Sweet Talker (1991)

A sweet-talking con man starts to turn his life around when he falls in love in this family oriented comedy.

Director:

Michael Jenkins

Writers:

Bryan Brown (story), Tony Morphett (story),

Stars:

Bryan Brown, Karen Allen, Justin Rosniak

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Bryan Brown	...	Harry Reynolds
Karen Allen	...	Julie Maguire
Justin Rosniak	...	David Maguire
Chris Haywood	...	Gerald Bostock
Bill Kerr	...	'Uncle' Cec
Bruce Spence	...	Norman Foster
Bruce Myles	...	Mayor Jim Scraper
Paul Chubb	...	Billy
Peter Hehir	...	Giles
Don Barker	...	Sgt. Watts
Bruno Lucia	...	Mr. Thomas
Benjamin Franklin	...	Larsen
Andrew S. Gilbert	...	Harold Lewis
Gary Waddell	...	Bluey
Brian McDermott	...	Officer

Storyline

Con artist Harry Reynolds is released from prison armed with his partners research for a new scam. Harry heads for the dying town of Beachport near the coast of Australia where he cons the locals into investing big bucks into his scam (the recovery of an old ship and the building of a theme park). Complications arise when Harry falls for the local hotel owner Julie and her young son David.

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Plot Keywords:

australia | divorce | businessman | storm | treasure | 

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Taglines:

The man with the mouth has just become the talk of the town.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for mild violence, mild language, brief mild sensuality

Details

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 May 1991 (USA)

Also Known As:

Confidence

Filming Locations:

Australian Film Studios, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Box Office

Gross:

$382,510 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Australian Film Commission, The, Carolco Pictures, Confidence Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Spoofs The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)

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Soundtracks

"Bad Water"
Written by Jimmy Holiday, Jackie DeShannon, Randy Meyers
Performed by Gene Watson
Courtesy of Capitol Records
By arrangement with Cema Special Markets

User Reviews

Sweet Talker delivers on its promise of sweetness!

Harry (Bryan Brown)is just getting out of prison and was savvy enough to steal another inmate's plan for making money. The scheme involves going to a smaller town on the ocean and talking up big plans to convert the area to an amusement park. People of the community then would invest their own money to benefit the economy and themselves. The con man says sayonara and makes off with the dough. Harry finds what he feels is the perfect village to dupe. However, the boarding house he takes residence in has an attractive female owner (Karen Allen) with a son but no husband. Can Harry conduct his business without any complications? This darling movie is such a joy. The relationship between Harry and the young son of the boarding house owner is nicely drawn. There are also funny locals, beautiful scenery, a nice romance, and good messages to experience. Sweet talk someone special into watching this film with you. You will laugh, tear-up, and sigh.