Smooth Talk
Connie, the fifteen-year-old black sheep of her family, finds her sun-drenched summer of beachside escapades, mall hangouts, and innocent flirtations upended by an encounter with a mysterious stranger.
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Joyce Chopra
Carol DePasquale
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Based on a short story by Joyce Carol Oates called "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?", "Smooth Talk" stars Laura Dern as a bored and restless adolescent who thinks she's more in control of her sexual allure, and more capable of handling the attention she receives for it, than she is. In a deeply unsettling and slightly surreal scene, a hunky stranger (Treat Williams) comes calling for her, and she realizes that she's not as mature as she thinks. The film captures the same other-worldly quality of the short story (the scene with Treat Williams plays out almost like a feverish dream), while ably adapting it to the very different needs of a feature length film. Dern gives a wonderful performance, one of many given by this underrated actress.
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The directors of Smooth Talk are Joyce Chopra and Carol DePasquale.
The cast of Smooth Talk includes Laura Dern as Connie Wyatt, Treat Williams as Arnold Friend, Elizabeth Berridge as June Wyatt, Michael French as Stan, Mary Kay Place as Katherine Wyatt, Joy Carlin as Laura's Mother, Cab Covay as Cab Driver, Levon Helm as Harry Wyatt, William Ragsdale as Jeff, Margaret Welsh as Laura Condon, Sara Inglis as Jill O'Mara, Geoff Hoyle as Ellie Oscar, and more.
The duration of Smooth Talk is 1h 32 mins.
Smooth Talk was released on 17 Nov 1985.
Smooth Talk is listed under Drama and Thriller on Fanbiz.
Smooth Talk has 1 review on Fanziz, with an average rating of 8.0/10. One reviewer wrote: "Based on a short story by Joyce Carol Oates called "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?", "Smooth Talk" stars Laura Dern as a bored and restless adolescent who thinks she'..."
