Moonstruck

– Cher is devastatingly funny, sinuous and beautiful as Loretta, an unlucky-in-love Italian widow who ..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.10 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 42 Minutes
Release Year:
1987
Moonstruck (1987)

Cher is devastatingly funny, sinuous and beautiful as Loretta, an unlucky-in-love Italian widow who finds romance through the intervention of the Manhattan moon. With her wedding to a close friend just weeks away, she meets - and falls hopelessly in love with - his younger brother (Cage)!

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Producing Country:
USA
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Moonstruck (1987) - Trailer

Release Date:

15 Jan 1988

Language:

English, Italian

MPAA Content-Rating:
PG – Parental Guidance Suggested

Some material may not be suitable for children. Parents urged to give "parental guidance". May contain some material parents might not like for their young children.

Director:

Norman Jewison

Writer:

John Patrick Shanley

Main Actors:

Cher, Nicolas Cage, Vincent Gardenia, Olympia Dukakis

Plot:

No sooner does Italian-American widow Loretta accept a marriage proposal from her doltish boyfriend, Johnny, then she finds herself falling for his younger brother, Ronny. She tries to resist, but Ronny lost his hand in an accident he blames on his brother, and has no scruples about aggressively pursuing her while Johnny is out of the country. As Loretta falls deeper in love, she comes to learn that she's not the only one in her family with a secret romance.

Awards:

Won 3 Oscars. Another 15 wins & 19 nominations.

Production:

MGM Home Entertainment

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
93%
Metacritic:
83%