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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,…
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Smooth Talk
62%
Movie
1h 32m
AI Analysis
Smooth Talk (1985) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Smooth Talk (1985) — a movie tagged as Drama and Thriller with tense moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: 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. Our models also surface themes such as family from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~92 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Smooth Talk 62% (70 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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from 70 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
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.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1985-11-17
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- TMDB rating
- 6.2
- TMDB ID
- 33766
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What is Smooth Talk about?
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.
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How long is the movie Smooth Talk?
The official runtime for Smooth Talk is approximately 92 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Laura Dern
Connie Wyatt
Treat Williams
Arnold Friend
Mary Kay Place
Katherine Wyatt
Levon Helm
Harry Wyatt
Elizabeth Berridge
June Wyatt
Margaret Welsh
Laura Condon
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Sara Inglis
Jill O'Mara
William Ragsdale
Jeff
- G
Geoff Hoyle
Ellie Oscar
- D
David Berridge
Eddie Hunter
- C
Cab Covay
Cab Driver
Joy Carlin
Laura's Mother
- M
Mark McKay
Bobby King
- C
Carl Mueller
Mall Boy
- M
Michael French
Stan
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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), while ably adapting it to the very different needs of a feature length film. Dern gives a wonderful performance, one of many given by this underrated actress.
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