Talk to Me (1984)
1h 36m
Running Time
January 10, 1984Release Date
Plot.
Richard, a successful New York accountant, has a chronic stuttering problem that causes great exhaustion and personal strife for him. After trying a number of different therapies to alleviate his condition, Richard travels to Roanoke, Virginia, where he enters the Hollins Institute, a treatment center devoted to the research and cure for stuttering. Here, Richard's painful memories form the core of this poignant drama.
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Cast & Crew.
Austin Pendleton
Richard Patterson
Michael Murphy
Ross
Barbara Eda-Young
Tippy O'Shea
Dan Shor
Julian
Louise Fletcher
Mother
Michael Tolan
Dr. Howard
Clifton James
State Trooper
Brian Backer
Salesman
Dan Lauria
Tow Truck Driver
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson
Music
Nelson E. Breen
Writer / Producer
Karen Howard
Richard's wife
Julius Potocsny
Director
Moe Howard
Editor
Details.
Wiki.
Talk to Me is a 1984 independent drama film directed by Julius Potocsny and starring character actor Austin Pendleton in a rare leading role on film, and co-starring Michael Murphy, Barbara Eda-Young, Dan Shor, Michael Tolan and a special appearance cameo by Louise Fletcher. The film was produced by Hollins Communications Institution to benefit the American Institute for Stuttering, of which Pendleton was a graduate.