "Part of Me, Part of You", which became the film's primary theme song, the soundtrack included songs by Chris Whitley, Martha Reeves, Toni Childs, Marianne Faithfull, Charlie Sexton, Grayson Hugh, B.B. King, and Michael McDonald.
References[edit]
^ Jump up to: a b "Thelma and Louise (1991)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 15, 2012.
Jump up ^ "Movies filmed in the Moab area". Moab Area Travel Council. Retrieved July 29, 2008.
Jump up ^ D'Arc, James V. (2010). When Hollywood Came to Town: A History of Moviemaking in Utah (1st ed.). Layton, Utah: Gibbs Smith. ISBN 9781423605874.
Jump up ^ "Thelma & Louise Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More". Metacritic. Retrieved June 15, 2012.
Jump up ^ Maslin, Janet (May 24, 1991). "Review/Film; On the Run with 2 Buddies and a Gun". New York Times. Archived from the original on July 7, 2018. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
Jump up ^ Ebert, Roger (1991). "Thelma & Louise". RogerEbert.com. Archived from the original on June 5, 2015. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
Jump up ^ "Festival de Cannes: Thelma & Louise". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved August 12, 2009.
Jump up ^ "Chasing Away the Demons". 20/20. February 15, 1999. Archived from the original on June 25, 2001.
Jump up ^ "Tori Amos on Her New Album and the "Muses" That Inspire Her Songs". CBS This Morning. November 11, 2017.
Jump up ^ Valentine, Genevieve (2 July 2017). "How Thelma & Louise Drove Hollywood 'Off The Cliff'". npr.org. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
Jump up ^ "References Thelma and Lousie". duffzone.org. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
Jump up ^ Jenkins, Steve (1 November 2013). "Best GTA 5 Easter Eggs: UFOs, Bigfoot, Playboy Mansion, and more!". cheatcodes.com. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
Jump up ^ Gorton, Thomas (2 July 2015). "All the cult film references in 'Bitch Better Have My Money'". dazeddigital.com. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
Jump up ^ Ouzounian, Richard (June 6, 2011). "Driving off a cliff into movie lore". The Star. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
Jump up ^ "Couple die in 'Thelma & Louise suicide' off 350ft cliff". The Daily Mirror. 7 February 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
Jump up ^ Carlson, Margaret (June 24, 1991). "Is This What Feminism Is All About?". Time. Archived from the original on July 7, 2018. Retrieved July 7, 2018. (Subscription required (help)).
Jump up ^ Sawyers, June (July 7, 1991). "Callie Khouri Answers Critics of 'Thelma and Louise'". Features. Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on July 9, 2012. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
Jump up ^ Rich, B. Ruby (February 18, 2003). "Two for the Road". The Advocate. pp. 48–49.
Jump up ^ Dunne, Michael (2001). Intertextual Encounters in American Fiction, Film, and Popular Culture. Bowling Green State University Popular Press. p. 89. ISBN 0-87972-848-5.
Jump up ^ Enevold, Jessica (2004). "The Daughters of Thelma and Louise". Gender, Genre & Identity in Women's Travel Writing. New York. pp. 73–95. ISBN 0-8204-4905-9.
Jump up ^ Sturken 2000, p. 11.
^ Jump up to: a b Smith, Kyle (April 7, 2016). "As a Feminist Film, 'Thelma & Louise' Fails Miserably". Entertainment. New York Post. Archived from the original on July 7, 2018. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
^ Jump up to: a b Lipsitz, Raina (August 31, 2011). "'Thelma & Louise': The Last Great Film About Women". Culture. The Atlantic. Archived from the original on July 4, 2014. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
Jump up ^ Sturken 2000.
Jump up ^ Writers Guild of America West. "101 Greatest Screenplays". Writers Guild of America West. Archived from the original on November 22, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
Jump up ^ Perrone, Pierre (November 22, 2013). "Pete Haycock: Guitarist with the Climax Blues Band Who Went On to Write Film Music for John Badham and Franc Roddam". Obituaries. The Independent. Archived from the original on July 7, 2018. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
Works cited[edit]
Sturken, Marita (2000). Thelma and Louise. London: British Film Institute. p. 11. ISBN 0-85170-809-9.
