Smooth Talk
| Smooth Talk | |
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| Directed by | Joyce Chopra |
| Screenplay by | Tom Cole |
| Based on | "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" by Joyce Carol Oates |
| Produced by | Martin Rosen |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | James Glennon |
| Edited by | Patrick Dodd |
| Music by | Russ Kunkel Bill Payne |
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| Distributed by | International Spectrafilm |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Countries | United Kingdom United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1.08 million |
| Box office | $16,785 |
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. The protagonist, Connie Wyatt, 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 theaters in 1985. The original music score was composed by Russ Kunkel and Bill Payne. The film won the Grand Jury Prize Dramatic at the 1986 Sundance Film Festival.