- Release Date: 1987
- Runtime: 102 min
- Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Starring: Cher, Nicolas Cage, Vincent Gardenia, Olympia Dukakis ... see all
- Director: Norman Jewison
- Plot: 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... Read more
User Reviews
A heart warming movie
May 11, 2008
rodrigues_matthew - yahoo.com
May 11, 2008rodrigues_matthew - yahoo.com
More like a chick flick, but a good one. Heart warming, clever, and funny. Cher and Cage are spectacular. You can watch it over and over and have that good feeling inside of you always.... Full review
Classic
Apr 01, 2008
spiderwebs28 - yahoo.com
Apr 01, 2008spiderwebs28 - yahoo.com
This movie has some very funny moments, some truly wonderful performances, and was beautifully cast. The plot is hilarious, and the romance between the main characters is fun to watch unfold. I'd definitely recommend it.... Full review
Delightful!
Dec 13, 2007
topkapi56 - yahoo.com
Dec 13, 2007topkapi56 - yahoo.com
This is an absolutely delightful film. Cher deserved the Oscar she won for it. She is charming, funny, beautiful, romantic, scared, and sad all in one great performance. This is what a romantic comedy performance is supposed to look like. I... Full review
A Perfect Movie
Nov 15, 2007
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Nov 15, 2007bortniak - yahoo.com
Everything comes together perfectly in this movie. There is an overall mood throughout, with constant reference to the full moon coming up over the skyline of New York, that steadily builds your interest as the story deepens. There are several stories... Full review
Do ya love him Loretta?
Aug 20, 2007
lisajonesgirl3 - yahoo.com
Aug 20, 2007lisajonesgirl3 - yahoo.com
An outstanding romantic comedy that is very real and over the top at the same time. Great dialogue, great acting. Once you've seen this film, you'll feel like visiting these Italian families from Brooklyn again. You say you can think of... Full review
Cher and Cage at their best
Jul 23, 2007
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Jul 23, 2007captain.augustus - yahoo.com
By far Cher and Nicholas Cage's best movie. Truly a fun movie that makes you want to go grab an Italian dinner with some baked bread (minus the hand). Need a first date movie or even just to rekindle a little... Full review
Well come on guys
Jun 19, 2007
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Jun 19, 2007malta_craft_shop - yahoo.com
Well come on guys cher is in the movie she did an outstanding job in this movie worth more then 8.00s @ Walmart... Full review
"Moonstruck! Mama Mia!"
Apr 16, 2007
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Apr 16, 2007g_kurfees - yahoo.com
This movie is another one of my top rated favorite movies. I also give this classic movie straight A's across the board for many reasons...one of the biggest is CHER! I personally know Cher and will always make it MY point... Full review
First rate acting performances!
Sep 06, 2006
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Sep 06, 2006arc_angel_bleed - yahoo.com
Intense romance comedy about the touching relationship between a young widow and an idealistic one-handed baker. Loretta Castorini [Cher -don’t know her last name] is depressingly hostile after the sudden loss of her husband, with no room in her life for... Full review
A Little flat on the story but, still, well acted.
May 19, 2006
epicfan95 - yahoo.com
May 19, 2006epicfan95 - yahoo.com
A great film with Cher and Dukakis. A rather good love story. It does have some very funny scenes here. A fine supporting cast to boot. A great set of art direction. Fine set decorations. A little flat on the story... Full review
Critics Reviews
| Apr 01, 2009associatedcontent.com
The romantic power of the full moon works its magic over the eccentric and marvelously real characters in Norman Jewison#39;s 1987 hit Moonstruck....Those qualities are what make the harsher moments work.... ... Full Review
| Feb 13, 2009The New York Times
It contains a brief bedroom scene and minimal rude language.
It's impossible to tell whether this is supposed to be funny, but the film does carry a ''Mr.
... Full Review
| Oct 06, 2007associatedcontent.com
And never more so than in Norman Jewison's classic romantic comedy Moonstruck.....The film starts slow.... ... Full Review
| Oct 06, 2007associatedcontent.com
Moonstruck essentially observes the various reasons people become unfaithful, and how true love can always win -....And never more so than in Norman Jewison#39;s classic romantic comedy Moonstruck..... ... Full Review
| Sep 10, 2007FilmJerk.com
Turner Classic Movies is well known to be 'the' premiere movie channel for anyone who loves classic cinema.....The show boils down to two men going over territory most classic film devotees have heard before.....September 10th, 2007 TCM Presents An (uninspiring) Evening with Norman Jewison, hosted by venerable film historian and TCM on-air personality Robert Osborne this Thursday, September 13th.....No doubt Norman Jewison himself is a very nice man..... ... Full Review
News
80's Movie Review: Moonstruck
associatedcontent.com –
2009-04-01
"It's Cosmo's moon!" see a clear night sky and not feel an urge to let out a joyous howl like Feodor Chaliapin's Old Man egging on his pack of dogs. ... Full Article
MoonStruck: My Favorite Movie
associatedcontent.com –
2009-03-26
This is a film that I have seen about ten times. Each time it goes on the screen a feeling of sitting in on someone's personal and poignant memories of life comes into play. ... Full Article
Moonstruck All Over Again
associatedcontent.com –
2009-03-13
Does every movie about Italians play the song, "That's Amore!" or does it just seem like it? It's a good song, and this might be one of the first movies to play it - now that we're 20 years after... ... Full Article
More News Local professional actors gather Monday for a reading of the script of "Moonstruck," the 1987 romantic comedy written by John Patrick Shanley and directed by Norman Jewison. ... Full Article
John Patrick Shanley
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2009-01-13
Pusan Promotion Plan awards prizes
variety.com –
2008-10-06
The Pusan Festival's project market, the 11th Pusan Promotion Plan, wrapped on Monday night with a generous flurry of cash and in-kind prizes. But the atmosphere were subdued, which some bizzers put down to the problems of the Asian Film... ... Full Article

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