Who Am I This Time? (1982)

  This is actually an episode of a TV show that aired on PBS called American Playhouse but it plays like a movie, was directed by Johnathan Demme, and stars Susan Sarandon and Christopher Walken.  We're going to call it a movie.

Local amateur theater director George (Robert Ridgely) has a problem.  He needs a Stella for their production of A Streetcar Named Desire and none of the regular actresses are right for the part.  In desperation, he turns to a newcomer, Helene Shaw (Susan Sarandon), who has come to town to train the telephone operators on a piece of new equipment.  Helene has never been invited to participate in any local events and auditions for the part.  She reads against the group's Stanley, a hardware store employee named Harry (Christopher Walken), and the chemistry is undeniable.  So much so that Helene starts to develop feelings for Harry off-stage.  She doesn't realize, however, that Harry is cripplingly shy and only able to emote when he's wearing someone else's words.

I've never seen any of Christopher Walken's early work.  He looks pretty much exactly the same, minus the wrinkles, but it was still a little weird to see him as the love interest.  He and Sarandon are great together, as you might expect, and the whole movie was just darling.  I don't go in for cutesy romantic comedies but this was charming.  It's also based on a Vonnegut story so maybe that's why.  It's on Netflix but not streaming if you want to try and find it.