Straight Talk

Apr 3, 1992

1h 31m

★ 6.0

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.

Genres

Comedy

Romance

Production Companies

Hollywood Pictures

Sandollar Productions

Straight Talk Trailers

Cast

Shirlee Kenyon

Dolly Parton

Jack Russell

James Woods

Alan Riegert

Griffin Dunne

Steve

Michael Madsen

Lily

Deirdre O'Connell

Guy Girardi

John Sayles

Janice

Teri Hatcher

Dr. Erdman

Spalding Gray

Milo Jacoby

Jerry Orbach

Gene Perlman

Philip Bosco

Tony

Charles Fleischer

Gordon

Keith MacKechnie

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