Further reading[edit]
Fournier, Gina (2007). Thelma & Louise and Women in Hollywood. McFarland & Company.
Cook, Bernie, ed. (2007). Thelma & Louise Live! The Cultural Afterlife of an American Film. University of Texas Press.
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Climate of London
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Sunrise over Regent Street, London
London, the capital and largest city in England and the United Kingdom has a temperate oceanic climate, with warm summers and cool but not cold winters. While the city annually has modest precipitation, there are long periods of overcast skies and frequent light mist-type precipitation, which is likely responsible for the rainy image of the city.
The coldest temperature ever measured in London was −16.1 °C (3.0 °F) at Northolt in January 1963, and the highest temperature ever recorded was 38.1 °C (100.6 °F), measured at Kew Gardens during the European Heat Wave of 2003. London averages about 1600 hours of sunshine annually. London's large built-up area creates a microclimate (an "urban heat island"), with heat stored by the city's buildings. Sometimes temperatures are 5 °C (9 °F) warmer in the city than in the surrounding areas.
Contents
[hide]
1 Climate data tables
1.1 London (Collectively)
1.2 London Weather Centre
1.3 Heathrow - Airport Weather Station in the suburbs of West London
1.4 Kew - Weather station in South West London, adjacent to the River Thames
1.5 Hampstead - Weather Station in North London
1.6 Northolt - Airfield Weather Station in the North West of London
1.7 Greenwich - Weather Station in East London located near the river Thames
2 See also
3 References
4 External links
Climate data tables[edit]
London (Collectively)[edit]
[hide]Climate data for London Heathrow (1981–2010, extremes 1948–present)
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year
Record high °C (°F)
17.3
(63.1) 19.7
(67.5) 24.2
(75.6) 29.4
(84.9) 32.8
(91) 35.6
(96.1) 36.7
(98.1) 38.1
(100.6) 35.4
(95.7) 29.9
(85.8) 20.8
(69.4) 17.4
(63.3) 38.1
(100.6)
Average high °C (°F)
8.1
(46.6) 8.4
(47.1) 11.3
(52.3) 15.7
(60.3) 18.6
(65.5) 22.4
(72.3) 23.6
(74.5) 23.2
(73.8) 20.8
(69.4) 16.1
(61) 11.1
(52) 8.3
(46.9) 15.63
(60.14)
Average low °C (°F)
2.3
(36.1) 2.1
(35.8) 3.9
(39) 8.2
(46.8) 10.9
(51.6) 14.1
(57.4) 15.5
(59.9) 15.5
(59.9) 13.7
(56.7) 10.9
(51.6) 4.9
(40.8) 2.7
(36.9) 8.73
(47.71)
Record low °C (°F)
−16.1
(3) −12.2
(10) −8.3
(17.1) −3.2
(26.2) −3.1
(26.4) −0.6
(30.9) 3.9
(39) 2.1
(35.8) 1.4
(34.5) −3.9
(25) −7.1
(19.2) −11.8
(10.8) −16.1
(3)
Average precipitation mm (inches)
55.2
(2.173) 40.9
(1.61) 41.6
(1.638) 43.7
(1.72) 49.4
(1.945) 45.1
(1.776) 44.5
(1.752) 49.5
(1.949) 49.1
(1.933) 68.5
(2.697) 59.0
(2.323) 55.2
(2.173) 601.7
(23.689)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)
11.1 8.5 9.3 9.1 8.8 8.2 7.7 7.5 8.1 10.8 10.3 10.2 109.6
Mean monthly sunshine hours
61.5 77.9 114.6 168.7 198.5 204.3 212.0 204.7 149.3 116.5 72.6 52.0 1,632.6
Source: Met Office [1] Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute [2]
For more station data near London, see Geography of London.
