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Moonstruck
Sign in to saveMoonstruck is a 1987 American romantic comedy film directed by Norman Jewison and written by John Patrick Shanley. It stars Cher as a widowed Italian American woman who falls in love with her fiancé's hot-tempered, estranged younger brother, played by Nicolas Cage. The supporting cast includes Vincent Gardenia, Olympia Dukakis, and Danny Aiello.
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*Moonstruck* is a 1987 American romantic comedy film directed by Norman Jewison, who also served as producer. The screenplay was written by John Patrick Shanley, and the cast includes Cher, Nicolas Cage, Olympia Dukakis, and Vincent Gardenia. The film was produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Star Partners, and Patrick Palmer & Norman Jewison Productions. It has a runtime of 102 minutes and was filmed in New York City and Toronto. The narrative is set in New York City and Brooklyn, focusing on themes of family, family estrangement, mate choice, and Italian Americans.
The film was distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and released on December 16, 1987. It has a budget of $15,000,000 and generated revenue of $122,100,000. *Moonstruck* received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Picture, Best Supporting Actress, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Actress. It won the Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actress, Best Actress, and Best Writing, Original Screenplay. The film holds an IMDb rating of 7.2 based on 78,121 votes and a TMDb vote average of 6.851 from 1,091 votes.
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6.937-year-old Italian-American widow Loretta Castorini believes she is unlucky in love, and so accepts a marriage proposal from her boyfriend Johnny, even though she doesn't love him. When she meets his estranged younger brother Ronny, an emotional and passionate man, she finds herself drawn to him. She tries to resist, but Ronny, who blames his brother for the loss of his hand, has no scruples about aggressively pursuing her while Johnny is out of the country. As Loretta falls for Ronny, she learns that she's not the only one in her family with a secret romance.
Cast
- Cher as Loretta Castorini
- Nicolas Cage as Ronny Cammareri
- Vincent Gardenia as Cosmo Castorini
- Olympia Dukakis as Rose Castorini
- Danny Aiello as Mr. Johnny Cammareri
- Julie Bovasso as Rita Cappomaggi
Themes
- opera
- marriage proposal
- husband wife relationship
- italian american
- sicily, italy
- widow
- superstition
- full moon
- man woman relationship
- mama's boy
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Key facts
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- Moonstruck
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- Film.caption
- Theatrical release poster
- Film.director
- Norman Jewison
- Film.writer
- John Patrick Shanley
- Film.cinematography
- David Watkin
- Film.editing
- Lou Lombardo
- Film.music
- Dick Hyman
- Film.distributor
- MGM/UA Communications Co.
- Film.runtime
- 102 minutes
- Film.country
- United States
- Film.language
- English
- Film.budget
- $15 million
- Film.gross
- $122.1 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- romantic comedy
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- Italian Americans
- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Director
- Norman Jewison
- Screenwriter
- John Patrick Shanley
- Cast member
- Paula Trueman
- Composer
- Dick Hyman
- Producer
- Norman Jewison
- Production company
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Cinematographer
- David Watkin
- Narrative location
- Brooklyn
- Filming location
- Toronto
- Duration
- 102
- FilmAffinity ID
- 159928
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1987-12-18
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
- film editor
- Lou Lombardo
- costume designer
- Theoni V. Aldredge
- title
- Moonstruck
- box office
- 80640528
- set in period
- 1980s
- review score
- 7.2/10
- set during recurring event
- full moon
- capital cost
- 15000000
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Encyclopedic overview
13 sectionsContents
- Plot
- Cast
- Production
- Reception
- Box office
- Critical response
- Accolades
- Legacy
- Home media
- Soundtrack
- Notes
- References
- External links
Moonstruck is a 1987 American romantic comedy film directed by Norman Jewison and written by John Patrick Shanley. It stars Cher as a widowed Italian American woman who falls in love with her fiancé's hot-tempered, estranged younger brother, played by Nicolas Cage. The supporting cast includes Vincent Gardenia, Olympia Dukakis, and Danny Aiello.
Moonstruck had a limited theatrical release in the United States on December 18, 1987, followed by a wide release on January 15, 1988, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The film earned critical and commercial success. It received six nominations at the 60th Academy Awards, winning three for Best Actress (Cher), Best Supporting Actress (Dukakis), and Best Original Screenplay (Shanley).
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