by Hal Erickson
synopsis
Fifteen-year-old Australian youth Steve Carson (Rod Zuanic) is a product of a home that can charitably be described as dysfunctional. His father is a drunk, his brother a slimy-dope dealer. Carson promises his social worker--and himself--that he'll escape this environment and make something of himself. Unfortunately, this involves grandiose and unrealistic schemes that lead to increasingly severe criminal acts. Fast Talking was co-financed by the Australian Film Commission and Merchant-Ivory.
characteristics
- Kids In Trouble
- Innocence Lost
- Narcotics
- One-against-odds
- School
- Teen
- Swindle
- Scam
- Family
- Con-game
- Con-artist
- Alcoholism
- Con/scam
- Delinquency
- Drugs
