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    Straight Talk 1992 POSTER

    Straight Talk

    1992

    English

    5.8

    23

    46%

    58%

    Action

    chicago, illinois

    Comedy

    Drama

    radio program

    Romance

    romantic comedy

    romcom

    talk radio

    Barnet Kellman Barnet Kellman Director Paula Newsome Paula Newsome as Ellen Deirdre O'Connell Deirdre O'Connell as Lily Charles Fleischer Charles Fleischer as Tony John Gegenhuber John Gegenhuber as Waiter
    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.
    Leaving Normal 1992 POSTER

    Leaving Normal

    1992

    English

    6.6

    8

    40%

    68%

    Action

    alaska

    buddy

    Comedy

    Drama

    female protagonist

    road movie

    road trip

    Edward Zwick Edward Zwick Director Patrika Darbo Patrika Darbo as 66 Paul Jarrett Paul Jarrett as Charlie Deirdre O'Connell Deirdre O'Connell as Ellen Timothy Webber Timothy Webber as Spicy's Friend
    Darly, a waitress with a past that's weighing her down, decides to drive to Alaska to try and come to terms with her unfortunate history. Along the way, she meets Marianne, an impulsive young woman leaving an abusive relationship. The two hit the road together and keep driving north, bonding over the hardships that they have endured and meeting a number of eccentric characters as they get closer to their destination.
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