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List Price: $14.98 | | Label: MGM (Video & DVD)
Salesrank: 6003
Released: June 30, 1998 |
| Our Price: $5.91 |
| Used Price: $2.75 |
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MPAA Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
Fall under the delightful spell of Moonstruck, the mesmerizing romantic comedy from director Norman Jewison (Fiddler on the Roof) and OscarÂ(r) winner* John Patrick Shanley. Academy AwardÂ(r) winners** Cher, Nicolas Cage and Olympia Dukakis excel in this explosively funny tale which also features flawless performances by Danny Aiello, Vincent Gardenia and Frasier's John Mahoney. Cher is "devastatingly funny, sinuous and beautiful" (Pauline Kael) 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)! Her dilemma and her equally passionate and hilariously eccentric family make for an unforgettable film you'll find "beguiling" (Time), "enchanting" (Newsweek) and "irresistible" ("Today Show").
Description of Moonstruck:
Remember the outfit Cher wore to the Oscars when she won an Academy Award for her performance in this 1987 film? Ay-yi-yi. The actress' more retiring character in this infectious comedy leaps several psychological hurdles just giving her hair a permanent. But then the original screenplay by John Patrick Shanley (Joe Versus the Volcano) is a wonderful, gently satirical tale of an Italian-American family dealing with repression and dissatisfaction against a backdrop of cultural expectations. Cher is focused and funny as a widow who feels she should marry an older fellow (Danny Aiello), but then falls for his black-sheep brother (Nicolas Cage). Olympia Dukakis and Vincent Gardenia are perfect as her parents, and John Mahoney (of TV's Frasier) has a memorable, small role as a middle-aged man on the make who gets a lecture from Dukakis's character. Shanley's dialogue is comically stylized in a way that makes one appreciate how much words can inform an actor's performance. Taking its cues from him and director Norman Jewison (And Justice for All), the cast immerse themselves in a pool of hilariously operatic emotion. --Tom Keogh
Moonstruck Reviews:
love it!! 
2009-12-15 - older film, funny to see nicholas cage before he had his teeth fixed. Great Movie, Music, amusing, love the happy ending.
ONE OF THE BEST NICHOLAS CAGE MOVIES
2009-12-08 - i'M so glad I was able to purchase this movie. It is one of the best movies Nicholas cage made. This way if my family can watch it again.
classic
2009-11-02 - Love this movie.. can be watched over and over and always puts you in a good mood
Moonstruck Soundtrack (1987 film)
2009-10-04 - The music on the CD from the Soundtrack Moonstruck varies from contemperary to opra. It is enchanting. If you have seen the movie, they perfectly matched the music to the movie, so you relive the movie each time you hear the soundtrack.
Moonstruck
2009-08-27 - Fabulous movie, can watch it over and over. Received quickly and as described. Love it love it love it
