Straight Talk
Seen it?1992 | 91 min | Comedy, Romance
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
It's still drawing plenty of interest, but a box office flop and middling reviews (42% on Rotten Tomatoes) held it back. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics and anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved While You Were Sleeping, start here.
- The mood
- Light and funny, romantic.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 31 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
42% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$21 million worldwide
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
About 131K people sought it out in the past year, and interest is climbing
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Barnet Kellman
- Dolly PartonShirlee Kenyon
- James WoodsJack Russell
- Griffin DunneAlan Riegert
- Michael MadsenSteve
- Deirdre O'ConnellLily
- John SaylesGuy Girardi
- Teri HatcherJanice
- Spalding GrayDr. Erdman
- Jerry OrbachMilo Jacoby
- Philip BoscoGene Perlman