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21 October 1988 (USA) moreTagline:
A romantic comedy with the works. morePlot:
Three teenage girls come of age while working at a pizza parlor in Mystic Connecticut. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
1 win & 4 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(4 articles)
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)
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A story of 3 waitresses and the pizza shop owner coming to terms with thier lives, strong "7" of 10 rating. more (58 total)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 minCountry:
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EnglishColor:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Ultra StereoCertification:
Iceland:L | Singapore:NC-16 | Argentina:Atp | Australia:M | Canada:14A | Sweden:Btl | UK:15 | USA:R | West Germany:12Fun Stuff
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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. moreGoofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Bill is sitting in the bar and Charlie first walks in, the audio of him talking about Charlie does not match up with what it shows him saying. moreQuotes:
Bill: [to Jojo] I'm tellin you I LOVE YOU, and all you love is my *dick*! Do you know how that makes me feel? moreSoundtrack:
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"Mystic Pizza" is the film that served notice that Julia Roberts, as "Daisy", was destined to be a name actress. The movie's name comes from the location - the pizza shop in Mystic, Conn., a fishing village with a concentration of Portugese immigrants. Matt Damon also had a small part, as the younger brother "Steamer" of the rich boyfriend.
The 4 women in this film - the 3 waitresses and the pizza shop owner - all have significant hurdles to cross. The pizza shop is in financial danger, and depends on a great review by the food critic to bolster business. Daisy is somewhat of a misfit, a hothead with a lot of talent but somewhat lacking in direction, and who is being courted by a rich guy. Another, bound for Yale but financially poor, and things are complicated by an increasingly close relationship with the father who hires her as a babysitter while mom is working in England. The other, faints at the alter, and is having trouble with commitment, while her boyfriend continues to try and get her to marry him.
The acting is uniformly good, and there are both serious and funny situations. It is an easy movie to "get into", and there is a good sense of completion when it ends. Not earth-shaking, but I rate it a strong "7" of 10.