London Weather Centre[edit]
[hide]Climate data for London Weather Centre, 2001-2014
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year
Average high °C (°F)
8.5
(47.3) 8.9
(48) 11.7
(53.1) 15.7
(60.3) 18.6
(65.5) 22.4
(72.3) 23.6
(74.5) 23.2
(73.8) 20.8
(69.4) 16.1
(61) 11.9
(53.4) 8.6
(47.5) 15.83
(60.51)
Daily mean °C (°F)
6.8
(44.2) 6.8
(44.2) 8.8
(47.8) 12.0
(53.6) 14.8
(58.6) 18.3
(64.9) 19.6
(67.3) 19.4
(66.9) 17.3
(63.1) 13.5
(56.3) 10.0
(50) 7.0
(44.6) 12.86
(55.13)
Average low °C (°F)
5.0
(41) 4.7
(40.5) 5.8
(42.4) 8.2
(46.8) 10.9
(51.6) 14.1
(57.4) 15.5
(59.9) 15.5
(59.9) 13.7
(56.7) 10.9
(51.6) 8.0
(46.4) 5.4
(41.7) 9.81
(49.66)
Source #1: Weather Online [3]
Source #2: Tutiempo [4]
Heathrow - Airport Weather Station in the suburbs of West London[edit]
[hide]Climate data for Heathrow Airport, elevation 25 m, 1981-2010, extremes 1948–present
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year
Record high °C (°F)
16.0
(60.8) 18.6
(65.5) 22.8
(73) 27.4
(81.3) 31.8
(89.2) 34.8
(94.6) 36.7
(98.1) 37.9
(100.2) 31.3
(88.3) 28.8
(83.8) 18.6
(65.5) 16.6
(61.9) 37.9
(100.2)
Average high °C (°F)
8.1
(46.6) 8.4
(47.1) 11.3
(52.3) 14.2
(57.6) 17.9
(64.2) 21.0
(69.8) 23.5
(74.3) 23.2
(73.8) 19.9
(67.8) 15.5
(59.9) 11.1
(52) 8.3
(46.9) 15.2
(59.36)
Average low °C (°F)
2.3
(36.1) 2.1
(35.8) 3.9
(39) 5.5
(41.9) 8.7
(47.7) 11.7
(53.1) 13.9
(57) 13.7
(56.7) 11.4
(52.5) 8.4
(47.1) 4.9
(40.8) 2.7
(36.9) 7.43
(45.38)
Record low °C (°F)
−13.2
(8.2) −9.6
(14.7) −5.1
(22.8) −2.6
(27.3) −0.9
(30.4) 1.5
(34.7) 5.6
(42.1) 5.9
(42.6) 1.8
(35.2) −3.3
(26.1) −7
(19) −11.8
(10.8) −13.2
(8.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches)
55.2
(2.173) 40.9
(1.61) 41.6
(1.638) 43.7
(1.72) 49.4
(1.945) 45.1
(1.776) 44.5
(1.752) 49.5
(1.949) 49.1
(1.933) 68.5
(2.697) 59.0
(2.323) 55.2
(2.173) 601.7
(23.689)
Mean monthly sunshine hours
61.5 77.9 114.6 168.7 198.5 204.3 212.0 204.7 149.3 116.5 72.6 52.0 1,632.6
Source #1: Met Office [5]
Source #2: Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute [6]
Kew - Weather station in South West London, adjacent to the River Thames[edit]
[hide]Climate data for Kew, 5m asl, 1981-2010, extremes 1901-present
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year
Record high °C (°F)
16.1
(61) 18.5
(65.3) 22.0
(71.6) 26.7
(80.1) 30.6
(87.1) 34.2
(93.6) 35.0
(95) 38.1
(100.6) 33.3
(91.9) 27.8
(82) 18.9
(66) 15.7
(60.3) 38.1
(100.6)
Average high °C (°F)
