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Smooth Talk

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Connie, the fifteen-year-old black sheep of her family, finds her summertime idyll of beach trips, mall hangouts, and innocent flirtations shattered by an encounter with a mysterious stranger.

Release Date : 1985-09-21

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Palmyra FilmsAmerican PlayhouseGoldcrestNepenthe Productions

Production Country : United States of AmericaUnited Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Laura Dern

Character Name : Connie Wyatt

Original Name : Laura Dern

Gender : Female

Treat Williams

Character Name : Arnold Friend

Original Name : Treat Williams

Gender : Male

Mary Kay Place

Character Name : Katherine Wyatt

Original Name : Mary Kay Place

Gender : Female

Levon Helm

Character Name : Harry Wyatt

Original Name : Levon Helm

Gender : Male

Elizabeth Berridge

Character Name : June Wyatt

Original Name : Elizabeth Berridge

Gender : Female

Margaret Welsh

Character Name : Laura Condon

Original Name : Margaret Welsh

Gender : Female

Sara Inglis

Character Name : Jill O'Mara

Original Name : Sara Inglis

Gender : Male

William Ragsdale

Character Name : Jeff

Original Name : William Ragsdale

Gender : Male

Geoff Hoyle

Character Name : Ellie Oscar

Original Name : Geoff Hoyle

Gender : Male

David Berridge

Character Name : Eddie Hunter

Original Name : David Berridge

Gender : Male

Cab Covay

Character Name : Cab Driver

Original Name : Cab Covay

Gender : Male

Joy Carlin

Character Name : Laura's Mother

Original Name : Joy Carlin

Gender : Female

Mark McKay

Character Name : Bobby King

Original Name : Mark McKay

Gender : Male

Carl Mueller

Character Name : Mall Boy

Original Name : Carl Mueller

Gender : Male

Michael French

Character Name : Stan

Original Name : Michael French

Gender : Male

Reviews

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clipper314

@clipper314

2021-06-23

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.