Moonstruck
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.
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- Released
- 1987
- Country
- United States
Details
Release year: 1987
Storyline
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.
Top credits
Cher ā Loretta Castorini
Nicolas Cage ā Ronny Cammareri
Olympia Dukakis ā Rose Castorini
Danny Aiello ā Mr. Johnny Cammareri
Awards
3 wins & 3 nominations
See all awards āDid you know
ā¢ Norman Jewison has stated that the climactic kitchen sequence was the most difficult scene that he ever shot in his career. The crew were dismissed and Jewison rehearsed with the cast for some time, using a stage production approach. Only after the actors perfected their timing did he decide where to put the camera.
ā¢ Director Norman Jewison was fined by the actors' union for not allowing his actors to go to lunch until they perfected the moods of their characters for the climax scene in the kitchen.
ā¢ According to casting director Howard Feuer, both Anne Bancroft and Maureen Stapleton had been considered for the role of Cher's mother, but their fees were too expensive for the production budget. Feuer remembered Olympia Dukakis, a character actress known for years to most in casting; she read for director Norman Jewison and he hired her instantly.
Box Office
Gross (Domestic): $80,640,528
Opening Weekend (Domestic): $127,599 (1987-12-20)
User reviews
Cher is great
Beautiful, romantic
One of the Best Romantic Comedies Ever
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Dolby Stereo
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
- Color
- Color
FAQ
- What does Loretta drop into the glasses of wine/champagne after it is poured?
- I've seen this movie twice now on Starz this past weekend and when Loretta tells Ronny after they spent the night together "You and I are going to take this to our grave." The word "grave" is either bleeped out or silent. I have the original movie on VHS and it's not bleeped out on the tape. I thought it was a fluke so I watched it again and it happened again. What's wrong with that phrase?
- Ronny and Loretta spend the night together after the opera. It isn't the apartment of Ronny above the bakery. Whose apartment is this supposed to be? And why is he wearing all his clothes from the night before if they've spent the night together?
