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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), [3] which was in turn inspired by the Tucson murders committed by Charles Schmid. The protagonist, Connie Wyatt, is played by Laura Dern.
Smooth Talk. 92 minutes ‧ R ‧ 1986. Roger Ebert. May 9, 1986. 5 min read. There is a certain kind of teenager who always seems to be waiting for something. Some live in the moment, but these others — these waiting ones — seem to be the victims of time.
Smooth Talk: Directed by Joyce Chopra. With Treat Williams, Laura Dern, Mary Kay Place, Margaret Welsh. A free-spirited 15-year-old girl flirts with a dangerous stranger in the Northern California suburbs and must prepare herself for the frightening and traumatic consequences.
Oct 6, 2020 · With Laura Dern’s multifaceted performance at its forefront, “Smooth Talk” is a realistic portrait of family dynamics and a compelling look at the expectations imposed upon teenage girls...
Aug 26, 2024 · Currently you are able to watch "Smooth Talk" streaming on Criterion Channel. It is also possible to buy "Smooth Talk" on Apple TV, Amazon Video as download or rent it on Apple TV, Amazon Video online.
Jul 25, 2021 · Terror and trepidation dance across the face of 15-year-old Connie Wyatt (Laura Dern), the clashing uncertainty of where adolescence ends and adulthood begins in conflict upon her face. A face obscured by the safety of a screen door, evoking the safety net of suburban childhood.
Based on Joyce Carol Oates’ short story “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?,” which itself was inspired by the real ‘Pied Piper Murders’ in Tucson, Arizona, “Smooth Talk” is an 80s mall movie that sinks slowly — then suddenly — into nightmare.
Feb 19, 2022 · Directed with sensitivity and grace by Joyce Chopra, who would go on to helm the epic disaster The Lemon Sisters in 1990, the film’s narrative moves into some seriously disturbing territory during the final act, when extra-sleazy Treat Williams shows up in an astonishing performance of seductive menace, portraying a man at least ten years older ...
Suspended between carefree youth and the harsh realities of the adult world, a teenage girl experiences an unsettling summertime awakening in Joyce Chopra’s Sundance-winning narrative debut—a haunting vision of innocence lost based on a celebrated short story by Joyce Carol Oates and starring Laura Dern (in her breakout performance) and ...
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.
