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Title: Moonstruck (1987)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Cher | ... | Loretta Castorini | |
| Nicolas Cage | ... | Ronny Cammareri | |
| Vincent Gardenia | ... | Cosmo Castorini | |
| Olympia Dukakis | ... | Rose Castorini | |
| Danny Aiello | ... | Mr. Johnny Cammareri | |
| Julie Bovasso | ... | Rita Cappomaggi | |
| John Mahoney | ... | Perry | |
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Louis Guss | ... | Raymond Cappomaggi |
| Feodor Chaliapin Jr. | ... | Old Man (as Feodor Chaliapin) | |
| Anita Gillette | ... | Mona | |
| Leonardo Cimino | ... | Felix | |
| Paula Trueman | ... | Lucy | |
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Nada Despotovich | ... | Chrissy |
| Joe Grifasi | ... | Shy Waiter | |
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Gina DeAngeles | ... | Old Crone |
No sooner does Italian-American widow Loretta accept a marriage proposal from her doltish boyfriend, Johnny, then she finds herself falling for his younger brother, Ronny. She tries to resist, but Ronny lost his hand in an accident he blames on his brother, and has no scruples about aggressively pursuing her while Johnny is out of the country. As Loretta falls deeper in love, she comes to learn that she's not the only one in her family with a secret romance. Written by Jwelch5742
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People call this Cher's movie, but Olympia Dukakis makes it for me. It's under her roof that I heard some of my favorite dialogue in the movies.
I am not a violent person, but "Old man . . . you give those dogs another piece of my meat and I'll kick ya til ya dead!" has got to be on my top ten list of memorable quotes.
I like the conversations around this family's kitchen table maybe because growing up, meals in my house were pretty silent even though there were seven of us. Funny that it took an Irish screenwriter to capture the Italian cadences. These people aren't caricatures of Italians or any other ethnicity, they are just a vocal family.
In another time, with just a few changes in the script, this story could have been high operatic drama. But it's not. It's a romantic comedy not a tragedy - even though it contains elements of tragedy - death under a bus, a lost limb, betrayal of marriage vows, and misinterpretations and misunderstandings.
But these characters TALK about what's on their minds. You want to know where the Met is located? You ask your hairdresser. You think your husband is flirting with another woman? You tell him that while you're both working behind the wine counter - in front of a customer. You're mad at your brother, you want to know why men need more than one woman, you want your son to pay for the wedding of his only daughter? If you really want to know, if you really want results or answers, you speak up!
Besides movies based on Agatha Christie novels, it is rare that a story ends with bringing the entire cast together more satisfyingly than "Moonstruck." The morning-after-the-opera scene in Rose Castorini's sunny kitchen with all the characters present is one that I can watch again and again. "You've got a love-bite on yer neck - your life's goin down the toilet!" "I want you to stop seeing her" "Who are we waiting for?" "Johnny Cammarari" "You're a part of the family!"
No matter what sort of table you grew up around, rent or buy this movie.
And remember, "No matter what you're gonna do you gonna die, just like everybody else!"