Drama ·Thriller · United States of America · 1985 · 1h 32m

Smooth Talk

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Director
Joyce Chopra
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
Crew
James Glennon — Director of Photography Patrick Dodd — Editor Russ Kunkel — Original Music Composer Bill Payne — Original Music Composer George Massenburg — Original Music Composer Tom Cole — Screenplay
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.

Trailer Smooth Talk — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
coming of ageteenage girlsummersexual awakeningwoman directorfemale sexualityloss of innocence
Key Collaborators
Joyce Chopra Director James Glennon Director of Photography Patrick Dodd Editor Russ Kunkel Original Music Composer Bill Payne Original Music Composer George Massenburg Original Music Composer Tom Cole Screenplay Joyce Carol Oates Novel Martin Rosen Producer David Wasco Production Design Carol Oditz Costume Design
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