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Overview
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Director:
Writer:
John Patrick Shanley (written by)
Release Date:
18 December 1987 (USA)
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Tagline:
Life. Family. Love.
Plot:
A widowed Brooklyn book-keeper is torn between her fiancé and his brother. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Won 3 Oscars.
Another 15 wins
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11 nominations
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Free Flick Fridays: Moonstruck
(From Tribeca Film. 22 October 2009, 11:00 PM, PDT)
tMF Oscarwatch: Nic Cage ready for his 3rd Oscar nom?
(From The Movie Fanatic. 12 October 2009, 6:40 AM, PDT)
(From Tribeca Film. 22 October 2009, 11:00 PM, PDT)
tMF Oscarwatch: Nic Cage ready for his 3rd Oscar nom?
(From The Movie Fanatic. 12 October 2009, 6:40 AM, PDT)
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Love this movie. It is on my "at least once a year" list.
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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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Also Known As:
The Bride and the Wolf (USA) (original script title)
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Runtime:
102 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
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1.37 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:L |
Netherlands:AL |
New Zealand:PG |
Australia:PG |
Canada:PG (TV rating) |
Argentina:13 |
Chile:14 |
Finland:S |
Peru:14 |
Portugal:M/12 |
Sweden:7 |
UK:PG |
USA:PG (#28740) |
West Germany:12 |
Singapore:PG |
Canada:PG
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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.
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Goofs:
Continuity: When Rose and Perry are saying goodnight in the street, his coat lapel is alternately open/closed between shots.
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Quotes:
Ronny Cammareri:
Chrissy, over on the wall, bring me the big knife. I want to cut my throat.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions (2002) (TV)
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Soundtrack:
That's Amore
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| New York in 1986; does anyone miss it? | onebeforebreakfast |
| Awkward Scene | yala_bi |
| Johnny is 42? I don't think so! | IloveMuggy |
| Irony | sylvan97 |
| Question??? | SeanBeanCrazy101 |
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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.