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Straight Talk (1992)

Directed by Barnet Kellman

Comedy

Overview

Honest and straightforward small-town Shirlee Kenyon chucks her boyfriend and heads for Chicago. Accidentally having to host a radio problem phone-in show, it is clear she is a natural and is hired on the spot. But the station insists she call herself Doctor, and as her popularity grows a local reporter starts digging for the truth. Problem is, the more he is around her the more he fancies her.

Rated PG | Length 91 minutes

Actors

Michael Madsen | Jerry Orbach | Griffin Dunne | James Woods | Jack Walsh | Philip Bosco | Spalding Gray | Teri Hatcher | Peter Sova | Charles Fleischer | Ron Livingston | Paula Newsome | Jay Thomas | Amy Morton | Simona Ferraro | Paul Dinello | Jane Lynch | Irma P. Hall | Susan Messing | Jeff Garlin | Dolly Parton | Tracy Letts | Scott Benjaminson | Mary Ann Thebus | Deirdre O'Connell | Robert Kurcz | John Sayles | James Spinks | Tom Amandes | Kate Buddeke | Etel Billig | Keith MacKechnie | Suzy Brack | Tony Judge | Domenica Cameron-Scorsese | Ray Toler | Becky Wahlstrom | John Gegenhuber | Lorenzo Clemons | Roger S. Christiansen | Ralph Foody | Tom Webb | Joyce Hiller Piven | Irene Michaels | Anthony Cannata | Robin Eurich | Alan Wilder | Lisa Marie Ackel | Peter Alun Thomas | Barnet Kellman | Michael Oppenheimer | Michael Jeffrey Woods | Greg Sobieski | Dana Lubotsky | Susan Philpot | Dionne Lynn Nosek | Ray Friedeck | Gilmary Doyle | Laura Bennecke | Megan McCarthy | Alberto Viruena

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Date ViewedDeviceFormatSourceRating
01/16/2012TVBlu-rayN/A3.5 stars
 

Viewing Notes

Dolly! Talk radio! James Woods! It’s incredibly formulaic but a fun watch. And with the original music by Dolly! What more could you want?

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