Smooth Talk (1985)

Search for a film

Synopsis

Dir: Joyce Chopra. Thriller/Drama. Based on "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" by Joyce Carol Oates. A 15-year old girl (Laura Dern) spends her summer flirting and fixating on getting male attention.

Content elements

• Infrequent use of the sexual expletive in a non-sexual context; infrequent use of scatological slang, cursing, profanity, vulgar expressions, and sexual slurs
• Brief portrayal of hand-to-hand violence in a domestic context - no blood or detail
• Infrequent portrayals of tobacco and alcohol in a recreational context; infrequent references to substance abuse - no detail

Thematic elements

• Coming-of-age
• Sexuality and desire
• Family bonds

Classification rationale

Coming of age

Sexuality and desire

Family bonds

Classification date