Movie trivia schmoedown is the ultimate sport for movie lovers. With carl lumbly, dule hill, victoria dillard, shelley robertson. Movie trivia schmoedown innergeekdom fatal fiveway match. On this special episode of the movie trivia schmoedown, five competitors strong in categories such as star wars, star trek, marvel, dc and much more face off against each other in an all geek match up. Morton dacosta maintained a theatrical feel to the films visual style throughout, including his choice to use the artistic touch of blacking out the set and fading out on mames face at the end of each scene.
This film showed the arrival of laura dern, one of the most gifted actresses of her generation, to full realization. The dude says man 147 times in the movie, nearly 1. It is a study in deviant psychology, and in the power that one person can have over another, especially if one pushes in the direction where the other person is already headed. Comparison of smooth talk to where are you going, where have you been. A comparison of smooth talk, a movie and where are you going. Talk is trying to talk to a 1980s generation by using 1960s dialog. Shakespeare trivia questions and answers to answer or not. Viewing content filmed at 24 or 30fps looks especially weird on tvs that run at 120 hz and above. William shakespeare is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the english language and is credited by the oxford english dictionary with the introduction of nearly 3,000 words to the english language.
A freespirited 15yearold girl flirts with a dangerous stranger in the northern california suburbs and must prepare herself for the frightening and traumatic consequences. The insanely smooth motion makes the video almost seem real, which breaks the immersion of cinema completely. Treat williams, laura dern, mary kay place, margaret welsh, sara inglis, levon. A lot of you are just killing time and taking a break before or after going to your favorite associationclub or playing a round of golf. A description of tropes appearing in smooth talk 1985. Smooth talk reminds you that even movies about and for teenagers dont have to deal in such tradeoffs i. When i found out that the story was adapted to the screen, i tried to find the movie, smooth talk 1985 directed by joyce chopra and i saw it finally last weekend. Overview of smooth talk, 1986, directed by joyce chopra, with treat williams, laura dern, mary kay place, at turner classic movies. This technique was known, according to author richard tyler jordan, as a flanagan fade, named after chief electrician at warner bros. Feb, 2011 talking about where are you going, where have you been. The smooth sanctuary at 7 with gary vincent 7pm 10pm. Left alone in the family summer cottage when her mother. The movie is the second known time a western company did a redesign of the titular character, and was rejected by sega. With jodie foster, cherie currie, marilyn kagan, kandice stroh.
Talking about where are you going, where have you been. Her mom does nothing but put her down and her father ignores the completely dysfunctional family. With treat williams, laura dern, mary kay place, margaret welsh. In this article we will talk about some random facts about some great movies. Laura dern plays a teenager anxious to experience the pleasures of sexual contact.
Smooth talk definition, to persuade by flattery, cajolery, coaxing, or the like. Drew mcweeny vs jte movie trivia ultimate schmoedown. This is officially the first time the line is used. The protagonist and main character, connie wyatt, is played by laura dern. Initially calmed by his smoothtalking, arnold asks for connie to accompany. Comparison of smooth talk to where are you going, where. The trivia item below may give away important plot points.
The film, smooth talk, is a tale about a 15year old girl, connie wyatt, who begins to explore her sexuality. Produced for pbss american playhouse series, smooth talk was given a brief theatrical release before its official february 9, 1987 tv debut. The first time was around the development of sonic boom, when big red button tried to offer the character and his cast complete redesigns but were rejected by sega, asking for something closer to the original modern design. Craig ferguson is stepping down and stephen colbert is switching shows. Can you name the debut singles of these 10 iconic artists. The movie is almost uncanny in its selfassurance, in the way it knows that the first. Everybody has a favorite movie line, even movie moguls. Get all 20 correct and consider yourself a dogs best friend. Shaun wallace takes on paul phear in the ultimate music quiz. As a sophomore in high school, she longs to get into the world as most teens do.
