Woods ate at local establishments during filming off times. Most filming occurred in the early hours of the morning with the usage of high intensity floodlights to depict daytime. This was done to reduce interference with the general public who crowded the streets throughout the weeks of filming. The bar in the raining scene, Tom's Place, and the Barber Shop are still open with some small movie memorabilia. Soundtrack Parton composed ten original songs for the film soundtrack, including a re recording of her 1976 hit "Light of a Clear Blue Morning". Reception The film received mixed reviews, with much of the praise going to Parton and Woods's performances, while at the same time criticizing the story itself. Box office Straight Talk opened at the American box office at 4, grossing $4,575,746. The movie spent four weeks in the box office charts and grossed $21,202,099. The film was released in the United Kingdom on June 12, 1992, and opened at No. 1. Home media The film was released to VHS and laserdisc shortly after its theatrical release by Hollywood Pictures Home Video. A DVD release came from Hollywood Pictures Home Video in 2003. In 2011, Mill Creek Entertainment acquired the home video rights to the film, along with many others from Hollywood and Touchstone Pictures and released the film on DVD and Blu ray. Mill Creek's DVD of the film is available by itself, as part of a double-feature set with Big Business, and a triple feature set with Big Business and V.I. Warshawski. References External links 1992 films Hollywood Pictures films 1992 romantic comedy films Films set in Chicago Films shot in Chicago Films produced by Robert Chartoff Films scored by Brad Fiedel Films with screenplays by Patricia Resnick American romantic comedy films 1990s English-language films Films directed by Barnet Kellman 1990s American films