Smooth Talk 1985
Smooth Talk
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.
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.
Videos & Photos
All 2 Videos & 23 Photoscast
Full Cast & Crew... Connie Wyatt
... Arnold Friend
... Katherine Wyatt
... Harry Wyatt
... June Wyatt
... Laura Condon
User reviews
See All 1 Reviews23 Jun 2021 by clipper314
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.
Release Date:
Sep 21, 1985 (United Kingdom,United States)
Run Time:
1hr 31`
MMPA Rating:
PG-13
Original Language:
English
Production Countries:
United Kingdom,United States
Status:
Released
Plot Keywords:
Related Movies To
Smooth Talk
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.
Cast & Crew of
Smooth Talk
Directors & Credit Writers
... Director
... Script Supervisor
Cast
... Connie Wyatt
... Arnold Friend
... Katherine Wyatt
... Harry Wyatt
... June Wyatt
... Laura Condon
SI
Sara Inglis... Jill O'Mara
... Jeff
GH
Geoff Hoyle... Ellie Oscar
... Eddie Hunter
CC
Cab Covay... Cab Driver
... Laura's Mother
MM
Mark McKay... Bobby King
CM
Carl Mueller... Mall Boy
... Stan