Smooth Talk
Chazen Museum of Art 750 University Ave., Madison, Wisconsin 53706
media release: USA | 1985 | DCP | 92 min.
Director: Joyce Chopra
Cast: Laura Dern, Treat Williams, Mary Kay Place
In this haunting adaptation of Joyce Carol Oates' celebrated short story "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?", a teenage girl experiences an unsettling awakening. In her breakout lead performance, Laura Dern personifies the thrill and terror of adolescence as Connie, whose carefree summer is shattered by a menacing encounter with a mysterious stranger (Williams).