Smooth Talk (1985)

PG-13 ★ 6.3/10 92 min Drama, Thriller United States, United Kingdom English

Director: Joyce Chopra

Screenplay by: Tom Cole
Novel: Joyce Carol Oates

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Description

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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Top 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

Sara Inglis Jill O'Mara

William Ragsdale Jeff

Smooth Talk Appears on 3 Curated Movie Lists

Canon Institutions

Criterion Collection

Criterion Collection #1063

Essential Criterion Collection

Criterion Collection #79

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