A list of american films released in 1985 out of africa won the academy award for best picture. With a screenplay based on the story where are you going, where have you been. Many will be shocked by the movies ending, and would want to be warned. Smooth talk, an album by evelyn champagne king on spotify.
Left alone in the family summer cottage when her mother mary kay place, father and sister elizabeth berridge go shopping, dern decides to wander into town for male. Produced for pbss series, smooth talk was given a brief theatrical release before its official february 9, 1987 tv debut. Smooth talk 1985 pg 1117 1985 us drama, romance 1h 32m user score. Smooth talk 1985 smooth talk is not a teenage movie. While her mother, katherine mary kay place, nags her about painting the house and favors her older sister, connie spends her days going to the mall with her friends. American playhouse is an anthology television series periodically broadcast by public broadcasting service pbs in the united states. It is a study in deviant psychology, and in the power that one person can have over another, especially if one pushes in the direction where the other person is already headed. Oct 18, 2010 the talk season 4 episode guide on tv.
Its certainly an oldie but had managed to hold onto its relevance thanks to oates. Smooth talk is adapted from joyce carol oates1966 allegorical short story where are. Watch smooth talk movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Smooth talk is a 1985 american drama film directed by joyce chopra, loosely based on joyce. Available on dvd from freespirited fifteenyearold connie wyatt laura dern may be too young to drive, but shes already. The sixth season of macgyver, an american television series, began september 17, 1990, and ended on may 6, 1991. Laura dern interview on hbos enlightened season two and growing up in hollywood duration. High school sophomore connie wyatt dern, a 14yearold girl on the verge of becoming a woman, is anxious to escape the boredom of family farm life.
By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cooki. King had the vocal range, emotive ability and musicality far surpassing her then musical peers. A rebellious teenage girl in a small town crosses paths with a predatory stranger. Smooth talk 1985 even when filmmakers heed the advice that short stories are often bettersuited to adaptation than novels, they tend to work from popular or hooky genre pieces, rather than entries from the contemporary literary canon. Connie, the heroine in smooth talk, is a girl like that. Mary macdonald and marlene mckinnon biking during the summer. A flirtatious 15yearold shows off at a hamburger stand and catches the eye of a dangerous hipster. Connie wyatt is played by laura dern and sitting in the car are arnold friend, played by treat williams, and ellie oscar, played by geoff hoyle. With treat williams, laura dern, mary kay place, margaret welsh. The film, smooth talk, is a tale about a 15year old girl, connie wyatt, who begins to explore her sexuality. A freespirited 15yearold girl flirts with a dangerous stranger in the northern california suburbs and must prepare herself for the frightening and traumatic consequences. Roger ebert was the film critic of the chicago suntimes from 1967 until his death in 20. Watch all 255 the talk episodes from season 4,view pictures, get episode information and more. Produced for pbss american playhouse series, smooth talk was given a brief theatrical release before its official february 9, 1987 tv debut.
This is the british english definition of smoothtalking. Listen across the uk on 97108 fm, digital, online, in hd on our app and via your smart speakers at home. Smooth talk smooth talk is director joyce chopras the lemon sisters dramatic rendering of the joyce carol oates short story where are you going, where have you been. Definition and synonyms of smoothtalking from the online english dictionary from macmillan education.
She is a perfect example of when youve got the talent it is inbred and pure. Fifteenyearold connie laura dern spends the summer before her sophomore year fixating on getting male attention. In other words, there are more movies adapted from stories by stephen king than, say, tobias wolff or amy. Ted continues trying to land a client for mosbius designs, and when tony tries to help nothing goes as. Film festival, as the grand jury prize at the sundance film festival. A collection of songs from season 2 1985 of kids incorporated featuring martika marrero, stacy fergie ferguson, renee sands, ryan lambert and rahsaan pat. Of course, there was the alternative of the john hughestype deification of youth movie. Smooth operator lisa seidman larry hagman february 15, 1991 same as us airdate 348. Nov 16, 2016 available on dvd from freespirited fifteenyearold connie wyatt laura dern may be too young to drive, but shes already. Her experimenting begins to get out of hand when the.
