A Walk on the Moon (1999)

Director:

Tony Goldwyn

Writer (WGA):

Pamela Gray (written by)

Release Date:

2 April 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Romance | Drama

Plot:

The world of a young housewife is turned upside down when she has an affair with a free-spirited blouse salesman.

Plot Keywords:

Woodstock | Blouse | 1969 | Summer | Salesman

Awards:

1 win & 6 nominations

Cast

Diane Lane	...	Pearl Kantrowitz
Viggo Mortensen	...	Walker Jerome
Liev Schreiber	...	Marty Kantrowitz
Anna Paquin	...	Alison Kantrowitz
Tovah Feldshuh	...	Lillian Kantrowitz
Bobby Boriello	...	Daniel Kantrowitz
Stewart Bick	...	Neil Leiberman
Jess Platt	...	Herb Fogler
Mahée Paiement	...	Mrs. Dymbort (as Mahee Paiement)
Star Jasper	...	Rhoda Leiberman
Ellen David	...	Eleanor Gelfand
Lisa Bronwyn Moore	...	Norma Fogler
Victoria Barkoff	...	Selma Levitsky (as Vicky Barkoff)
Tamar Kozlov	...	Wendy Green
Lisa Jakub	...	Myra Naidell

Also Known As:

Blouse Man (USA) (working title)
Kiss the Sky (USA) (working title)
La tentación (USA: Spanish title)
Over the Moon (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for sexuality, language and some drug use.

Runtime:

107 min

Country:

USA | Australia

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour (Technicolor)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Malaysia:18SX (uncut version) | Malaysia:U (re-rating) | Canada:14+ (Ontario) | Iceland:12 | Philippines:R-18 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | France:U | Singapore:R(A) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:R | Spain:18 | Finland:K-11

Filming Locations:

Arundel, Québec, Canada

Company:

Miramax Films

Trivia:

The movie on the lawn at the Jewish summer camp was King Rat (1965).

Goofs:

Factual errors: During the scene where people are watching the moon landing, the TV image shows the Moon's surface taken from the LEM as it descends and lands. This video was not available for viewing until after the astronauts returned to Earth.

Quotes:

Marty Kantrowitz: Who is he?
Pearl Kantrowitz: You don't know him.
Marty Kantrowitz: Well what's his name?
Pearl Kantrowitz: Walker.
Marty Kantrowitz: What's his FIRST name?
Pearl Kantrowitz: That IS his first name.
Marty Kantrowitz: Well then what's his last name?
Pearl Kantrowitz: Jerome.
Marty Kantrowitz: Walker Jerome. Does he realize it's backwards? What's he do?
Pearl Kantrowitz: He's a salesman.
[...]

Movie Connections:

Features King Rat (1965)

Soundtrack:

Helplessly Hoping

Realistic, well-acted, character-centered drama and romance

I like movies with a good character-centered plot and this certainly qualifies. So many Hollywood movies have a distinctly evil antagonist and a pure protagonist. There is no "bad guy" in this movie. All of the people have a side that I could relate to, but they make mistakes along the way.

In all a very good film