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Moonstruck
1987
In this glowingly atmospheric comedy, a young Italian-American woman, bitter after having been widowed by a speeding bus, makes a practical decision to marry a longtime friend for stability and security, even though her feelings for him are tepid at best. But when she falls in love with her fiance's estranged one-handed younger .. Read more
| Starring | Cher, Nicolas Cage, Vincent Gardenia, Danny Aiello |
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| Director | Norman Jewison |
| Genres | Comedy, Romance |
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Moonstruck
In this glowingly atmospheric comedy, a young Italian-American woman, bitter after having been widowed by a speeding bus, makes a practical decision to marry a longtime friend for stability and security, even though her feelings for him are tepid at best. But when she falls in love with her fiance's estranged one-handed younger brother, screwball sparks fly. Great, subtle performances and a warm regard for the film's Bronx milieu highlight the film. Academy Award Nominations: 6, including Best Picture, Best Director. Academy Awards: 3, including Best Actress--Cher, Best Supporting Actress--Olympia Dukakis, and Best Original Screenplay.
| Starring | Cher, Nicolas Cage, Vincent Gardenia, Danny Aiello, John Mahoney |
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| Director | Norman Jewison |
| Studio | MGM ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 42 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Comedy, Romance |
| Language | English |
| Dubbed | French, German, Italian, Spanish |
| Hearing-impaired | English, German |
| Subtitles | Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Swedish |
| Released | DVD: 24 Apr 2000 Production year: 1987 |
| Format | DVD |
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Cher's Oscar-winning performance in this unashamedly romantic comedy established once and for all that she could act. She plays a widow who looks set for a safe marriage to Danny Aiello, but falls instead for his moody younger brother, Nicolas Cage. John Patrick Shanley, who won an Academy Award for best original screenplay, paints a warm and affectionate picture of Italian-American life, and there are enough quirky touches to prevent this from toppling into treacle. Norman Jewison directs subtly and unobtrusively, allowing the splendid cast to make the most of Shanley's fine writing. Cher and Cage are attractive leads, but the film is stolen by the wonderful Olympia Dukakis (who was rewarded with an Oscar for best supporting actress) and Vincent Gardenia.
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Jewison's Italo-American movie mainly comprises the look of things: the family table, the homely Italian restaurant,... read more on Time Out
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5 out of 6 people found this review helpful
Romance schlomance!
Although the plot is fairly predictable and a bit thin in places there are some nice touches in this rom-com. Worth watching.
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5 out of 6 people found this review helpful
Romance schlomance!
Although the plot is fairly predictable and a bit thin in places there are some nice touches in this rom-com. Worth watching.
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Cage's debt to Cher
- 18 Mar 2009
Nicolas Cage credits Cher with helping him become a Hollywood star - because she fought to land him a role alongside her in Oscar-winning movie Moonstruck. Studio bosses were reluctant to cast the then-23-year-old Cage as Cher's love interest in the film - but the singer/actress dug her heels in and landed him the part of New York baker Ronny Cammareri. The movie won Cher a Best Actress Oscar and catapulted Cage onto the Hollywood A-list - and he is eternally grateful. He says, "She really was Read more
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