Smooth Talk (1985)

Directed by

Joyce Chopra

Genre

drama film, romance film, coming-of-age film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 32m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 70 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A teenage girl in California spends her summer days with friends and boys at a local mall. She meets a charismatic stranger who disrupts her family life and forces her to confront danger.

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What happens

Smooth Talk is a 1985 film directed by Joyce Chopra, loosely based on Joyce Carol Oates' short story "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" (1966), which was in turn inspired by the Tucson murders committed by Charles Schmid. The protagonist, Connie Wyatt, is played by Laura Dern. The antagonist, Arnold Friend, is played by Treat Williams. The film was produced by American Playhouse and Goldcrest Films, and originally released to movie theaters in 1985. The original music score was composed by Russ Kunkel and Bill Payne. The film won the Grand Jury Prize Dramatic at the 1986 Sundance Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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