Moonstruck

19871987
PGPG
1h 42min

Cher in Moonstruck (1987)

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Comedy Drama Romance

Loretta Castorini, a bookkeeper from Brooklyn, New York, finds herself in a difficult situation when she falls for the brother of the man she has agreed to marry.Loretta Castorini, a bookkeeper from Brooklyn, New York, finds herself in a difficult situation when she falls for the brother of the man she has agreed to marry.Loretta Castorini, a bookkeeper from Brooklyn, New York, finds herself in a difficult situation when she falls for the brother of the man she has agreed to marry.

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Won 3 Oscars
- 18 wins & 19 nominations total

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Cher and Vincent Gardenia in Moonstruck (1987)

Cher in Moonstruck (1987)

Nicolas Cage and Cher in Moonstruck (1987)

Nicolas Cage and Cher in Moonstruck (1987)

Feodor Chaliapin Jr. in Moonstruck (1987)

Danny Aiello in Moonstruck (1987)

Danny Aiello and Olympia Dukakis in Moonstruck (1987)

Nicolas Cage and Cher in Moonstruck (1987)

Olympia Dukakis, Julie Bovasso, and Louis Guss in Moonstruck (1987)

Nicolas Cage in Moonstruck (1987)

Olympia Dukakis in Moonstruck (1987)

Nicolas Cage in Moonstruck (1987)

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. —Jwelch5742

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Taglines
- Life. Family. Love.
Genres
Certificate
- PG
Parents guide

Trivia
Nicolas Cage's screen test didn't impress the studio, and they wanted to get someone else to play Ronny. But Cher insisted that Cage was the one to play that role, and threatened to quit unless he was hired. After a few days, the studio relented.

Goofs
Loretta says "ti amo" to her father, and he answers "ti amo." "I love you" is the accepted English translation, but "ti amo" refers only to romantic love, and would never be used between father and daughter. They would say "ti voglio bene" instead.

Quotes
Ronny Cammareri: Loretta, I love you. Not like they told you love is, and I didn't know this either, but love don't make things nice - it ruins everything. It breaks your heart. It makes things a mess. We aren't here to make things perfect. The snowflakes are perfect. The stars are perfect. Not us. Not us! We are here to ruin ourselves and to break our hearts and love the wrong people and *die*. The storybooks are *bullshit*. Now I want you to come upstairs with me and *get* in my bed!

Crazy credits
As the rest of the end credits roll, the moon is on the left side of the screen.

Connections
Edited into The Clock (2010)

Soundtracks
That's Amore
Performed by Dean Martin
Courtesy of Capitol Records, Inc.
Music by Harry Warren (uncredited)
Lyrics by Jack Brooks (uncredited)

Top review

8/10

Beautiful, romantic

Wonderful romance comedy drama about an Italian widow (Cher) who's planning to marry a man she's comfortable with (Danny Aiello) until she falls for his headstrong, angry brother (Nicholas Cage). The script is sharp with plenty of great lines, the acting is wonderful, the accents (I've been told) are letter perfect and the cinematography is beautiful. New York has never looked so good on the screen. A must-see primarily for Cher and Olympia Dukakis--they're both fantastic and richly deserved the Oscars they got. A beautiful, funny film. A must see!

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Release date
- December 18, 1987 (Canada)
Country of origin
- United States
Official site
- MGM
Languages
Also known as
- Éclair de lune
Filming locations
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Production companies
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
- Star Partners
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Budget
- $15,000,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada
- $80,640,528
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $127,599
- Dec 20, 1987
Gross worldwide
- $80,642,217

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Runtime
- 1h 42min
Sound mix
- Dolby

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