Moonstruck
Moonstruck
•
1h 42m
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.
Up Next in Moonstruck
-
MOONSTRUCK Commentary
Recorded in 1998, this commentary features director Norman Jewison, actor and musician Cher, and screenwriter John Patrick Shanley.
-
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.
-
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.