8.2
(46.8) 8.7
(47.7) 11.6
(52.9) 14.4
(57.9) 18.0
(64.4) 21.0
(69.8) 23.5
(74.3) 23.2
(73.8) 20.0
(68) 15.8
(60.4) 11.3
(52.3) 8.5
(47.3) 15.35
(59.63)
Average low °C (°F)
1.8
(35.2) 1.7
(35.1) 3.4
(38.1) 4.7
(40.5) 7.9
(46.2) 10.8
(51.4) 13.0
(55.4) 12.7
(54.9) 10.3
(50.5) 7.4
(45.3) 4.1
(39.4) 2.1
(35.8) 6.66
(43.98)
Record low °C (°F)
−12.8
(9) −11.7
(10.9) −8.3
(17.1) −2.1
(28.2) −3.1
(26.4) −0.6
(30.9) 3.9
(39) 2.1
(35.8) 1.4
(34.5) −3.9
(25) −7.1
(19.2) −11.7
(10.9) −12.8
(9)
Average precipitation mm (inches)
57.2
(2.252) 41.9
(1.65) 42.8
(1.685) 45.3
(1.783) 48.8
(1.921) 49.3
(1.941) 46.8
(1.843) 51.2
(2.016) 52.2
(2.055) 69.7
(2.744) 60.6
(2.386) 56.6
(2.228) 622.4
(24.504)
Mean monthly sunshine hours
59.8 79.9 118.2 173.3 205.3 203.6 218.4 211.1 146.4 117.2 70.6 49.6 1,653.4
Source: Met Office [7]
Hampstead - Weather Station in North London[edit]
The weather station enclosure is the most elevated of any in the London area, and as a result daytime temperatures are typically one degree lower than Heathrow, Kew, Northolt and Greenwich.
[hide]Climate data for Hampstead 137m asl 1981-2010, extremes 1960-present
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year
Record high °C (°F)
15.7
(60.3) 18.3
(64.9) 23.1
(73.6) 26.6
(79.9) 29.8
(85.6) 33.7
(92.7) 34.4
(93.9) 37.4
(99.3) 29.4
(84.9) 28.3
(82.9) 17.9
(64.2) 15.3
(59.5) 37.4
(99.3)
Average high °C (°F)
7.1
(44.8) 7.4
(45.3) 10.5
(50.9) 13.3
(55.9) 16.8
(62.2) 19.9
(67.8) 22.4
(72.3) 22.0
(71.6) 18.8
(65.8) 14.6
(58.3) 10.3
(50.5) 7.4
(45.3) 14.21
(57.56)
Average low °C (°F)
2.0
(35.6) 1.7
(35.1) 3.5
(38.3) 5.0
(41) 8.0
(46.4) 10.9
(51.6) 13.2
(55.8) 13.1
(55.6) 11.0
(51.8) 8.1
(46.6) 4.8
(40.6) 2.5
(36.5) 6.98
(44.58)
Record low °C (°F)
−10.8
(12.6) −12.2
(10) −6.9
(19.6) −3.2
(26.2) −0.6
(30.9) 1.8
(35.2) 5.6
(42.1) 4.7
(40.5) 2.4
(36.3) −2.4
(27.7) −5.8
(21.6) −8.4
(16.9) −12.2
(10)
Average precipitation mm (inches)
64.7
(2.547) 46.6
(1.835) 48.9
(1.925) 51.5
(2.028) 58.0
(2.283) 54.2
(2.134) 50.4
(1.984) 64.4
(2.535) 56.9
(2.24) 77.7
(3.059) 68.3
(2.689) 62.9
(2.476) 704.5
(27.735)
Mean monthly sunshine hours
57.5 76.4 107.1 151.6 192.2 191.0 199.9 193.0 140.8 109.9 69.4 51.6 1,540.4
Source: Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute [8]
Northolt - Airfield Weather Station in the North West of London[edit]
Temperature extremes range from 37.7 °C (99.9 °F) in August 2003, down to −16.1 °C (3.0 °F) in January 1962.
