since i read joyce carol oates short story where be you go and where have you be . many year ago a a teenager myself ( many oates work be translate to russian she be and i hope still be very popular there ) and i have be fascinate by it . i have read many oates story and some of her novel but the 10 page long story of 15 year old connie and shallow and vain and silly and hopeful and doomed but capable nonetheless of an unexpected gesture of heroism at the story end have stick in my memory and i could never forget it . when i find out that the story be adapt to the screen and i try to find the movie and smooth talk ( 1985 ) direct by joyce chopra and i saw it finally last weekend . a disturb coming of age drama and the winner of the grand jury prize at 1986 feature 18 year old laura dern who appear innocent and gawky and and provocative all at once . laura own the film a a sultry woman child who just begin to realize the power of her sexual attractiveness during one long summer that would change her life forever . it do not surprise me a bit that dern next movie would be david lynch blue velvet where she play sweet and innocent sandy and in a few year she would play her best role and lula fortune in his wild at heart ( 1990 ) . the more i think of laura and the more i see her a one of the most talented actress of her generation . she be fearless in take sometimes unflattering role and she never lose that aura of innocence wrap in irresistible sexuality that make her connie in smooth talk so alive and unforgettable . the link to the full text of the story and to the oates article about adapt it to the film be post on the movie message board . i be shock to find out what the real story behind the fictional be .