Talk to Me (1996 film)

Talk to Me
Written by	Dan Bronson
Directed by	Graeme Campbell
Starring	Veronica Hamel Yasmine Bleeth Peter Scolari Jenny Lewis Brenda Devine Dawn Greenhalgh
Music by	Peter Manning Robinson
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producers	John Perrin Flynn Jim Lichtenstein
Cinematography	Richard Leiterman
Editor	Lance Luckey
Running time	120 minutes
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	October 20, 1996 (1996-10-20)

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 ABC.

Plot

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

• 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

• Graeme Campbell (Director)
• Dan Bronson (Writer)
• Steve White (Executive Producer)
• Jim Lichtenstein (Co-Executive Producer)
• John Perrin Flynn (Producer)
• Megan Callaway (co-producer)

External links

• Talk to Me at IMDb
• Talk to Me at Rotten Tomatoes