DVD & Blu-ray: SMOOTH TALK (1985) Starring Laura Dern and Treat Williams - Criterion Collection

Product Description: Suspended between carefree youth and the harsh realities of the adult world, a teenage girl experiences an unsettling awakening in this haunting vision of innocence lost. Based on the celebrated short story “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates, the narrative debut from Joyce Chopra features a revelatory breakout performance by Laura Dern as Connie, the fifteen-year-old black sheep of her family whose summertime idyll of beach trips, mall hangouts, and innocent flirtations is shattered by an encounter with a mysterious stranger (a memorably menacing Treat Williams). Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance, Smooth Talk captures the thrill and terror of adolescent sexual exploration as it transforms the conventions of a coming-of-age story into something altogether more troubling and profound.

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Director: Joyce Chopra

Starring: Treat Williams, Laura Dern, Mary Kay Place

Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller

Runtime: 92 min

Rating: PG-13

Language: English

Studio: Criterion

Home Video Release Date: February 23, 2021

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DVD - Criterion Collection

Blu-ray - Criterion Collection

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Codec: MPEG-2
Resolution: 480i
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Encoding Format: 16:9
Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only)

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Codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Resolution: 1080p
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Region: Region A/1

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Blu-ray: None

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DVD: Dolby Digital Mono
Blu-ray: LPCM Mono

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DVD: English SDH

Blu-ray: English SDH

SPECIAL FEATURES & EXTRAS

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Conversation among Chopra, author Joyce Carol Oates, and actor Laura Dern
New interview with Chopra
New interview with production designer David Wasco
KPFK Pacifica Radio interview with Chopra from 1985
Joyce at 34 (1972), Girls at 12 (1975), and Clorae and Albie (1976), three short films by Chopra
Audio reading of the 1966 Life magazine article “The Pied Piper of Tucson"
Trailers
PLUS: An essay by poet Honor Moore