Smooth Talk

Name: Smooth Talk
Genre: Drama
Released: TODO_MISSING
Rating: 92

1985, Drama, 1h 32m

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Movie Info

Fifteen-year-old Connie (Laura Dern) spends the summer before her sophomore year fixating on getting male attention. While her mother, Katherine (Mary Kay Place), nags her about painting the house and favors her older sister, Connie spends her days going to the mall with her friends. One day, while the rest of her family is having a barbeque, Connie is confronted at home by a handsome, dangerous stranger, Arnold Friend (Treat Williams), who has been watching her.

Rating:

PG-13
Genre:

Drama
Original Language:

English
Director:

Joyce Chopra
Producer:

Martin Rosen
Writer:

Tom Cole
Release Date (Theaters):

Nov 17, 1985 original
Release Date (Streaming):

Dec 7, 2004
Runtime:

1h 32m
Distributor:

International Spectrafilm

Cast & Crew

Laura Dern
Connie

Treat Williams
Arnold Friend

Mary Kay Place
Katherine

Margaret Welsh
Laura

Sara Inglis
Jill

Levon Helm
Harry

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Critic Reviews for Smooth Talk

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Audience Reviews for Smooth Talk

Jun 01, 2009

The main thing that even made this movie watchable is that Laura Dern was sexy.

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Mar 11, 2009

I was expecting this to be a fun 80's teen movie, so I got a bit of a shock by the turn it actually took. One of the most chilling and believable films I have seen about being a teenager. The silly girls in this really rang true to some of the girls I grew up with in the 80's and I was really impressed with Laura Dern. I wonder why it wasn't more well known, I had actually never heard of this until recently, and I love 80's films, particularly the teen variety. I don't remember anything about this from when I was growing up. Perhaps it was more popular over in the US. Well worth a look for anyone who likes this genre, who, like me, may have missed out on it first time around.

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