Moonstruck

Moonstruck

Fall under the delightful spell of 'Moonstruck', the mesmerizing romantic comedy from director Norman Jewison ('Fiddler on the Roof') and Oscar? winner John Patrick Shanley (Best Screenplay). Academy Award? winners Cher, Nicolas Cage and Olympia Dukakis excel in this explosively funny tale which also features flawless performances by Danny Aiello, Vincent Gardenia and Frasier's John Mahoney. Cher is "devastatingly funny, sinuous and beautiful" (Pauline Kael) as Loretta, an "unlucky in love" Italian widow who finds romance through the intervention of the Manhattan moon. With her wedding to a close friend just weeks away, she meets - and fall hopelessly in love with - his younger brother (Cage)! Her dilemma - and her equally passionate and hilariously eccentric family - make for an unforgettable film you'll find "beguiling" ('Time'), "enchanting" ('Newsweek') and "irresistible" ('Today Show').

Synopsis: Make-over comedy about an angst-ridden forty-ish Italian-American woman from Little Italy who's faced with a big decision: either marry a man she's not in love with or stay single for the rest of her life while everyone nags her about why she's not married. Just when she's about to put on the old ball and chain with Mr. Wrong, she meets a misanthropic, one-handed bakery worker whose bitterness makes her sick. Despite that, she can't get the bread guy out of her mind, especially when the full moon rises.

Production Year: 
1987
Released: 
Tue, 06/30/1998
Run Time Minutes: 
102
Rating: 
PG
Genres: 
Romance
Genres: 
Comedy
Trailer: 
No
Format Aspect Ratio: 
4x3-Full Screen
Resolution: 
480x720 LowRez
Resolution: 
720x1280 HiRez
Audio Language: 
English
Audio Format: 
Dolby Digital
Audio Channels: 
5.1
Actors: 
Cher - Loretta Castorini
Actors: 
Nicolas Cage - Ronny Cammareri
Actors: 
Vincent Gardenia - Cosmo Castorini
Actors: 
Olympia Dukakis - Rose Castorini
Actors: 
Danny Aiello - Johnny Cammareri
Actors: 
Julie Bovasso - Rita Cappomaggi
Actors: 
John Mahoney - Perry
Actors: 
Louis Guss - Raymond Cappomaggi
Actors: 
Feodor Chaliapin Jr. - Old Man
Actors: 
Anita Gillette - Mona
Actors: 
Nada Despotovich - Chrissy
Actors: 
Joe Grifasi - Shy Waiter
Actors: 
Gina DeAngeles - Old Crone
Actors: 
Robin Bartlett - Barbara
Actors: 
Helen Hanft - Lotte
Actors: 
David S. Howard - Ira
Actors: 
Robert Weil - Bobo
Actors: 
Amy Aquino - Bonnie
Actors: 
Tony Azito - Cortie
Actors: 
Frank Gio - Florist
Actors: 
Ann McDonough - Nancy
Actors: 
John Christopher Jones - Lowell
Actors: 
Lisa Howard - Patricia
Actors: 
Cynthia Dale - Sheila
Actors: 
Anthony Messuri - Priest
Actors: 
Martha Collins - Mimi
Actors: 
John Fanning - Rodolfo
Actors: 
Antonia Minella - Vesta
Actors: 
Nicholas Pasco - Eddie
Actors: 
Al Therrien - Bob
Actors: 
Lou Pitoscia - Mook
Actors: 
Gilberto Godoy - Rocco
Actors: 
Louis Di Bianco - Jimmy
Actors: 
Betti Orsatti - Woman in Hair Salon
Actors: 
Michael Barbaro - Pietro
Actors: 
Antonio Pariselli - Franco
Actors: 
Corrado Gianna - Old Man
Actors: 
Tommy Hollis - Parking Attendant
Actors: 
Matt Myers - Cab Driver
Actors: 
Michael Dunster - P.A. Announcer
Actors: 
Stella Bruno - Old Woman
Actors: 
Mimi Cecchini - Old Woman
Actors: 
Mimi Lizio - Ruby
Actors: 
Tim Koetting - Al
Actors: 
Gerard Flannery - Harry
Actors: 
Robert Payson - Man at Bar
Actors: 
Catherine Scorsese - Customer at Bakery
Actors: 
Jack K. Tsirakis - Bar Patron