a terrific lesser know film that deserve a good rating than the one give it here at imdb . base on a short story by joyce carol oates call where be you go and where have you be . and smooth talk star laura dern a a bored and restless adolescent who think she more in control of her sexual allure and and more capable of handle the attention she receive for it and than she be . in a deeply unsettling and slightly surreal scene and a hunky stranger ( treat williams ) come call for her and and she realize that she not as mature a she think . the film capture the same other worldly quality of the short story ( the scene with treat williams play out almost like a feverish dream ) and while ably adapt it to the very different need of a feature length film . dern give a wonderful performance and one of the many give by this underrated actress . and another lovely performance come from mary kay place and who play dern mother . one of the most memorable scene for me come when mother and daughter be in separate room of the house and but unbeknownst to each other be both privately dance to the same song playing on the radio . i can never hear james taylor handyman without thinking of this movie . grade represent a .