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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 · A 15-year-old girl flirts with a dangerous stranger and faces the consequences in this 1985 film directed by Joyce Chopra and starring Laura Dern. The film is adapted from Joyce Carol Oates' short story "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" and has a PG-13 rating.
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- Drama, Romance, Thriller
- Joyce Chopra
- 1985-11-15
"Smooth Talk" is based on a short story by Joyce Carol Oates, who so often finds the materials of classic tragedy in the lives of everyday people. Although the movie is shocking, it is not sensational in the way it might have been - if it had been handled as a horror story, say, instead of as a morality play.
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.
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Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance, SMOOTH TALK captures the thrill and terror of adolescent sexual exploration, and it transforms the conventions of a coming-of-age story into something altogether more troubling and profound.
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.
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Apr 17, 2015 · Smooth Talk - In Theatres : 17 November 1985 Director: Joyce Chopra Cast Treat Williams, Laura Dern, Mary Kay Place A free-spirited 15-year-old girl flirts with a dangerous stranger in the ...
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