Moonstruck
Directed by Norman Jewison • 1987 • United States
Starring Cher, Nicolas Cage, Vincent Gardenia
A full moon, a New York City night, and love and music in the air . . . One of the most enchanting romantic comedies of all time assembles a flawless ensemble cast for a tender and boisterously funny look at a multigenerational Italian American family in Brooklyn, wrestling with the complexities of love and marriage at every stage of life. At the center of it all is a radiant Cher as Loretta, an unlucky-in-love bookkeeper whose feelings about her engagement to the staid Johnny (Danny Aiello) are thrown into question after she meets his hot-blooded brother, Ronny (Nicolas Cage), and one night at the opera changes everything. Winner of the Academy Awards for best actress (Cher), supporting actress (Olympia Dukakis), and original screenplay (by playwright John Patrick Shanley), this modern-day fairy tale is swept along on passionate Puccini melodies, and directed by master storyteller Norman Jewison with the heightened emotion to match.
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Moonstruck
Directed by Norman Jewison • 1987 • United States
Starring Cher, Nicolas Cage, Vincent GardeniaA full moon, a New York City night, and love and music in the air . . . One of the most enchanting romantic comedies of all time assembles a flawless ensemble cast for a tender and boisterously funny ...
Extras
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MOONSTRUCK Commentary
Recorded in 1998, this commentary features director Norman Jewison, actor and musician Cher, and screenwriter John Patrick Shanley.
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Introduction by Cher
The following introduction by actor and musician Cher was filmed on April 24, 2013, as part of the American Film Institute's Night at the Movies program.
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Stefano Albertini
The following interview with literature and cinema scholar Stefano Albertini was recorded by the Criterion Collection in Bozzolo, Italy, in August 2020. In it, Albertini discusses Giacomo Puccini's 'La bohème' and the way the opera contributes to MOONSTRUCK's unique tone.
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City Lights
This 1987 interview with director Norman Jewison was recorded for the Canadian television program City Lights. Interviewed by host Brian Linehan, Jewison discusses his approach to storytelling and the production and success of MOONSTRUCK.
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AFI's 100 Years...100 Passions
This 2002 interview with actor Danny Aiello was recorded for AFI's 100 Years...100 Passions program, a television special that lists the hundred greatest love stories in American cinema. In it, Aiello talks about his experiences working with the rest of the MOONSTRUCK cast and director Norman Jew...
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Harold Lloyd Master Seminar
The following audio excerpts were recorded May 3, 1989, as part of the American Film Institute's Harold Lloyd Master Seminar series. In them, playwright, screenwriter, and filmmaker John Patrick Shanley discusses his creative process and his experiences writing the script for MOONSTRUCK.
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John Patrick Shanley
The following interview with MOONSTRUCK screenwriter John Patrick Shanley was recorded by the Criterion Collection in New York in July 2020.
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At the Heart of an Italian Family
This 2006 program features footage from the rehearsals for MOONSTRUCK as well as interviews with director Noman Jewison, screenwriter John Patrick Shanley, and members of the cast and crew.
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Music of MOONSTRUCK
This 2006 program explores the influence of the Giacomo Puccini opera 'La bohème' on the development of the characters in MOONSTRUCK and features interviews with composer Dick Hyman, director Norman Jewison, and screenwriter John Patrick Shanley.