[hide]Climate data for Northolt, 38m asl, 1981-2010
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year
Average high °C (°F)
7.9
(46.2) 8.3
(46.9) 11.3
(52.3) 14.1
(57.4) 17.7
(63.9) 20.8
(69.4) 23.2
(73.8) 22.9
(73.2) 19.7
(67.5) 15.4
(59.7) 11.0
(51.8) 8.2
(46.8) 15.04
(59.08)
Average low °C (°F)
1.7
(35.1) 1.5
(34.7) 3.4
(38.1) 4.8
(40.6) 8.0
(46.4) 10.9
(51.6) 13.2
(55.8) 12.9
(55.2) 10.5
(50.9) 7.6
(45.7) 4.1
(39.4) 2.1
(35.8) 6.72
(44.11)
Average precipitation mm (inches)
58.2
(2.291) 43.2
(1.701) 45.5
(1.791) 45.8
(1.803) 56.0
(2.205) 47.5
(1.87) 45.3
(1.783) 51.3
(2.02) 50.6
(1.992) 72.2
(2.843) 64.9
(2.555) 59.0
(2.323) 639.5
(25.177)
Source: Met Office [9]
Greenwich - Weather Station in East London located near the river Thames[edit]
[hide]Climate data for London (Greenwich), 7m asl, 1981-2010
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year
Average high °C (°F)
8.3
(46.9) 8.5
(47.3) 11.4
(52.5) 14.2
(57.6) 17.7
(63.9) 20.7
(69.3) 23.2
(73.8) 22.9
(73.2) 20.1
(68.2) 15.6
(60.1) 11.4
(52.5) 8.6
(47.5) 15.22
(59.4)
Average low °C (°F)
2.6
(36.7) 2.4
(36.3) 4.1
(39.4) 5.4
(41.7) 8.4
(47.1) 11.5
(52.7) 13.9
(57) 13.7
(56.7) 11.2
(52.2) 8.3
(46.9) 5.1
(41.2) 2.8
(37) 7.45
(45.41)
Average precipitation mm (inches)
51.6
(2.031) 38.2
(1.504) 40.5
(1.594) 45.0
(1.772) 46.5
(1.831) 47.3
(1.862) 41.1
(1.618) 51.6
(2.031) 50.4
(1.984) 68.8
(2.709) 58.0
(2.283) 53.0
(2.087) 592
(23.306)
Mean monthly sunshine hours
49.9 71.4 107.1 159.8 181.2 181.0 192.1 195.1 138.9 108.1 58.5 37.4 1,480.5
Source: Met Office [10]
See also[edit]
River Thames frost fairs
Climate of the United Kingdom
References[edit]
Jump up ^ "London Heathrow Airport". Met Office. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
Jump up ^ "Heathrow Airport Extreme Values". KNMI. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
Jump up ^ "London Weather Centre analysis". Weather Online. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
Jump up ^ "climate: Climate London Weather Centre". Tutiempo. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
Jump up ^ "Climate Normals 1981-2010". MetOffice. November 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
Jump up ^ "Climate Normals 1971–2000". Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
Jump up ^ "Kew 1981-2010 averages". Met Office. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
Jump up ^ "Hampstead 1971-2000". Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
Jump up ^ "Kew 1981-2010 averages". Met Office. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
Jump up ^ "Greenwich 1981–2010 averages". Met Office. Archived from the original on 27 October 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
External links[edit]
BBC Weather - Forecast for London
Met Office - Forecast for London
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Do You Wanna Touch Me
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"Do You Wanna Touch Me?"
Single by Gary Glitter
from the album Touch Me
B-side
"I Would If I Could But I Can't"
Released
1973
Format
7"
Genre
Glam rock
Length
3:19
Label
Bell
Songwriter(s)
Gary Glitter
Mike Leander
Producer(s)
Mike Leander
Gary Glitter singles chronology
"I Didn't Know I Loved You (Till I Saw You Rock and Roll)"
(1972) "Do You Wanna Touch Me?"
(1973) "Hello, Hello, I'm Back Again"
(1973)
"I Didn't Know I Loved You (Till I Saw You Rock and Roll)"
(1972) "Do You Wanna Touch Me"
(1973) "Hello, Hello, I'm Back Again"
(1973)
"Do You Wanna Touch Me", also referred to as "Do You Wanna Touch Me? (Oh Yeah)" is a song by English glam rock singer Gary Glitter, written by Glitter with Mike Leander and produced by Mike Leander. It was released as the lead single from his second album, Touch Me (1973), peaking at No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart in January 1973, his third successive UK hit. The single also reached No. 9 in Ireland and No. 11 in Australia. The song represented something of a departure from the "trademark" of the Glitter sound. The song was also used in The Runaways drama film of the same name.
