Straight Talk
Dolly Parton: Primary Contributor
Woods, James: Primary Contributor
Walt Disney Video
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$9.99 |
| Amazon Price: |
$9.99 |
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$5.53 |
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$4.09 |
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DVD Details:
- Starring: Philip Bosco, Paul Dinello, Griffin Dunne, Robin Eurich, Charles Fleischer
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- Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
- Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
- Studio: Walt Disney Video
- Theatrical Release Date: Apr 03, 1992
- DVD Release Date: May 06, 2003
- Run Time: 91 minutes
- ASIN: B00008979F
- UPC: 786936209341
- Sales Rank: 19034
Editorial Review from Description:
When down-on-her-luck country girl Shirlee Kenyon (Dolly Parton, STEEL MAGNOLIAS) walks through the wrong door at the right time, she accidentally becomes Chicago's newest talk-radio celebrity and turns the Windy City's hottest radio station upside down! With her homespun wit and down-home advice, Shirlee immediately wins listeners' hearts -- but causes hilarious confusion for her ratings-conscious boss (Griffin Dunne -- MY GIRL) and comical havoc for the investigative reporter (James Woods -- 40 DAYS AND 40 NIGHTS) trying to uncover her mysterious past! If you're looking for no-nonsense advice on what hit movie offers you pure entertainment -- you'll love every comical minute of STRAIGHT TALK!
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    It's an open-matte transfer., 2008-04-09
First things first to those who have indicated the film is cropped to 4:3, actually it's not. It's an open-matte transfer, which means the area at the top and bottom that would normally be cropped during projection is left open. Therefore, you aren't seeing it as intended, but you are not missing any picture information either. If you have a widescreen TV just fiddle with your aspect control to frame it properly. Still an anamorphic widescreen transfer would have be preferred.
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br /As for the film, it is delightful, if completely improbably. Still, Dolly is her usual charming, watchable, comical self. She gives the rather formulaic plot a lot of heart. A cast such as this (Parton, Woods, Orbach, Bosco, etc) could have been used more effectively, but the film manages to entertain and bring a few laughs with the bargain. Some of Dolly's best onscreen lines are here, and after seeing the film several dozen times it still makes me laugh.
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br /No extras, not even the "Light of a Clear Blue Morning" video that appeared on some editions of the videocassette. DVD could have been better, but the film is a fun way to spend 90 (or so) minutes.
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