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Smooth Talk (1985)

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Reviews Counted: 10

Fresh: 8

Rotten:2

Average Rating: 6.8/10

Runtime: 1 hr 32 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: A haunting tale of sexual awakening based on Joyce Carol Oates' short story "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" Fifteen-year-old Connie and her girlfriends spend their long summer days... A haunting tale of sexual awakening based on Joyce Carol Oates' short story "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" Fifteen-year-old Connie and her girlfriends spend their long summer days hanging out in the shopping mall trying to pick up boys. Provocatively dressed, in skimpy shorts and halter top, the blonde, flirtatious Connie manages to attract the attention of a sinister, older stud. Things take a menacing turn when the man drops by Connie's house one day while her parents are gone. Suddenly adulthood is a lot closer -- and scarier -- than the restless teen ever imagined. [More]

Starring: Treat Williams, Laura Dern, Mary Kay Place, Levon Helm

Starring: Treat Williams, Laura Dern, Mary Kay Place, Levon Helm

Director: Joyce Chopra

Director: Joyce Chopra

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Dec 7, 2004

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Disregard the incoherent ending, which violates the source material (Joyce Carol Oates story): in her debut, Chopra has made a disturbing tale of sexual awakening set against the 1980s new context of shopping malls; Laura Dern is extraordinary as the lead

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02/08/07
Emanuel Levy
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Jeffrey M. Anderson
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02/09/06
Derek Adams
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06/19/05
Emanuel Levy
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Despite the less-than-riveting vibe, it's impossible to deny Dern's amazing performance.

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12/07/04
David Nusair
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Offers ample and telling observations on adolescence, mother-daughter relationships, familial tensions, and the erotic yearnings of youth.

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08/18/04
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
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09/18/02
Jason Clark
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Plays uncomfortably like two movies jammed into one.

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Dave Kehr
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An unheralded gem of a motion picture, and one of the more vibrant and authentic depictions of teenage life in memory.

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01/01/00
Dustin Putman
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The movie is almost uncanny in its self-assurance, in the way it knows that the first hour, where 'nothing' happens, is necessary if the payoff is to be tragic, instead of merely sensational.

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