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Straight Talk

1992 · 91 min

A breezy, warm-hearted romcom with a folksy charm, light laughs, and a predictable but satisfying romance.

Directed by
Barnet Kellman
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Tagline
Dreams do come true...sometimes.
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.

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Directed by
Barnet Kellman
Genres
Comedy, Romance
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • love
  • deception
  • ambition
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour6
Realism6
Romance7
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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