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21 October 1988 (USA)
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A romantic comedy with the works. more
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Three teenage girls come of age while working at a pizza parlor in Mystic Connecticut. full summary | add synopsis
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Sister
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Pizza
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New England
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1 win
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4 nominations
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Rosenfelt to team with Kozma for romantic comedy.
(From Movie Jungle. 3 November 2009, 9:39 PM, PST)
Joy of Sets: Annabeth Gish tattles on the Brotherhood!
(From TVGuide - Features. 16 October 2008, 7:15 AM, PDT)
(From Movie Jungle. 3 November 2009, 9:39 PM, PST)
Joy of Sets: Annabeth Gish tattles on the Brotherhood!
(From TVGuide - Features. 16 October 2008, 7:15 AM, PDT)
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one of the minor defining movies of my generation
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Annabeth Gish | ... | Kat Arujo | |
| Julia Roberts | ... | Daisy Arujo | |
| Lili Taylor | ... | Jojo | |
| Vincent D'Onofrio | ... | Bill (as Vincent Phillip D'Onofrio) | |
| William R. Moses | ... | Tim Travers | |
| Adam Storke | ... | Charles Gordon Windsor, Jr. | |
| Conchata Ferrell | ... | Leona | |
| Joanna Merlin | ... | Mrs. Arujo | |
| Porscha Radcliffe | ... | Phoebe Travers | |
| Arthur Walsh | ... | Manny | |
| John Fiore | ... | Jake | |
| Gene Amoroso | ... | Mr. Barboza | |
| Sheila Ferrini | ... | Mrs. Barboza | |
| Janet Zarish | ... | Nicole Travers | |
| Louis Turenne | ... | Hector Freshette |
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104 min
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Iceland:L |
Singapore:NC-16 |
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Australia:M |
Canada:14A |
Sweden:Btl |
UK:15 |
USA:R |
West Germany:12
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With the exception of a few exterior shots of downtown Mystic, most of the film was shot in nearby Rhode Island.
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Audio/visual unsynchronized: In the scene where Kat has brought her mom pizza down at the docks Mrs. Araujo asks, "Hey, Sylvio, you got a job for my smart kid?" Sylvio shakes a dead octopus at her and replies something along the lines of, "Yeah, right here" but is smiling broadly the whole time and does not move his lips.
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Referenced in "Asylum: (#1.4)" (1996)
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THESE ARE THE TIMES TO REMEMBER
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This was one of THE slumber party movies when I was in high school, and fourteen years later I still enjoy it. Of course now I realize what a jerk the married man is from the first time he looks THAT WAY at Kat, and I'm a little surprised (although I married young myself) to see young marriage portrayed positively in a major motion picture. It's also refreshing to see Julia Roberts before she acquired the required Hollywood Superstar Anorexic Look.
Some of the scenes that make me laugh as much now as they did when I was 15: The Porsche full of fish, and JoJo's parents' and boyfriend's reaction when JoJo and Bill are caught in a compromising position. This film has some very tender moments as well. A warning, however: the last line will probably make you groan.
It's not terribly deep, and it's not going to win the Palme D'Or. But it's well worth putting in the VCR on a quiet evening when your husband's out or your girlfriends are over.