Smooth Talk is a 1985 motion picture, 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, is played by Laura Dern. The antagonist, Arnold Friend, is played by Treat Williams.
The film was produced by American Playhouse and Goldcrest Films, and originally released to movie theatres ...
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Smooth Talk is a 1985 motion picture, 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, is played by Laura Dern. The antagonist, Arnold Friend, is played by Treat Williams.
The film was produced by American Playhouse and Goldcrest Films, and originally released to movie theatres in 1985. The original music score was composed by Russ Kunkel and Bill Payne.
Connie Wyatt is a restless 15-year-old who is anxious to experiment the pleasures of her sexual awakening. Before she enters her sophomore year in high school, she spends the summer moping around her family cottage. She suffers her mother's put-downs while hearing nothing but praise for her older sister June. Her father somehow manages to float around the family tensions. She helps paint the cottage just as her mother constantly demands her to.
Connie passes the time...
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