Smooth Talk (1985)
| Release Date | 10 September 1985 |
| Genre | Drama, Romance |
| Country | UKUSA |
| Filming Locations | Santa Rosa, California, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Psychological Drama, Coming-of-Age |
| Mood | Uncomfortable Viewing, Only Human |
| Themes | Innocence Lost, Sexual Awakening, Suburban Dysfunction |
| Tones | Understated, Disturbing, Intimate, Tense, Meditative, Menacing |
| Tags | Cottage, Family, Sexual Assault, Sexual Awakening, Sexuality, Summer, Teenagers |
Smooth Talk is a 1985 drama film, 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.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Sara Inglis
Jill
Geoff Hoyle
Ellie
David Berridge
Eddie
Cab Covay
Pick-up Driver
Michael French
Stan
Joy Carlin
Laura's Mother
Mark McKay
Bobby King
Carl Mueller
Mall Boy
David O'Neill
Mall Boy
Craig Caddell
Mall Boy
Darian Alioto
Mall Creep
Gary Harris
Mall Creep
Sally Schuab
Saleslady
William Desmond
Laura's Dad
Michael Vaughn
Leroy
Rob Blair
Beach Boy
Edgar Kahn
Beach Boy
Spenser Mains
Eddie's Friend
Director
Joyce Chopra
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Writer
Joyce Carol Oates
Tom Cole
Producer
Lindsay Law
executive producer
Timothy Marx
associate producer
Martin Rosen
producer
Original Music
George Massenburg
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Bill Payne
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Cinematographer
James Glennon
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Editor
Patrick Dodd
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Casting Director
Mary Colquhoun
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Production Designer
David Wasco
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Set Decorator
Robert Joyce
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Costume Designer
Carol Oditz
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Makeup Department
Lynn Marie Curreri
hair stylist
Natalie Mucyn
makeup artist
Production Manager
Mary M. Ensign
production manager
Roy Kissin
unit manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Timothy Marx
first assistant director
Gail Mezey Morris
second assistant director
Art Department
Gordon Harrison
storyboard artist
Douglas Jones
set constructor
Bruce Mink
property master
Eileen Turner
assistant property master
Sound Department
Stephen Balliet
boom operator
Mark Berger
supervising re-recording mixer
Douglas Murray
sound editor
Philip Perkins
production sound mixer
Dennie Thorpe
foley artist
Stunts
Rocky Capella
stunt coordinator
Camera and Electrical Department
Jon Caradies
best boy
Nancy Ellison
special still photographer
Dan Gillham
gaffer
Michael L. Glennon
first assistant camera
Craig Haagensen
camera operator
Dana Kershner
additional still photographer
Chris Lombardi
second assistant camera
Michael Santy
additional photographer
Reed Smoot
additional photographer
Jani Vournas
key grip, dolly
Paul Wachter
dolly grip, key grip
Casting Department
Ann Brebner
casting: West Coast
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Teressa Longo
wardrobe assistant
Mary Schuba Stutz
wardrobe mistress
Editorial Department
Mark Levinson
assistant editor
Bill Westwick
negative cutter
Gwendolyn Yates Whittle
assistant editor
Music Department
Transportation Department
Len Levine
driver
Craig A. Patterson
transportation coordinator
Other Crew
Jennifer Almquist
assistant to director
Donna K. Baker
title designer
Carol DePasquale
script supervisor
Laurie Noll
location manager
Kerry Peterson
production coordinator
B. Rosen
production office manager
Kerry Stanwyck
production coordinator
Production Company
American Playhouse
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Goldcrest Films International
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Nepenthe Productions
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Palmyra Films
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Distributor
International Spectrafilm
Arcadia Digital
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
Artificial Eye
MGM Home Entertainment
Miscellaneous
Interformat
titles and opticals
Leonetti Cine Rentals
camera equipment provided by
Mason Studio Services
location equipment
Saul Zaentz Film Center
sound re-recording
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