The Love Hypothesis
2026 · Romance · Comedy
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Film / 1992
Straight Talk
Directed by
Barnet Kellman
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.
The story
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.
Cast
Dolly PartonShirlee Kenyon
James WoodsJack Russell
Griffin DunneAlan Riegert
Michael MadsenSteve
Deirdre O'ConnellLily
John SaylesGuy Girardi
Teri HatcherJanice
Spalding GrayDr. Erdman
Jerry OrbachMilo Jacoby
Philip BoscoGene Perlman
Charles FleischerTony
Keith MacKechnieGordon
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Jay ThomasZim Zimmerman
Amy MortonAnn
Paula NewsomeEllen
Ralph FoodyDesk Clerk
Robin EurichBill
Jeff GarlinBob
Paul DinelloCasey
Barnet KellmanTV Director
Robert KurczPhil
Ray TolerMan at Strip Joint
Michael OppenheimerMaitre D'
Michael Jeffrey WoodsPhotographer
Tom AmandesWaiter
John GegenhuberWaiter
James SpinksBartender
Greg SobieskiBartender
Scott BenjaminsonValet
Tom WebbNewscaster
Peter SovaCabbie
Roger ChristiansenTechnical Director
Mary Ann ThebusWaitress
Domenica Cameron-ScorseseGirl
Dana LubotskyGirl
Becky WahlstromGirl
Tony JudgeOfficer
Susan PhilpotLibrarian
Dionne Lynn NosekP.A.
Kate BuddekeTina (voice)
Tracy LettsSean (voice)
Jane LynchGladys (voice)
Anthony CannataBud (voice)
Joyce Hiller PivenJoan (voice)
Lorenzo ClemonsMr. Isaacs
Ron LivingstonSoldier
Ray FriedeckMr. Polonsky
Etel BilligThelma
Irma P. HallEthel
Alan WilderSnake Man
Gilmary DoyleFan
Jack WalshGuard
Susan MessingMakeup Girl
Lisa Marie AckelDental Hygienist (uncredited)
Laura BenneckeMuseum Patron (uncredited)
Suzy BrackDate at Restaurant (uncredited)
Simona FerraroReporter (uncredited)
Megan McCarthyUpscale Shopper (uncredited)
Irene MichaelsHost (uncredited)
Peter Alun ThomasBaseball Catcher (uncredited)
Alberto ViruenaMan (uncredited)
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