Something to Talk About (1995)
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37% of critics liked it
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54% of users liked it
(41,674 ratings)
The feminist outrage of Thelma & Louise (1991) screenwriter Callie Khouri blended superbly with director Lasse Hallstrom's predilection for stories about idiosyncratic families in this effective comedy-drama. Julia Roberts stars as Grace King Bichon, a prim small-town wife who is incensed when… More The feminist outrage of Thelma & Louise (1991) screenwriter Callie Khouri blended superbly with director Lasse Hallstrom's predilection for stories about idiosyncratic families in this effective comedy-drama. Julia Roberts stars as Grace King Bichon, a prim small-town wife who is incensed when she learns that her husband Eddie Bichon (Dennis Quaid) is having an affair, and that it's not his first dalliance. Grace embarrasses her husband publicly -- then moves in with her wise-mouthed little sister Emma Rae (the scene-stealing Kyra Sedgwick). Grace becomes even angrier when her mother Georgia (Gena Rowlands) and wealthy father, horse breeder Wyly King (Robert Duvall), side with Eddie in the conflict, fearing the small-town gossip that's sure to swirl around their daughter's marital woes. However, when Georgia finds that Wyly has been a long-term philanderer as well, she kicks him out of his palatial home, embroiling the entire King family in a war between the sexes. Something to Talk About went through several title changes, variously being named "Game of Love" and "Grace Under Pressure" before producers settled on the title of the popular Bonnie Raitt song. ~ Karl Williams, Rovi
- Directed By
- Lasse Hallström, Lasse Hallstrom
- Written By
- Callie Khouri
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Comedy
R,
- In Theaters
- Aug 4, 1995 Wide
- Studio
- Warner Home Video
Critic Reviews
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Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times
Something to Talk About is at its best when Khouri's juicy script is adroitly mixing comedy and pathos.
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Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Something to Talk About is the kind of movie where you start out wondering how all of these people are related, and end up knowing all too well.
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James Berardinelli, ReelViews
Something to Talk About is weary -- every ounce of energy and originality has long since been wrung out of this formula, and the 'twist' of having the leads already married doesn't do much to spice up things.
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Joe Baltake, Sacramento Bee
Under [Hallstrom's] direction, Something To Talk About seems volatile and fresh, as well as tender and sentimental.
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Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com
A few stray moments of wit mired amidst a low-key and sleep-inducing presentation.
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Cast
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Julia Roberts
as Grace
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Dennis Quaid
as Eddie Bichon
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Robert Duvall
as Wyly King
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Gena Rowlands
as Georgia King
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Kyra Sedgwick
as Emma Rae
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Brett Cullen
as Jamie Johnson
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Haley Aull
as Caroline
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Muse Watson
as Hank Corrigan
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Anne Shropshire
as Aunt Rae
- Ginnie Randall
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Terrence Currier
as Dr. Frank Lewis
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Rebecca Koon
as Babaranelle
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Rhoda Griffis
as Edna
- Lisa Roberts Gillan
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Deborah Hobart
as Lorene Tuttle
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Amy Parrish
as Lucy
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Helen Baldwin
as Mary Jane
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Libby Whittemore
as Nadine
- Punky Leonard
- Michael Flippo
- Beau Holden
- Noreen Reardon
- Bennie L. Jenkins
- Rusty Hendrickson
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J. Don Ferguson
as Announcer
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Mary Nell Santacroce
as Mrs Pinkerton
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Shannon Eubanks
as Jessie
- Jamye Price
- Brinley Arden Vickers
