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Road film Thelma & Louise ( 1991 ) starring Geena Davis as Thelma, and Susan Sarandon as Louise, proved to be one of Scott's biggest critical successes, helping revive the director's reputation and receiving his first nomination for the Academy Award for Best Director.

His next project, independently-funded historical epic 1492: Conquest of Paradise, was a box office failure.

The film recounts the discovery of the Americas by Christopher Columbus ( French star Gerard Depardieu ).

Scott did not release another film for four years.