At her husband's funeral, Pearl (Shirley MacLaine), Jewish mother of two divorced and antagonistic daughters, meets an old Italian friend (Marcello Mastroianni) of her husband, whose advice...
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| Shirley MacLaine | ... | Pearl Berman | |
| Bob Dishy | ... | Jack | |
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Emma Tammi | ... | Young Bibby |
| Asia Vieira | ... | Young Norma | |
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Lee Wallace | ... | Uncle Harry |
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Louis Guss | ... | Uncle Normy |
| Kathy Bates | ... | Bibby Berman | |
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Gil Filar | ... | Mark |
| Maia Filar | ... | Rhonda | |
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Irving Metzman | ... | Uncle Al |
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Matthew Branton | ... | Swee' Pea |
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David Gow | ... | Bill the Jeweler |
| Marcia Gay Harden | ... | Norma | |
| Jessica Tandy | ... | Freida | |
| Sylvia Sidney | ... | Becky | |
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At her husband's funeral, Pearl (Shirley MacLaine), Jewish mother of two divorced and antagonistic daughters, meets an old Italian friend (Marcello Mastroianni) of her husband, whose advice years previously had stopped the husband leaving home. For 23 years he, now a widower, has secretly loved Pearl... Written by <james.foulkes@ci.educ.lu>
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jewish | funeral | brother in law brother in law relationship | dancer | dancing |Taglines:
A story about love, family and other embarrassments.Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for elements of sensuality and language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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22 January 1993 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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$16,000,000 (estimated)Gross USA:
$17,957,265Company Credits
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Performed by Frank Sinatra with Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra (as Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra)
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The film cast includes four Oscar winners: Jessica Tandy, Kathy Bates,Shirley MacLaine and Marcia Gay Harden; and two Oscar nominees: Sylvia Sidney and Marcello Mastroianni. See more »Goofs
During the scene where people are up on their rooftops as they watch TV and see the first manned landing on the moon, the moon is shown above as a full moon. In actuality, the moon was still in its first quarter and looked like a crescent slightly less than a half-moon. See more »Soundtracks
The Sky Fell DownPerformed by Frank Sinatra with Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra (as Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra)
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If you like the "Moonstruck" kind of film - a many-layered, multi-charactered tumble of the comic and the tragic (with plenty of shouting and raging) romping to a happy ending - you'll love this. It's packed, it's fast-moving, it's funny, it's wonderfully acted - above all, it's human. The elderly, gentle Mastroianni still charms and delights, though it's a pity they challenged his English with so many difficult lines. As a counterbalance, Shirley Maclean is a Fury again (cf. "Steel Magnolias"), to be smoothed and softened only by the friction with daughter Bibby (Kathy Bates) and the dedication of her new suitor. True, the story has its creaks and groans - what better to road to a woman's heart than to save her grandson from certain death? - but exuberance carries the day, we are swept along and are happy to rejoice with the rest of the cast in the Grand Finale. Of course, if you didn't like "Moonstruck" . . .