Contents
1 Joan Jett version
1.1 Chart performance
1.2 Weekly charts
1.3 Year-end charts
2 Glee cover controversy
3 Cover by the Cure
4 References
5 External links
Joan Jett version[edit]
"Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah)"
Single by Joan Jett
from the album Bad Reputation
B-side
"Victim of Circumstance"
Released
July 1982
Length
3:48
Label
Boardwalk
Blackheart
Songwriter(s)
Gary Glitter
Mike Leander
Joan Jett singles chronology
"Crimson and Clover"
(1982) "Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah)"
(1982) "Everyday People"
(1983)
"Crimson and Clover"
(1982) "Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah)"
(1982) "Everyday People"
(1983)
"Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah)" was later covered by rock singer Joan Jett in 1980 for her debut solo studio album, Bad Reputation (1981). It peaked at No. 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1982. Jett's version of the song appears in a 2008 TV commercial for Hewlett-Packard's TouchSmart computers. The commercial was withdrawn when the company learned that Glitter, now a convicted sex offender, had written the song. On 29 October 2008, it was reported that Glitter would receive £100,000 in royalties from Hewlett Packard for the advertisement.[1]
Chart performance[edit]
Weekly charts[edit]
Chart (1982)
Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) 18
Austria 19
Canada RPM Top Singles 8
Germany 19
New Zealand 11
Switzerland 12
US Billboard Hot 100 20
US Billboard Mainstream Rock 21
US Cash Box Top 100 29
Year-end charts[edit]
Chart (1982)
Rank
Canada [2] 73
US (Joel Whitburn's Pop Annual)[3] 123
Glee cover controversy[edit]
On the musical television series Glee, Holly Holliday (Gwyneth Paltrow) and the members of the Glee Club cover this song in the episode "Sexy". The performance caused some controversy in the UK over the resulting royalty payments to Glitter. The charity Kidscape said the song's inclusion was "wholly inappropriate".[4] The UK version of the album Glee: The Music, Volume 5 does not therefore include the song, but replaces it with "Afternoon Delight" by Starland Vocal Band.
Cover by the Cure[edit]
The Cure played this song several times during the Head Tour in 1985.[5]
References[edit]
Jump up ^ "Celebrity | Yahoo News UK". Uk.news.launch.yahoo.com. 2016-10-03. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
Jump up ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". collectionscanada.gc.ca.
Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel (1999). Pop Annual. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. ISBN 0-89820-142-X.
Jump up ^ "Gwyneth Paltrow in Gary Glitter controversy over Glee". Telegraph. 2011-03-11. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
Jump up ^ "The Cure concerts 1985". Cure-concerts.de. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
External links[edit]
Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
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Gary Glitter
Studio albums
Glitter (1972)
Touch Me (1973)
G. G. (1975)
Silver Star (1977)
Boys Will Be Boys (1984)
Leader II (1991)
On (2001)
Live albums
Remember Me This Way (1974)
Compilations
The Ultimate Gary Glitter – 25 Years of Hits (1997)
Singles
"Rock and Roll"
"I Didn't Know I Loved You (Till I Saw You Rock and Roll)"
"Do You Wanna Touch Me"
"Hello, Hello, I'm Back Again"
"I'm the Leader of the Gang (I Am)"
"I Love You Love Me Love"
"Remember Me This Way"
"Always Yours"
"Oh Yes! You're Beautiful"
"Love Like You and Me"
"Doing Alright with the Boys"
"Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow"
"It Takes All Night Long"
"Dance Me Up"
"Another Rock and Roll Christmas"
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Glittermen
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Remember Me This Way
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EPs
I Love Rock 'n' Roll 92
1979
Cherry Bomb
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Singles
"Bad Reputation"
"Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah)"
"I Love Rock 'n' Roll"
"Crimson and Clover"
"Everyday People"
"I Love You Love Me Love"
"Cherry Bomb"
"Roadrunner"
"Light of Day"
"I Hate Myself for Loving You"
"Dirty Deeds"
"Love Hurts"
"Have You Ever Seen the Rain?"
"Androgynous"
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Evil Stig
Book:Joan Jett

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