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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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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
- Film.name
- Moonstruck
- Film.image
- Chermoonstruck.jpg
- 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
- Duration
- 102
- FilmAffinity ID
- 159928
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- publication date
- 1987-12-18
- title
- Moonstruck
- box office
- 80640528
- review score
- 7.2/10
- capital cost
- 15000000
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- Soundtrack
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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).