FEATURE FILM

Smooth Talk

6.2/10
TMDB75 votes
1985Original: English92 min

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.

Genres: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Cast: Laura Dern, Treat Williams, Mary Kay Place, Levon Helm, Elizabeth Berridge

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About Smooth Talk

Smooth Talk (1985) is a film in the drama, romance, thriller genres. Directed by Joyce Chopra. The cast includes Laura Dern, Treat Williams, Mary Kay Place, Levon Helm.

Released
1985-11-17
Original language
English
Runtime
92 minutes
Status
Released
Production countries
United Kingdom, United States of America
Production companies
American Playhouse, Goldcrest Films International, Nepenthe Productions, Palmyra
Directors
Joyce Chopra
Writers
Tom Cole

Smooth Talk cast & characters

Audience reviews

6.2/10 from 75 TMDB votes. Ratings and reviews are supplied by TMDB. Reviews are attributed to their original authors.

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TMDB member review

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…

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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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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.

Who stars in Smooth Talk?

Laura Dern, Treat Williams, Mary Kay Place, Levon Helm, Elizabeth Berridge, Margaret Welsh. See the cast cards above for character names.

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