Talk to Me (1996)

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Yasmine Bleeth stars in this "drawn from the headlines" TV movie as Diane Shepherd, the idealistic producer for the bomb-throwing talkfest "The Howard Grant Show." At present, Howard's most controversial guest is Kelly Reilly (Jenny Lewis), a drugged-out prostitute and single mom. Taking a… More Yasmine Bleeth stars in this "drawn from the headlines" TV movie as Diane Shepherd, the idealistic producer for the bomb-throwing talkfest "The Howard Grant Show." At present, Howard's most controversial guest is Kelly Reilly (Jenny Lewis), a drugged-out prostitute and single mom. Taking a protective interest in Kelly, Diane endeavors to redeem the girl and put her on the right path--an act of largesse that is coldly vetoed not only by the Springer-esque Howard Grant (Peter Scolari), but also by Diane's ratings-driven boss Sadie (Veronica Hamel), who subscribes to the philosophy that "Everyone in this business is a whore--but we're highly paid whores." Like so many other films which try to "expose" the seamier side of the talk-show industry, Talk to Me exudes an air of smug superiority, but Yasmine Bleeth's surprisingly forceful performance compensates the script's self-righteous shortcomings. The film made its ABC network bow on October 20, 1996. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 1 hr. 34 min.
Directed By: Graeme Campbell
Genres: Drama, Television, Romance, Comedy

In Theaters: Oct 20, 1996 Wide
On DVD: Jun 27, 2006

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Cast

            Yasmine Bleeth as Diane Shephard

            Veronica Hamel as Sadie

            Ricky Paull Goldin as Dwayne

            Peter Scolari as Howard Grant

            Scott Wickware as Bill

            Martin Julien as Randy

            Dawn Greenhalgh as Brenda Reilly

            R.D. Reid as Vernon

            Jenny Lewis as Kelly Reilly

            Alison Sealy-Smith as Miriam

            Cliff Saunders as Chyron

            Brenda Devine as Jeri Lonigan

            Tracy Dawson as Thelma

            Martin Roach as Alex

            Karen Hines as Myra

            Heather Dick as Kathleen

            Kate Hennig as Stacy

            D. Garnet Harding as Alan

            Robin Brille as Lucille-Ann

            Dorion Davis as Krystal

            Terri Drennan as Bo-Peep

            Lisa Hynes as Wanda

            Shakura S'Aida as Scarecrow

            Marilyn Smith as Lana

            Laina Timberg as Joey

            Peter Welch II as Arnold Dowling

            Cheryl Clifford as Betty Cole

            Elizabeth Landis as Ronnie Goldstein

            Gary Navicoff as Michael Dowling

            Rick Poli as Jerry
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