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Overview

User Rating:
7.1/10   14,533 votes
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Director:
Writer:
John Patrick Shanley (written by)
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Release Date:
18 December 1987 (USA) more
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Life. Family. Love.
Plot:
A widowed Brooklyn book-keeper is torn between her fiancé and his brother. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Won 3 Oscars. Another 15 wins & 11 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(45 articles)
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User Comments:
Love this movie. It is on my "at least once a year" list. more (112 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Cher ... Loretta Castorini

Nicolas Cage ... Ronny Cammareri
Vincent Gardenia ... Cosmo Castorini

Olympia Dukakis ... Rose Castorini

Danny Aiello ... Mr. Johnny Cammareri
Julie Bovasso ... Rita Cappomaggi

John Mahoney ... Perry
Louis Guss ... Raymond Cappomaggi
Feodor Chaliapin Jr. ... Old Man (as Feodor Chaliapin)
Anita Gillette ... Mona
Leonardo Cimino ... Felix
Paula Trueman ... Lucy
Nada Despotovich ... Chrissy

Joe Grifasi ... Shy Waiter
Gina DeAngeles ... Old Crone
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Bride and the Wolf (USA) (original script title)
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Runtime:
102 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.37 : 1 more
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Trivia:
Nicolas Cage plays Ronny, a man with only one hand. In Cage's previous role in Peggy Sue Got Married (1986), Cage's character begged Peggy to marry him, saying he doesn't know what the future might bring: he might lose his arm. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Rose and Perry are saying goodnight in the street, his coat lapel is alternately open/closed between shots. more
Quotes:
Ronny Cammareri: Chrissy, over on the wall, bring me the big knife. I want to cut my throat. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions (2002) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
That's Amore more

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18 out of 22 people found the following comment useful.
Love this movie. It is on my "at least once a year" list., 24 December 2004
10/10
Author: addedit from Los Angeles

This movie is brilliant in every way. It touches on the complexities of loving relationships in a meaningful way, but never lectures. The script never condescends toward any character, not even the hapless Johnny. It also and benefits from spot-on direction, production design, casting, and performances. The fact that Cher is so perfect in the film and is more unlike "Cher" than she has ever been is a wonder to me. I watch Moonstruck at least once a year and I just viewed it again this Christmas eve with my 16 year old twin daughters and they loved it as well. It has something for everyone with a heart and leaves you filled with joy in the end.

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