Moonstruck (1987) (1988)

Pop Culture Phenomenon Films: 80’s (1542 movies items)

" Moonstruck is a 1987 American romantic comedy-drama film directed and co-produced by Norman Jewison, written by John Patrick Shanley, and starring Cher, Nicolas Cage, Danny Aiello, Olympia Dukakis, and Vincent Gardenia. The film follows Loretta Castorini, a widowed Italian-American woman who falls in love with her fiancé's hot-tempered, estranged younger brother. Moonstruck had a limited theatrical release on December 18, 1987, and was released nationally on January 15, 1988 by Metro-Goldw"

Pop Culture Phenomenon Films: 80’s (1542 movies items)

" Moonstruck is a 1987 American romantic comedy-drama film directed and co-produced by Norman Jewison, written by John Patrick Shanley, and starring Cher, Nicolas Cage, Danny Aiello, Olympia Dukakis, and Vincent Gardenia. The film follows Loretta Castorini, a widowed Italian-American woman who falls in love with her fiancé's hot-tempered, estranged younger brother. Moonstruck had a limited theatrical release on December 18, 1987, and was released nationally on January 15, 1988 by Metro-Goldw"

Films I've seen on celluloid in the digital era (500 movies items)

"FORMAT: 35mm CONDITION: ★★★½ NOTES: There might have been some slight fading but the print looks impressive. The scene in which Ronny persuades Loretta to give him another chance has taken a few seconds of significant damage, though. DATE: March 13th 2024 CINEMA: The Prince Charles Cinema LOCATION: West End"

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"SCREENING: 35mm DATE: March 13th CINEMA: The Prince Charles Cinema LOCATION: West End"

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"26.11."

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"Ronny Cammareri"

1987 Awardie Awards (41 movies items)

"Also nominated Best Actress Best Supporting Actress Best Musical or Comedic Film "

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"5/3/2021."

Movies...Most Memorable Movie quotes (43 movies items)

"'Snap out of it!'Cher's character issues this plea following two hard slaps across the face of Nicolas Cage's character in 1987's "Moonstruck" after he confesses to being in love with her. You might hear this exclamation—hopefully without the violence—from anyone who needs the person they're engaging with to come to their senses."

Best Picture Nominees (in Ten Sentences) (478 movies items)

"Loretta Castorini (Cher) is a middle-aged widow whose fiance Johnny (Danny Aiello) has left her to visit his dying mother in Italy and promised to marry her after he gets back. He has also requested her to live with his brother Ronny (Nicholas Cage), a tragic baker whose hand got sliced affair a failed romance, and the two eventually fall for each other. Meanwhile, her parents Rose (Olympia Dukakis) and Cosmo (Vincent Gardenia) also partake in hidden affairs and ask questions about morality over"

“(OK) Soft nice ethnic 'costumbrism' with passion and anti passion. Cher is stunning as Cage in one of his best (then his filomography becomes lousy). Gardenia is excellent” read more

Movies the giraffe watched in 2020: March (29 movies items)

"Re-watch - March 15th I have vague memories of watching most if not all of Moonstruck with my parents back in the late '80s, so I'm trusting that this was my second viewing. Parts of it were familiar, but others had been long forgotten which has me uncertain whether I saw all of it back then. I wound up enjoying it, however, and it's just the kind of positive film I need right now. It's nothing great, but the cast does a wonderful job (even Nicolas Cage) and the story is never dull. I'm glad I "