Walk the Talk is a 2000 Australian black comedy film written and directed by Shirley Barrett and starring Salvatore Coco, Sacha Horler, and Nikki Bennett. Having been impressed by Barrett's debut film Love Serenade, David Geffen at DreamWorks Pictures agreed to finance the film. However, DreamWorks later found itself unable to market the film and feared that the film's disturbing content would not fit well in its television output deals, ultimately releasing it on DVD sometime in 2003. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 9, 2000, and was given a limited theatrical release in Sydney and Melbourne on March 15, 2001, by 20th Century Fox.
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Premise
After being mesmerized by fading club singer Nikki Raye, aspiring talent manager Joey Grassy attempts to revive her career by opening his own talent agency using his paraplegic girlfriend Bonita's insurance payout. When Nikki's wacky shenanigans drive away an interested record producer, Joey decides to go to extremes to save face and make her a household name.
Cast
Salvatore Coco as Joey Grassy
Sacha Horler as Bonita
Nikki Bennett as Nikki Raye
Carter Edwards as Marty Raye
Robert Coleby as Pastor Bob
Skye Wansey as Barbara Jacobs-Alsop
John Burgess as Rex Hanna
Jon English as Phil Wehner
Nicki Wendt as Linda Mundell
David Franklin as Trevor Whitney
Bille Brown as Barry