Talk to Me

In this powerful drama, Yasmine Bleeth stars as an idealistic but naive TV producer who works for a tacky TV talkshow. Her unscrupulous boss agrees to the idea of a programme about teenage prostitution and soon finds a way of boosting ratings when a suitable subject is found., When a naive TV producer (Yasmine Bleeth) tries to improve a drug-addicted prostitute’s life, she clashes with her own ruthless boss (Veronica Hamel), who’s interested only in ratings. Howard: Peter Scolari. Kelly: Jenny Lewis. Dwayne: Ricky Paull Goldin., Yasmine Bleeth stars in this “drawn from the headlines” TV movie as Diane Shepherd, the idealistic producer for the bomb-throwing talkfest “The Howard Grant Show.” At present, Howard’s most controversial guest is Kelly Reilly (Jenny Lewis), a drugged-out prostitute and single mom. Taking a protective interest in Kelly, Diane endeavors to redeem the girl and put her on the right path–an act of largesse that is coldly vetoed not only by the Springer-esque Howard Grant (Peter Scolari), but also by Diane’s ratings-driven boss Sadie (Veronica Hamel), who subscribes to the philosophy that “Everyone in this business is a whore–but we’re highly paid whores.” Like so many other films which try to “expose” the seamier side of the talk-show industry, Talk to Me exudes an air of smug superiority, but Yasmine Bleeth’s surprisingly forceful performance compensates the script’s self-righteous shortcomings. The film made its ABC network bow on October 20, 1996., In this controversial drama, an aspiring television producer must accept responsibility for the death of a young prostitute and drug-addict after her relationship with the girl crosses the line from professional to very personal and a humiliating on-air incident staged by her double-dealing boss results in the guest’s suicide., Drama in which a television producer must take responsibility when the life of a young hooker who appears on her show is ruined. Diane Shepherd (Yasmine Bleeth) is thrilled when she lands a job on a popular yet controversial TV talk show, although her experiences with host Howard Grant (Peter Scolari) and her boss Sadie (Veronica Hamel) soon make her realise that their only concern is with ratings. This causes problems when Diane campaigns for the show to feature a young prostitute and drug addict, Kelly (Jenny Lewis), who is to be reunited with her family in front of the cameras. But Howard and Sadie have a few more surprises for the unknowing young girl which are about to destroy her life…