Ted continues trying to land a client for mosbius designs, and when tony tries to help nothing goes as plannedfor either of them. Smooth talk 1985 pg 11171985 us drama, romance 1h 32m user score. It makes smooth talk the story of the process of life, instead of just a sad episode. Based on the short story, cant find a movie or tv show. Joyce chopra cast treat williams, laura dern, mary kay place a freespirited 15yearold girl flirts with a dangerous stranger in the. When i found out that the story was adapted to the screen, i tried to find the movie, smooth talk 1985 directed by joyce chopra and i saw it finally last weekend. Based on the short story, where are you going, where have you been. Startalk season 4 release date startalk is a program related to the list of settlers on the national geographic channel. Smooth talk, laura dern, treat williams, 1985, cinternational spectrafilm. February 20, 2019 february 20, 2019 firstmagnitude 765 views 3 comments 1994, american graffiti, back to the beach, dirty dancing, do the right thing, high season, on the sunny side of the screen, smooth talk, summer of 42, summertime, the beach boys.
The highest grossing film of 1985 was back to the future. All of the movies from this year that i felt i could fit into one list. Smooth talk is a 1985 american drama film directed by joyce chopra, loosely based on joyce carol oates 1966 short story where are you going, where have you been. Laura dern, treat williams, mary kay place, elizabeth berridge, levon helm, margaret welsh, sara inglis, geoff hoyle, william ragsdale, david berridge, cab covay, michael french. Macgyver 1985 tv series from internet movie firearms database guns in movies, tv and video games. Fifteen yearold connie laura dern spends the summer before her sophomore year. Smooth talk is the adaptation of that work and is pretty well done it holds the attention of modernday teens which is saying something. Staring margaret welsh, levon helm, laura dern and mary kay place. As a sophomore in high school, she longs to get into the world as most teens do. I too have been a fan of dern since mask i recently bingewatched both seasons of hbos enlightened, but of. This film is loosely based on the short story where are you going, where have you been.
Treat williams, laura dern, mary kay place, margaret welsh, sara. Laura dern, treat williams, mary kay place, elizabeth berridge, levon helm, margaret welsh, sara inglis. The series hails from the podcast of neil tyson under the same title. Winner of the best dramatic feature award at the 1985 u. Still, its almost shocking to find a film that deals so purely with the real fears and desires of young people who are too knowing to. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. The protagonist and main character, connie wyatt, is played by laura dern. Available on dvd from freespirited fifteenyear old connie wyatt laura dern may be too young to drive. Even though time has changed technology, the subjects of acceptance and teenparent relationships is timeless. A neglected masterpiece by a gifted director whose subsequent career was consigned to tv movies and series episodes. A disturbing coming of age drama, the winner of the grand jury prize at 1986 features 18 yearsold laura dern who appears innocent, gawky, and provocative all at once. Laura dern shines in a haunting joyce carol oates adaptation.
Its summer, and connie and her two best friends jill sara inglis and laura margaret welsh have been. Laura dern plays a teenager anxious to experience the pleasures of sexual contact. Those in northern california will enjoy the location shots in sebastopol and the mall in santa rosa which still exists but looks different now, and viewers who dont demand their movies to hurry up and get to the point. Smooth talk was evelyn champagne kings debut album and she was a mere 17 years old upon her discovery and the albums release in 1977. Smoothtalking crossword clue answer crossword heaven.
Based on the short story, where are you going, where have you been, by joyce carol oates, this film chronicles 15yearold connies sexual awakening in the northern california suburbs. Smooth talk 1985 joyce chopra synopsis, characteristics. Smooth talk reminds you that even movies about and for teenagers dont have to deal in such tradeoffs i. Her mom does nothing but put her down and her father ignores the completely dysfunctional family. Smooth talk is a small film that almost exists just for the sake of existing, with a bit of a bombshell thrown in later. Her experimenting begins to get out of hand when the mysterious arnold friend takes an interest in her.
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