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Smooth Talk is a 1985 film directed by Joyce Chopra, loosely based on Joyce Carol Oates' short story "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" (1966), which was in turn inspired by the Tucson murders committed by Charles Schmid.
Nov 15, 1985 · Laura Dern stars as a 15-year-old girl who flirts with a stranger and faces a traumatic experience. The film is directed by Joyce Chopra and adapted from Joyce Carol Oates' short story "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?"
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- Drama, Romance, Thriller
- Joyce Chopra
- 1985-11-15
Smooth Talk. There is a certain kind of teenager who always seems to be waiting for something. Some live in the moment, but these others -- these waiting ones -- seem to be the victims of time. It stretches before them in long, empty hours.
Oct 29, 2020 · The new restoration of Smooth Talk opens in the Film at Lincoln Center Virtual Cinema on November 6. Get tickets: https://virtual.filmlinc.org/film/smooth-ta...
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- Film at Lincoln Center
Oct 6, 2020 · A film review of "Smooth Talk", a 1985 drama based on a Joyce Carol Oates story, starring Laura Dern as a 15-year-old girl who faces a stalker. The review praises Dern's performance and the film's realistic portrayal of family dynamics and teenage sexuality.
Smooth Talk. Fifteen-year-old Connie (Laura Dern) spends the summer before her sophomore year fixating on getting male attention. While her mother, Katherine (Mary Kay Place), nags her about ...
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- Drama
- PG-13
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A teenage girl's summer romance turns dark in this 1985 film by Joyce Chopra, based on Joyce Carol Oates's short story "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?". Watch the trailer, interviews, and read the essay by Honor Moore on this haunting vision of innocence lost.
