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Moonstruck (1987)

PG 102 min  -  Comedy | Romance | Drama  -   18 December 1987 (USA)
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Loretta Castorini, a book keeper from Brooklyn, New York, finds herself in a difficult situation when she falls for the brother of the man she agreed to marry (the best friend of her late husband who died seven years previously).

Director:

Norman Jewison
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Cher ...
Nicolas Cage ...
Vincent Gardenia Vincent Gardenia ...
Olympia Dukakis ...
Danny Aiello ...
Julie Bovasso Julie Bovasso ...
Rita Cappomaggi
John Mahoney ...
Perry
Louis Guss Louis Guss ...
Raymond Cappomaggi
Feodor Chaliapin Jr. Feodor Chaliapin Jr. ...
Old Man (as Feodor Chaliapin)
Anita Gillette ...
Mona
Leonardo Cimino Leonardo Cimino ...
Felix
Paula Trueman Paula Trueman ...
Lucy
Nada Despotovich Nada Despotovich ...
Chrissy
Joe Grifasi ...
Shy Waiter
Gina DeAngeles Gina DeAngeles ...
Old Crone
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Storyline

Loretta Castorini, a Brooklyn bookkeeper in her late 30s whose husband died several years earlier in a bus accident, decides it's time to get married again. So she accepts the proposal of a nice, middle-aged fellow named Johnny Cammareri. Loretta is convinced her first marriage was cursed because she and her husband had gotten married at City Hall; this time, she's determined to do things right, even as she admits to her mother, Rose, that she's not really in love with Johnny. (To which Rose replies: "Good. When you love them, they drive you crazy, 'cause they know they can." Rose speaks from rueful experience; she suspects, with good reason, that her husband, Cosmo, is cheating on her.) Loretta is convinced that marrying Johnny is the safe and sure thing to do - until she meets his estranged younger brother Ronny, who tends the ovens in a neighborhood bakery... Written by Eugene Kim <genekim@concentric.net>  

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Plot Keywords:

Love | Brother | Proposal | Bakery | Bookkeeper  | See more »

Taglines:

Life. Family. Love.

Genres:

Comedy | Romance | Drama

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Official Sites:

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Country:

USA

Language:

English | Italian

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Hechizo de luna See more »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$127,599 (USA) (20 December 1987) (7 Screens)

Gross:

$80,640,528 (USA)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Norman Jewison has stated that the climactic kitchen sequence was the most difficult scene that he ever shot in his career. The crew were dismissed and Jewison rehearsed with the cast for some time, using a stage production approach. Only after the actors perfected their timing did he decide where to put the camera. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: In the beginning of the movie, as the La Boheme poster is being put into the glass display, the Premeire opening date reads November 15th. But the tone of the movie has already been set as "near Christmas". We have seen a man carrying a Christmas tree, and later we see Christmas cards strung in the dinning room on Cranberry St. See more »

Quotes

Rose: Are you drunk?
Loretta Castorini: No. Are YOU drunk?
Rose: No... but I have a hangover.
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Soundtracks

"That's Amore"
Performed by Dean Martin
Courtesy of Capitol Records, Inc.
Music by Harry Warren (uncredited)
Lyrics by Jack Brooks (uncredited) See more »