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Moonstruck (1987)
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Ratings: 7.0/10 from 20,743 users
Metascore:
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Reviews: 123 user | 56 critic | 17 from Metacritic.com Loretta Castorini, a book keeper from Brooklyn, New York, finds herself in a difficult situation when she falls for the brother of the man she agreed to marry (the best friend of her late husband who died seven years previously). Director:Norman JewisonWriter:John Patrick Shanley |
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Rita Cappomaggi
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Perry
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Raymond Cappomaggi
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Feodor Chaliapin Jr. | ... |
Old Man
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Mona
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Leonardo Cimino | ... |
Felix
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Lucy
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Nada Despotovich | ... |
Chrissy
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Shy Waiter
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Gina DeAngeles | ... |
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Storyline
Loretta Castorini, a Brooklyn bookkeeper in her late 30s whose husband died several years earlier in a bus accident, decides it's time to get married again. So she accepts the proposal of a nice, middle-aged fellow named Johnny Cammareri. Loretta is convinced her first marriage was cursed because she and her husband had gotten married at City Hall; this time, she's determined to do things right, even as she admits to her mother, Rose, that she's not really in love with Johnny. (To which Rose replies: "Good. When you love them, they drive you crazy, 'cause they know they can." Rose speaks from rueful experience; she suspects, with good reason, that her husband, Cosmo, is cheating on her.) Loretta is convinced that marrying Johnny is the safe and sure thing to do - until she meets his estranged younger brother Ronny, who tends the ovens in a neighborhood bakery... Written by Eugene Kim <genekim@concentric.net>
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Hechizo de luna See more »Box Office
Opening Weekend:
$127,599 (USA) (20 December 1987) (7 Screens)Gross:
$80,640,528 (USA)Company Credits
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Ronny Cammareri: Yes, Mrs. Castorini, I would LOVE some oatmeal.
Loretta Castorini: No, we don't want any oatmeal!
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Performed by Vikki Carr (as Vicki Carr)
Courtesy of Liberty Records
Written by Gilbert Bécaud & Maurice Vidalin (uncredited)
English Lyrics by Mack David (uncredited) See more »
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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. See more »Goofs
Boom mic visible: In the final scene, when Rita and Raymond show up, a boom mic is reflected in the glass in the cabinet. See more »Quotes
Rose: Would anyone like some oatmeal?Ronny Cammareri: Yes, Mrs. Castorini, I would LOVE some oatmeal.
Loretta Castorini: No, we don't want any oatmeal!
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Referenced in "Sordid Lives: The Series: Pills, Poison and Penises (#1.3)" (2008) See more »Soundtracks
"It Must Be Him"Performed by Vikki Carr (as Vicki Carr)
Courtesy of Liberty Records
Written by Gilbert Bécaud & Maurice Vidalin (uncredited)
English Lyrics by Mack David (uncredited) See more »
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