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Talk to Me is a 1996 made-for-TV drama film directed by Graeme Campbell and starring Yasmine Bleeth and Ricky Paull Goldin. The film aired on the ABC network.
| Talk to Me | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Graeme Campbell |
| Written by | Dan Bronson |
| Produced by | John Perrin Flynn Jim Lichtenstein |
| Starring | Veronica Hamel Yasmine Bleeth Peter Scolari Jenny Lewis Brenda Devine Dawn Greenhalgh |
| Cinematography | Richard Leiterman |
| Edited by | Lance Luckey |
| Music by | Peter Manning Robinson |
Release date |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot edit
Diane Shepherd is an idealistic talk-show producer, who is conscience-stricken, when she clashes with her ratings-obsessed and ruthless talk-show executive boss. Diane is forced to produce a tantalizing program about a prostitute which potentially harms the prostitute, who is trying to turn her life around.
Kelly Reilly is a teenaged mother whose life is exposed on The Howard Grant Show. Kelly desperately wants to lead a normal life, but society is dragging her back down.
Cast edit
- Yasmine Bleeth as Diane Shepherd
- Jenny Lewis as Kelly Reilly
- Peter Scolari as Howard Grant
- Ricky Paull Goldin as Dwayne
- Veronica Hamel as Sadie
- Brenda Devine as Jeri Lonigan
- Dawn Greenhalgh as Brenda Reilly
- Robin Brille as Lucille-Ann
- Dorion Davis as Krystal
- Tracy Dawson as Thelma
- Heather Dick as Kathleen
- Terri Drennan as Bo-Peep
- D. Garnet Harding as Alan
- Kate Hennig as Stacy
- Karen Hines as Myra
- Lisa Hynes as Wanda
- Martin Julien as Randy
- Brian Kaulback as Cameraman
- Scott Wickware as Bill
- Mairlyn Smith as Lana
- Laina Timberg as Joey
- R.D. Reid as Vernon
- Martin Roach as Alex
- Cliff Saunders as Chyron
- Alison Sealy-Smith as Miriam
- Shakura S'Aida as Scarecrow
- James Kidnie as Redneck
- Walter Alza as Pusher
- Suzanne Coy as Prostitute
- Dominic Cuzzocrea as The Driver
- Reg Dreger as Manager #2
- Sam Malkin as The Director
- Ralph Small as Manager #1
- Jeff Topping as Son
- Anne Wessels as Elegant Woman
- Louis Wrightman as Junkie
Production credits edit
- Graeme Campbell (Director)
- Dan Bronson (Writer)
- Steve White (Executive Producer)
- Jim Lichtenstein (Co-Executive Producer)
- John Perrin Flynn (Producer)
- Megan Callaway (co-producer)