Straight Talk

Straight Talk

Dreams do come true...sometimes.

PG 1992 · 91 min · ★ 6.1 · Comedy, Romance

Honest and straightforward small-town Shirlee Kenyon chucks her boyfriend and heads for Chicago. Accidentally having to host a radio problem phone-in show, it is clear she is a natural and is hired on the spot. But the station insists she call herself Doctor, and as her popularity grows a local reporter starts digging for the truth. Problem is, the more he is around her the more he fancies her.

Directed by Barnet Kellman · Written by Craig Bolotin

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