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Straight Talk
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6.0Honest and straightforward small-town Shirlee Kenyon chucks her boyfriend and heads for Chicago. Accidentally having to host a radio problem phone-in show, it is clear she is a natural and is hired on the spot. But the station insists she call herself Doctor, and as her popularity grows a local reporter starts digging for the truth. Problem is, the more he is around her the more he fancies her.
Released: 1992-04-0391 minDir: Barnet KellmanComedy, RomanceBox office: $21.2M
Cast
- Dolly Parton as Shirlee Kenyon
- James Woods as Jack Russell
- Griffin Dunne as Alan Riegert
- Michael Madsen as Steve
- Deirdre O'Connell as Lily
- John Sayles as Guy Girardi
Themes
- chicago, illinois
- romcom
- radio program
- talk radio
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- Duration
- 91
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- publication date
- 1992-07-23
- title
- Straight Talk
- review score
- 5.2/10
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United Kingdom
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IMDb
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Dolly Parton
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James Woods
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Los Angeles Times
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Teri Hatcher
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Box Office Mojo
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Michael Madsen
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romantic comedy
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Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
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Charles Fleischer
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Touchstone Pictures
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Turner Classic Movies
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Jerry Orbach
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Lemont
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Griffin Dunne
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Tracy Letts
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Philip Bosco
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1992 American films1992 English-language films1992 films1992 romantic comedy filmsAmerican romantic comedy filmsEnglish-language romantic comedy filmsFilms about radio peopleFilms directed by Barnet KellmanFilms produced by Robert ChartoffFilms scored by Brad FiedelFilms set in ChicagoFilms shot in ChicagoFilms with screenplays by Patricia ResnickHollywood Pictures filmsTemplate film date with 1 release date