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Moonstruck

"Life. Family. Love."

1987-12-16 Comedy 1hr 42m

37-year-old Italian-American widow Loretta Castorini believes she is unlucky in love, and so accepts a marriage proposal from her boyfriend Johnny, even though she doesn't love him. When she meets his estranged younger brother Ronny, an emotional and passionate man, she finds herself drawn to him. She tries to resist, but Ronny, who blames his brother for the loss of his hand, has no scruples about aggressively pursuing her while Johnny is out of the country. As Loretta falls for Ronny, she learns that she's not the only one in her family with a secret romance.

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37-year-old Italian-American widow Loretta Castorini believes she is unlucky in love, and so accepts a marriage proposal from her boyfriend Johnny, even though she doesn't love him. When she meets his estranged younger brother Ronny, an emotional and passionate man, she finds herself drawn to him. She tries to resist, but Ronny, who blames his brother for the loss of his hand, has no scruples about aggressively pursuing her while Johnny is out of the country. As Loretta falls for Ronny, she learns that she's not the only one in her family with a secret romance.

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Cast

Cher

Cher

Loretta Castorini
Nicolas Cage

Nicolas Cage

Ronny Cammareri
Vincent Gardenia

Vincent Gardenia

Cosmo Castorini
Olympia Dukakis

Olympia Dukakis

Rose Castorini
Danny Aiello

Danny Aiello

Mr. Johnny Cammareri
Julie Bovasso

Julie Bovasso

Rita Cappomaggi
Louis Guss

Louis Guss

Raymond Capomaggi
Joe Grifasi

Joe Grifasi

Shy Waiter
Frank Gio

Frank Gio

Florist
Lisa Howard

Lisa Howard

Patricia
Betti Orsatti

Betti Orsatti

Woman in Hair Salon
Tommy Hollis

Tommy Hollis

Parking Attendant
Matt Myers

Matt Myers

Cab Driver
Michael Dunster

Michael Dunster

P.A. Announcer
Stella Bruno

Stella Bruno

Old Woman
Mimi Cecchini

Mimi Cecchini

Old Woman
Robert Payson

Robert Payson

Man at Bar
Catherine Scorsese

Catherine Scorsese

Customer at Bakery
Stephany Hitchcock

Stephany Hitchcock

Flight Attendant (uncredited)
David Hummel

David Hummel

Opera Patron (uncredited)
Cathy Ladman

Cathy Ladman

Beautician in Hair Salon (uncredited)
Peter Austin Noto

Peter Austin Noto

Opera Patron (uncredited)
Helen Proimos

Helen Proimos

Opera Patron (uncredited)
Charles Scorsese

Charles Scorsese

Customer at Bakery (uncredited)

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A Review by Geronimo1967 7

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2024-01-14

With his mother seemingly on her deathbed, "Loretta" (Cher) agrees to marry the kindly but rather dull "Johnny" (Danny Aiello) only to find ... read more

With his mother seemingly on her deathbed, "Loretta" (Cher) agrees to marry the kindly but rather dull "Johnny" (Danny Aiello) only to find herself amidst a family grudge. He won't invite his brother "Ronny" (Nicolas Cage) to the wedding. She decides to put an end to this childishness and so goes to confront him. It seems he has a good reason for their falling out, but she's determined to reconcile them. He is quickly smitten with his soon to be in-law, and the most Italian of intricate courtships begins - thanks in part to Puccini's "La Boheme" at the Metropolitan Opera - that sees her become genuinely conflicted, much to the frustrated chagrin of her mother "Rose" (Olympia Dukakis). What now ensues is a gently comedic story of burgeoning love, family politics and fair degree of lust! Can they find a way out of their predicament without hurting poor "Johnny", or inducing an heart attack on her increasingly perplexed father "Cosmo" (Vincent Gardenia)? There's quite some chemistry between Cher and Cage as his charm and personality wears her down turning both into, quite literally, moonstruck calves! Norman Jewison allows his character actors to be just that, Dukakis is on great form and the writing is peppered with some, admittedly rather predicable, humour that offers a stylish and engaging romance that bubbles nicely like a good ragout. It's charmingly augmented by a bit of Dean Martin too!

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A Review by CinemaSerf

With his mother seemingly on her deathbed, "Loretta" (Cher) agrees to marry the kindly but rather dull "Johnny" (Danny Aiello) only to find herself amidst a family grudge. He won't invite his brother "Ronny" (Nicolas Cage) to the wedding. S...

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A Review by Geronimo1967 7

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2024-01-14

With his mother seemingly on her deathbed, "Loretta" (Cher) agrees to marry the kindly but rather dull "Johnny" (Danny Aiello) only to find herself amidst a family grudge. He won't invite his brother ...

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