Shoot the Moon

19821982
RR
2h 4m

Diane Keaton, Albert Finney, Tina Yothers, Viveka Davis, Tracey Gold, and Dana Hill in Shoot the Moon (1982)

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A mother of four is abandoned by her husband for a younger woman. Husband, wife and children struggle to survive the seemingly inevitable divorce.A mother of four is abandoned by her husband for a younger woman. Husband, wife and children struggle to survive the seemingly inevitable divorce.A mother of four is abandoned by her husband for a younger woman. Husband, wife and children struggle to survive the seemingly inevitable divorce.

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Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award
- 7 nominations total

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Shoot the Moon

Sneak Previews Season 4 Episode 20

Sneak Previews Season 4 Episode 20

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Albert Finney in Shoot the Moon (1982)

Diane Keaton and Peter Weller in Shoot the Moon (1982)

Diane Keaton in Shoot the Moon (1982)

Diane Keaton and Albert Finney in Shoot the Moon (1982)

Albert Finney in Shoot the Moon (1982)

Albert Finney, Tina Yothers, and Tracey Gold in Shoot the Moon (1982)

Diane Keaton and Peter Weller in Shoot the Moon (1982)

Diane Keaton and Albert Finney in Shoot the Moon (1982)

Peter Weller in Shoot the Moon (1982)

Diane Keaton and Albert Finney in Shoot the Moon (1982)

Albert Finney in Shoot the Moon (1982)

Diane Keaton, Albert Finney, and Tina Yothers in Shoot the Moon (1982)

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6.3

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A fifteen year marriage dissolves, leaving both the husband and wife, and their four children, devastated. He's preoccupied with a career and a mistress, she with a career and caring for four young children. While they attempt to go their separate ways, jealousy and bitterness reconnect them. —Philip Gilman <pgilman@pipeline.com>

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Taglines
- There's one thing about marriage that hasn't changed . . . The way you hurt when it begins to fall apart.
Genre
- Drama
Certificate
- R
Parents guide

Trivia
Diane Keaton had just broken up with Warren Beatty, her co-star in Reds (1981). As such, she was able to draw on that experience for this role, and even gave notes to writer Bo Goldman and director Alan Parker. They weren't initially thrilled by this, but later conceded that the character was enriched by Keaton's participation in ways that they had never thought of.

Goofs
The selective rain that seems to hit the actors only is evidently not falling on the background, which remains inexplicably dry.

Quotes
George Dunlap: I'm not kind anymore.
Faith Dunlap: Me either.
George Dunlap: You're kind to strangers.
Faith Dunlap: Yeah. Strangers are easy.

Connections
Featured in Sneak Previews: One from the Heart/Night Crossing/Montenegro/Shoot the Moon (1982)

Soundtracks
Play With Fire
Written by Mick Jagger (uncredited) and Keith Richards (uncredited)
Performed by The Rolling Stones
Courtesy of ABKCO Records Inc.

Top review

9/10

Painful, Realistic, Beautiful

Why this movie is not on DVD is a mystery. It blows away Kramer Vs. Kramer, which came out a few years before, and is on par with Ordinary People. Anyone who's witnessed a family tearing itself apart because of infidelity, among other issues, will find this movie occasionally unbearable to watch. The ending is a bit too much--for the few who've seen it, the tennis court scene. And a few other scenes are just too over the top. But the acting is so natural (I believe it's the best acting Albert Finney and Diane Keaton have ever done) and their emotions so raw and powerful, that I cry every time I see it. Note to whichever company owns the early '80s MGM catalog--GET THIS ON DVD!

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Jun 23, 2005

Release date
- February 19, 1982 (United States)
Country of origin
- United States
Language
- English
Also known as
- Der Konflikt - Du oder Beide
Filming locations
- Roy Ranch House, San Geronimo National Golf Course, Nicasio, California, USA
Production companies
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
- SLM Production Group
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Budget
- $12,000,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada
- $9,217,530
Gross worldwide
- $9,217,530

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Runtime
2 hours 4 minutes
Color
- Color
Sound mix
- Mono
Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1

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Diane Keaton, Albert Finney, Tina Yothers, Viveka Davis, Tracey Gold, and Dana Hill in Shoot the Moon (1982)

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