Something to Talk About
“A story about husbands, wives, parents, children and other natural disasters.”
Synopsis
Grace King Bichon, who is managing her father's riding-stable, discovers that her husband Eddie is deceiving 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.
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Something to Talk About - Original Theatrical TrailerOfficial
Type: Trailer • Published 2014-07-08
Top Cast
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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
Rebecca Koon
Barbaranelle
Rhoda Griffis
Edna
Lisa Roberts Gillan
Kitty
Deborah Hobart
Lorene Tuttle
Amy Parrish
Lucy
Helen Baldwin
Mary Jane
Libby Whittemore
Nadine
Release History & Theatrical Window
August 4, 1995
Wide Cinema Exhibition
Financials & Box Office Performance
Production Budget
$30M
Filming & production cost
Worldwide Gross
$77.3M
Total global ticket sales
Box Office Return
2.58x
+$47.3M net gain
Theatrical Status
Profitable
Box office tier
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Lasse Hallström
- Screenplay & Story
- Callie Khouri
- Original Score
- Graham Preskett, Hans Zimmer
- Original Title
- Something to Talk About
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- Spoken Languages
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 46m
- Production Budget
- $30M
- Worldwide Gross
- $77.3M
- Production Studios
- Hawn / Sylbert Movie Company, Spring Creek Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Lasse Hallström
Callie Khouri
Graham Preskett, Hans Zimmer
Sven Nykvist
Mia Goldman
Goldie Hawn, Anthea Sylbert, Paula Weinstein
Department Leadership Roster
Callie Khouri
Writer
Lasse Hallström
Director
Anthea Sylbert
Producer
Paula Weinstein
Producer
Sven Nykvist
Director of Photography
Mel Bourne
Production Design
Graham Preskett
Original Music Composer
Mia Goldman
Editor
Aggie Guerard Rodgers
Costume Design
Hans Zimmer
Original Music Composer
Cindy Folkerson
Stunt Coordinator
Age Classification & Content Advisories
Official viewer rating standards and content warnings across international classification boards.
R: Restricted — Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian.
International Certification Matrix
FSK 6 — Restricted to viewers aged 6 and older.
Suitable only for 15 years and over.
Restricted — Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian.
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What is Something to Talk About about?
Grace King Bichon, who is managing her father's riding-stable, discovers that her husband Eddie is deceiving 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.
Who directed Something to Talk About?
Something to Talk About was directed by Lasse Hallström.
Who stars in Something to Talk About?
The principal cast of Something to Talk About includes Julia Roberts, Dennis Quaid, Robert Duvall, Gena Rowlands, Kyra Sedgwick.
When was Something to Talk About released and how long is it?
Something to Talk About was released in 1995 with a total runtime of 1h 46m.
What was the box office and production budget of Something to Talk About?
Something to Talk About had a reported production budget of $30M and grossed $77.3M at the worldwide box office (2.58 return on budget, classified as a commercial hit).
Who composed the musical score for Something to Talk About?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Something to Talk About was composed by Graham Preskett, Hans Zimmer.
What is the age rating and content advisory for Something to Talk About?
Something to Talk About holds official age classifications: DE: 6 (FSK 6 — Restricted to viewers aged 6 and older.); FR: TP; GB: 15 (Suitable only for 15 years and over.); US: R (Restricted — Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian.).