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?", which was in turn inspired by the Tucson murders committed by Charles Schmid. The protagonist and main character, Connie Wyatt, is played by Laura Dern. The antagonist, Arnold Friend, is played by Treat Williams.
Smooth Talk (1985)
Free-spirited fifteen-year-old Connie Wyatt may be too young to drive, but she's already driving the boys crazy. Her suspicious mother wants to keep her safely at home, but Connie would rather while away the languid summer days hanging out with her friends and flirting with boys at the local burger stand. But when she flirts with a handsome and dangerous stranger named Arnold Friend, she must prepare herself for the frightening and traumatic consequences. Based on the short story "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" by Joyce Carol Oates.
Director: Joyce Chopra
Stars: Treat Williams, Laura Dern, Mary Kay Place ...
“A free-spirited 15-year-old girl flirts with a dangerous stranger in the Northern California suburbs and must prepare herself for the frightening and traumatic consequences.”
Smooth Talk (1985)
Directed: Joyce Chopra
Produced: Martin Rosen
Written: Tom Cole, Joyce Carol Oates
Starring: Treat Williams, Laura Dern, Mary Kay Place,
Elizabeth Berridge, Levon Helm
Music: Russ Kunkel, Bill Payne
Cinematography: James Glennon
Edited: Patrick Dodd
Distributed: American Playhouse
Release date: November 15, 1985
Running time: 96 minutes
Country: United States
Language: English
Soundtrack Credits
Limousine Driver
Performed by James Taylor
Handy Man
Performed by James Taylor
Is That the Way You Look
Performed by James Taylor
Cruisin' Love
Performed by Rachel Sweet
You Don't Want Me
Performed by Franke & The Knockouts (as Franke and the Knockouts)
Come Rain or Shine
Performed by Franke & The Knockouts (as Franke and the Knockouts)
Safe in the City
Performed by Euthanasia
Seduction
Performed by Richard Taylor and David Carlson
Silent Submission
Performed by Richard Taylor
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