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6.2Connie, 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.
Released: 1985-11-1792 minDir: Joyce ChopraDrama, Thriller
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Cast
- Laura Dern as Connie Wyatt
- Treat Williams as Arnold Friend
- Mary Kay Place as Katherine Wyatt
- Levon Helm as Harry Wyatt
- Elizabeth Berridge as June Wyatt
- Margaret Welsh as Laura Condon
Themes
- coming of age
- teenage girl
- summer
- sexual awakening
- woman director
- female sexuality
- loss of innocence
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Ratings
IMDb
6.5/10
3,520 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
94%
Metacritic
74/100
- Year
- 1985
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Thriller
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- 3 wins & 5 nominations
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 91
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- publication date
- 1985-11-15
- title
- Smooth Talk
- review score
- 74
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Categories
1980s coming-of-age drama films1985 American films1985 British films1985 directorial debut films1985 English-language films1985 films1985 independent films1985 romantic drama filmsAmerican coming-of-age drama filmsAmerican independent filmsAmerican PlayhouseAmerican romantic drama filmsBritish coming-of-age drama filmsBritish romantic drama filmsEnglish-language independent filmsEnglish-language romantic drama filmsFilms about adolescenceFilms about juvenile sexualityFilms about mother–daughter relationshipsFilms about pubertyFilms based on American short storiesFilms based on works by Joyce Carol OatesFilms directed by Joyce ChopraFilms set in California