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17/11/1985 Drama, Thriller 1h 32m
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Overview

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.

  1. Joyce Chopra

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Laura Dern

    Connie Wyatt

  2. Treat Williams

    Arnold Friend

  3. Mary Kay Place

    Katherine Wyatt

  4. Levon Helm

    Harry Wyatt

  5. Elizabeth Berridge

    June Wyatt

  6. Margaret Welsh

    Laura Condon

  7. Sara Inglis

    Jill O'Mara

  8. William Ragsdale

    Jeff

  9. Geoff Hoyle

    Ellie Oscar

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Reviews

A review by clipper314
Written by clipper314 on 2014-08-16
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), w...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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