Moonstruck

Moonstruck
Moonstruck

Theatrical release poster by Olga Kaljakin
Directed by Norman Jewison
Produced by Norman Jewison
Patrick Palmer
Written by John Patrick Shanley
Starring Cher
Nicolas Cage
Olympia Dukakis
Vincent Gardenia
Danny Aiello
Music by Dick Hyman
Cinematography David Watkin
Editing by Lou Lombardo
Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date(s) December 16, 1987 (1987-12-16) (New York)
December 18, 1987 (1987-12-18) (United States)
Running time 102 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Italian
Box office $91,640,528

Moonstruck is a 1987 American romantic comedy film directed by Norman Jewison. It stars Cher, Nicolas Cage, Danny Aiello, Vincent Gardenia, and Olympia Dukakis.

The film was released on December 16, 1987 in New York City, New York, and then nationally on December 18, 1987, receiving largely positive reviews from critics. It went on to gross $91,640,528 at the North American box office, making it the fifth highest-grossing of that year.[1]

Moonstruck was nominated for six Oscars at the 60th Academy Awards, winning three for Best Original Screenplay, Best Actress, and Best Supporting Actress.[2]

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Plot

38-year-old Loretta Castorini (Cher) is an accountant for a few local businesses in the Brooklyn Heights section of Brooklyn, New York. Her fiance, Johnny Cammareri (Danny Aiello), asks her to invite his younger brother Ronny (Nicolas Cage) to the wedding before leaving for Italy to attend to his dying mother. When Loretta visits the bakery where Ronny works, she finds that he blames his brother for losing his hand in a bread slicer, which resulted in his fiancée leaving him. They end up in his apartment above the bakery and make love. In the morning, Loretta feels ashamed but Ronny admits to falling in love with her. He agrees to not see her again if she goes to the opera with him that night.

That night, while Loretta's mother Rose (Olympia Dukakis) dines alone at a restaurant, she witnesses a dramatic breakup between a young coed and a college professor named Perry (John Mahoney). She invites Perry to dine with her and, afterwards, he walks her home; although she knows her husband has a mistress, she refuses to be unfaithful and doesn't take Perry's suggestion that she invite him in. While Loretta is at the opera, she sees her father Cosmo (Vincent Gardenia) with his mistress; they agree to pretend they saw nothing. Loretta feels guilty for being with Ronny, but he persuades her into another tryst. When she comes home the following morning, her mother tells her that Johnny has come back from Italy and will be visiting that morning. While she waits, Ronny comes over and both her father and grandfather come down for breakfast. Rose tells Cosmo she wants him to stop seeing his mistress.

Johnny shows up, shocked but pleased to see Ronny, and explains that he can't marry Loretta or his mother will die. Loretta throws the engagement ring at him. Seizing the moment, Ronny ask Loretta to marry him; he borrows Johnny's ring and Loretta accepts. The family shares a bottle of champagne to celebrate.

Cast

Box office

On its wide release, the film opened at #3 and spent 20 nonconsecutive weeks in the top 10 and finally grossed $80,640,528. The movie also grossed $34,393,000 in rentals and grossed a total of $115,033,528 in the US alone.[3]

Awards and honors

Awards
Award Category Name Outcome
Academy Awards Best Actress Cher Won
Best Supporting Actress Olympia Dukakis Won
Original Screenplay John Patrick Shanley Won
Best Picture Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Vincent Gardenia Nominated
Best Director Norman Jewison Nominated
Berlin Film Festival Silver Bear for Best Director Norman Jewison Won[4]
British Academy Film Awards Best Actress Cher Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Olympia Dukakis Won
BAFTA Award for Best Film Music Dick Hyman Nominated
BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay John Patrick Shanley Nominated
Golden Globe Awards Best Actress Cher Won
Best Supporting Actress Olympia Dukakis Won
Best Picture - Musical or Comedy Nominated
Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Nicolas Cage Nominated
Best Screenplay John Patrick Shanley Nominated
Writers Guild of America Best Original Screenplay John Patrick Shanley Won

In June 2008, AFI revealed its "Ten top Ten"—the best ten films in ten "classic" American film genres—after polling over 1,500 people from the creative community. Moonstruck was acknowledged as the eighth best film in the romantic comedy genre.[5][6] The film is also number 72 on Bravo's "100 Funniest Movies," and number 41 on AFI's 100 Years... 100 Laughs.

American Film Institute recognition

Influential film critic Roger Ebert entered the film to his "Great Movies" collection in June 2003.[10]

References

External links

Awards
Preceded by
Network
Academy Award winner for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress Succeeded by
The Piano

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