According to smallwood, at the time smooth talk was released, dern gave a defiant interview in which she stated her belief that the two of them did just go for a drive. What is motion smoothing on a tv, and why do people hate it. Connie, the heroine in smooth talk, is a girl like that. Others will see it as a modern morality tale, a grimm story for the late 20th century, a time when evil seems more banal and seductive than it should. Left alone in the family summer cottage when her mother mary kay place, father and sister elizabeth berridge go shopping, dern decides to wander into town for male. Read the smooth talk movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on movies. Dec 02, 2019 wikihow is a wiki, similar to wikipedia, which means that many of our articles are cowritten by multiple authors. 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. Early in the movie, when george is speaking to john, he says, me tarzan, you jane. Movies like smooth talk if you like smooth talk you are looking for psychological, tense and serious movies about with coming of age, small town, innocence lost, summer, sexual awakening, teenage life and teenage love themes of drama, romance and thriller genre shot in uk or usa. Smooth talk, david berridge, laura dern, 1985, cspectrafilm.
Fifteenyearold connie laura dern spends the summer before her sophomore year fixating on. Many will be shocked by the movies ending, and would want to be warned. Disneys alan horn likes, ill have what shes having, from when harry met. Without spoiling it too much, she exudes an almost unbearably tense mixture of fear, arousal, and confusion that makes the rest of the movie or maybe the rest of movies seem belabored. Dern herself achieves this in smooth talk in her centerpiece scene with treat williams. Still, its almost shocking to find a film that deals so purely with the real fears and desires of young people who are too knowing to. Some of these are easy and some may leave you scratching your head. 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. An early draft of my short story where are you going, where have you been.
Below youll find a great list of shakespeare trivia questions and answers. Smooth talk is one of the few films ever made whose climactic scene takes place on the borderline between reality and the imagination. I originally felt bad and sorry for connie for going. A disturbing coming of age drama, the winner of the grand jury prize at 1986 features 18 yearsold laura dern who appears innocent, gawky, and provocative all at once. The antagonist, arnold friend, is played by treat williams. The film was released on dvd by metrogoldwynmayer home entertainment in 2006. Smooth talk by joyce chopra joyce chopra, treat williams. Although filmed in northern california, the look of the film was also. Honestly, it often feels more like youre watching a behindthescenes documentary about the movie than the movie itself. Faithfully adapted from a 1970 joyce carol oates short story, the films attitudes are better suited to that era than to the. Thrs top 100 movie quotes according to hollywood insiders. On november 24, 2015, olive films released the film on bluray. Added another link to the main trivia category on dmoz to complement the useless facts page currently linked.
That scene is done so beautifully by dern and treat williams that one never forgets it. In the 2019 interview, however, dern said that she realizes with hindsightand after having filmed the talethat this was naive. Frank flanagan, who came up with the unique flourish. Points you earn from this quiz will then be saved, and you can also participate in our trivia games, tournaments, teams, and so much more all free. To create this article, 78 people, some anonymous, worked to edit and improve it over time. I love to read facts and trivia about movies and actors. He might have had previous victims prior to connie. Many will be shocked by the movie s ending, and would want to be warned. Smooth talk topictheme analysis stevens ap literature. If you prefer kitty trivia, check out our 20 cat trivia questions. In many ways the ditchdiggers daughters adheres to the well worn path of a genre best described as the black struggle in an injust white america.
In the scene at the cemetery, snipes girlfriend arrives in a 19951997 model black lincoln town car. In the opening scene of the movie, what is the name the russian gives after ethan hunt under cover as another russian criminal persuades him. The story and film were both made to relate to the real life serial killer charles ho. Even though this line has been synonymous with the character tarzan, it has actually never been said by tarzan at all in any movie or any stories written about tarzans adventures. Usually when im doing research for an article about an actor or a movie i stumble upon a lot of great facts. Lets take a tour in our photo gallery above of derns greatest 15 film performances, ranked from worst to best. Dern, who was in her mid to lateteens while filming smooth talk, was convinced while filming it that when her character, connie, gets into the car with arnold, she does not actually get raped. How much do you know about the hosts of your favorite talk shows. But the real plot in this movie revolves around the tyranny of a father and the effect it has on his six daughters as he cajoles, demands, blusters. Who said this quote, well its possible that shes at the italian music video awards doubling for the italian pop star isabella whos like totally her twin. Joyce carol oakess short story, where are you going, where have you been.
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