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Talk to Me (1984) Online
1984 Austin Pendleton Michael Murphy Barbara Eda-Young Julius Potocsny
Original Title :
Talk to Me
Genre :
Movie / Comedy / Drama
Year :
1984
Directror :
Julius Potocsny
Cast :
Austin Pendleton,Michael Murphy,Barbara Eda-Young
Writer :
Nelson E. Breen
Type :
Movie
Time :
1h 36min
Rating :
7.0/10

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Talk to Me (1984) Online

Richard, a successful New York accountant whose idea of exercise is to go to the movies and to whom Central Park is the great outdoors, hasn't exactly taken life by the horns. He has a chronic stuttering problem and has caused great exhaustion and strife for him. After trying a number of different therapies (unsuccessfully) to alleviate his condition, he decides to enter the real-life Hollins Institute, an actual treatment center devoted to the research and cure for stuttering. With the help of a kind, devoted doctor and an attractive, younger fellow-patient, Richard goes on a journey to overcome his condition and his inner-demons.
Cast overview:
Austin Pendleton Austin Pendleton - Richard Patterson
Michael Murphy Michael Murphy - Ross
Barbara Eda-Young Barbara Eda-Young - Tippy O'Shea
Dan Shor Dan Shor - Julian Howard
Louise Fletcher Louise Fletcher - Richard's mother
Michael Tolan Michael Tolan - Dr. Ronald Webster
Clifton James Clifton James - State Trooper
Katina Commings Katina Commings - Miss Cottrell
Alvin Henry Alvin Henry - Lloyd Bell
Karen Howard Karen Howard - Richard's wife
András Márton András Márton - Andrew Kovacs
Scott Simon Scott Simon - Brandon Patterson / Young Richard Patterson
Brian Backer Brian Backer - Men's Store Salesman

Barbara Eda-Young's first film in 11 years.


User reviews

Mr_TrOlOlO

Mr_TrOlOlO

This is a sweet, if dated and slightly corny, film about behaviorally oriented stuttering therapy. Austin Pendleton was (and I suppose remains) a real-life stutterer who went through therapy similar to that depicted in the film.

I wish the film had extrapolated more on the therapy techniques used to treat stutterers. A moving and tearful speech made by Dan Shor's character Julian near the end would have been even more effective if we had seen some of his breakthroughs. But for a low-budget venture produced by the Hollins Communications Research Institute--a mirror image of the institute depicted in the film--Talk to Me serves as a touching and educational account of stuttering therapy in the early 80's.