Something to Talk About (1995)

A woman's world is rocked when she discovers her husband is cheating on her.

Director:

Lasse Hallström

Writer:

Callie Khouri

Stars:

Julia Roberts, Dennis Quaid, Robert Duvall

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Julia Roberts	...	Grace King Bichon
Dennis Quaid	...	Eddie Bichon
Robert Duvall	...	Wyly King
Gena Rowlands	...	Georgia King
Kyra Sedgwick	...	Emma Rae King
Brett Cullen	...	Jamie Johnson
Haley Aull	...	Caroline 'Doodlebug' Bichon
Muse Watson	...	Hank Corrigan
Anne Shropshire	...	Aunt Rae
Ginnie Randall	...	Eula
Terrence Currier	...	Dr. Frank Lewis (as Terrence P. Currier)
Rebecca Koon	...	Barbaranelle
Rhoda Griffis	...	Edna
Lisa Roberts Gillan	...	Kitty (as Lisa Roberts)
Deborah Hobart	...	Lorene Tuttle

Storyline

Grace Bichon, who is managing her father's riding-stable, discovers that her husband Eddie deceives her with another woman. After confronting him in the middle of the night on the streets of their small home town, she decides to stay at her sister Emma Rae's house for a while, to make up her mind. Breaking out of her everyday life, she starts to question the authority of everyone, especially her father's, thus causing a stir in her parent's marriage, too.

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Plot Keywords:

revenge sex | kneed in the groin | sister sister relationship | lawyer | divorce | 

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Taglines:

A story about husbands, wives, parents, children and other natural disasters.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for brief strong language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 August 1995 (USA)

Also Known As:

Game of Love

Filming Locations:

Beaufort, South Carolina, USA

Box Office

Gross:

£704,343 (UK) (19 January 1996)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hawn / Sylbert Movie Company, Spring Creek Productions, Warner Bros

Technical Specs

Runtime:

106 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Eddie calls Caroline "Doodlebug." This may be a reference to the children's book "Daddy Calls Me Doodlebug" by J.D. Lester.

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Goofs

During the dance scene, after the big show, the band and singers do not match to what songs are currently playing.

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Quotes

Aunt Rae: It's just a man on a horse baby, just a man on a horse.

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Connections

Referenced in The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper: Something to Stink About/Pulp Friction (1996)

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Soundtracks

"Two in a Million"
By Tim Mensy and Gary Harrison
Produced by Barry Beckett and Tony Brown
Performed by Bobby Cryner

User Reviews

Underwhelming comedy-drama with A-list talent...

Sterling cast featuring not only Julia Roberts and Dennis Quaid, but also Robert Duvall, Gena Rowlands and Kyra Sedgwick, is a handsomely-made but rather ordinary, women's TV-type light drama (with barbed language added). Roberts plays harried working mom down South who discovers husband Quaid has been unfaithful; they fight, discuss divorce, fight some more, while Roberts gets advice from her well-to-do parents (they ponder the situation when the answers should be obvious). Pleasant cast nearly masks the fact this is completely rote material (with Sedgwick as Roberts' p.o.'ed sister who gets in the proverbial crotch kick). Pokey, overly-familiar, overlong film with too few laughs and too much inane banter. Photographed by the famous Sven Nykvist, who indeed gives the picture a rich, glossy look. ** from ****