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When there's a full moon over Brooklyn, anything can happen, and everything happens in the neighborhood where widowed bookkeeper Loretta Castorini (Cher) lives. First, Loretta agrees to marry a man sh... read more read more...e does not love, Johnny Cammareri (Danny Aiello), simply because he knows how to propose properly. Before the wedding can take place, Cammareri must visit his dying mother in Sicily. In his absence, Loretta is supposed to try to patch up the differences between Johnny and his brother, bakery operator Ronny Cammareri (Nicolas Cage). Having never forgiven Johnny for indirectly causing the accident that crippled him, Ronny flies into a rage whenever his brother's name is mentioned. He does, however, fall for Loretta like a ton of bricks. After a torrid affair, Loretta tries to avoid Ronny out of respect to Johnny, but he's just too fascinating to resist. Meanwhile, Loretta's father (Vincent Gardenia) is fooling around with his mistress Mona (Anita Gillette), while Loretta's mother (Olympia Dukakis) is wooed by a college professor (John Mahoney). These brief flings are forgiven and forgotten, but there's still the delicate situation of Loretta being in love with her future brother-in-law. A now-classic romantic comedy, Moonstruck won Oscars for Cher, Olympia Dukakis, and screenwriter John Patrick Shanley. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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PG, 1 hr. 43 min.

Directed by: Norman Jewison

Release Date: December 18, 1987

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DVD Release Date: June 30, 1998

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  • DrZeek
    March 7, 2011
    DrZeek
    Rose: Do you love him, Loretta?
    Loretta Castorini: Aw, ma, I love him awful.
    Rose: Oh, God, that's too bad.
  • BEACHBUNNI
    November 2, 2010
    BEACHBUNNI
    nice romantic comedy
  • dreamfaeries
    January 31, 2010
    dreamfaeries
    Was I the only one that thought this movie was kind of boring? Also, I think Cage sucked in this role and had a major uni-brow. But what do I know... Cher and Dukakis seemed about the only thing that kept me interested enough to finish it.
  • ScoopOnline
    December 11, 2009
    ScoopOnline
    *humph* this Movie is somehow boring.
  • movieguru12
    November 15, 2009
    movieguru12
    I love this movie. I hadn't originally thought of it, because I had watched it once a year ago. But,once I bought it I realize how wonderful it is. Cher is a great singer and actor and was gorgeous in this movie,and Nicolas Cage was really cute. They are both excellant actors.... read more Other great performances were Olympia Dukakais,Vincent Gardinia,and Danny Aiello. Just a really good movie. :)
  • flixsterman
    May 17, 2009
    flixsterman
    I enjoyed this one more than I expected to. Cher is unquestionably the star here but it is Olympia Dukakis that, for me, really makes the whole thing work. A nice, romantic, ethnic comedy.
  • aliceinpunderland
    February 7, 2009
    aliceinpunderland
    Cher is actually quite magnificent, but I still hate Nicholas Cage in just about everything :~/ Shanley's script has some wonderfully romantic insights and sharp barbs, but overall, I thought it a bit draggy and implausible, especially in the development of Loretta and Ronny's r... read moreelationship.
  • jennifxu
    January 24, 2009
    jennifxu
    Back when Nicolas Cage was kind of sexy and less of a sellout. Originally I thought it was pretty much classic romcom fare but it surprisingly unearths some great truths about men and women and love and all that. I think I would've appreciated it more if I were Italian. I think C... read moreher is cute and all that but it's not fantastic acting by any great shakes of the word.
  • RCCLBC
    March 24, 2008
    RCCLBC
    Haven't seen this film yet?
    SNAP OUT OF IT!
  • fernandorafael
    September 8, 2007
    fernandorafael
    what i have to say about this movie: REALLY overrated... it's somewhat funny, it made me hate Nicolas Cage a little bit less, it gave us a great catchphrase (SNAP OUT OF IT!) and Cher's performance was amazingly good, but that's it...

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Critic Reviews

February 2, 2009
TIME Magazine

John Patrick Shanley's witty, shapely script puts an octet of New Yorkers under a lunar-tuney spell one romantic night. Cher shines brightest of all. Full Review

Variety Staff
May 23, 2008
Variety Staff, Variety

Norman Jewison's film is a mostly appetizing blend of comedy and drama carried by snappy dialog and a wonderful ensemble full of familiar faces. Full Review

Jonathan Rosenbaum
May 23, 2008
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader

Most of the show belongs to Cher and Cage, both of whom are at their energetic best. Full Review

Janet Maslin
May 20, 2003
Janet Maslin, New York Times

The title refers to one relative's theory that the full moon can make people wildly romantic, make them behave in wonderful, unpredictably crazy ways. Not crazy enough. Full Review

Rita Kempley
January 1, 2000
Rita Kempley, Washington Post

They're an irresistibly offbeat couple -- Cage playing on the edge, where he likes it; Cher creating a fairy-tale realist, captivating yet cautious. Full Review

Roger Ebert
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

Reviews of the movie tend to make it sound like a madcap ethnic comedy, and that it is. But there is something more here, a certain bittersweet yearning that comes across as ineffably romantic, and a ... Full Review

Peter Canavese
March 24, 2011
Peter Canavese, Groucho Reviews

Wears its off-balance as a badge of pride. [Blu-ray] Full Review

Jeffrey M. Anderson
March 4, 2011
Jeffrey M. Anderson, Combustible Celluloid

A superior romantic comedy, with more than a touch of grace and warmth, and without resorting to the usual stupid romantic comedy clichés. Full Review

Emanuel Levy
February 3, 2011
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

Norman Jewison's romantic comedy is likeable and amusing, featuring Oscar-winning turns from Cher and Olympia Dukakis Full Review

S. Jhoanna Robledo
September 14, 2010
S. Jhoanna Robledo, Common Sense Media

'80s romcom has mature themes; may not interest kids. Full Review

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    • 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!
    • Rose Castorini: Old man, you give those dogs another piece of my food and I'm gonna kick you 'til you're dead!
    • Cosmo Castorini: Rose. Rose. Rose. Rose!
    • Loretta Castorini: Who's dead?
    • Cosmo Castorini: Nobody. Rose's getting married.
    • Loretta Castorini: Again?
    • Rose Castorini: Do you love him, Loretta?
    • Loretta Castorini: No.
    • Rose Castorini: Good. When you love 'em, they drive you crazy. 'Cause they know they can.
    • Loretta Castorini: Snap out of it!
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