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List Price: $14.98 | | Label: MGM
Salesrank: 8142
Released: January 9, 2001 |
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MPAA Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
Oscar(r) nominees* Sam Waterston and Tess Harper and veteran actress Gail Strickland (Norma Rae) join three talented newcomers in this deeply moving film (Los Angeles Times) about coming of age and sexual discovery in rural, 1950s Louisiana. Brilliantly directed by Robert Mulligan (To Kill a Mockingbird, The Summer of 42), The Man in the Moon is a poignant and bittersweet tale Roger Ebert calls a wonderful movie...a victory...a meticulously prepared masterpiece. Fourteen-year-old Dani (Reese Witherspoon) and her older sister Maureen (Emily Warfield) have always shared everything. But when Court Foster (Jason London) moves in next door, the sisters become rivals as Dani experiences her first feelings of affection and Maureen finds the true love she's longed for. But with love comes heartache, and the sisters soon learn a tough life lesson when tragedy strikes and the strength of their bond is the only thing that will keep theirhearts from breaking. *1984: Actor, The Killing Fields; 1986: Supporting Actress, Crimes of the Heart
Description of The Man in the Moon:
A jewel of a sleeper, The Man in the Moon comes off as a nearly perfect short story of two sisters' first competition in the field of love. In a 1950's small Louisiana farm town, 14-year-old Dani falls for Court, a 17-year-old engaging neighbor boy. The two become great friends, but Court is more interested in Dani's 17-year-old sister, Maureen, who is blossoming. Dani will look for any justification why she should be with Court, but as human law dictates, there is no cure for a 14-year-old with a crush.
The film is another winning portrayal of small-town adolescence from Robert Mulligan (To Kill A Mockingbird). His eye for casting is impeccable, with Sam Waterston and Tess Harper as the earnest parents and newcomer Jason London as the dreamy Court. The real find, though, is Reese Witherspoon as Dani. Her timeless work here is magical. The PG-13 rating is a bit heavy-handed--although the film does not shy away from its look at budding sensuality, or a horrific and emotional accident. Mature 10-year-olds may find one of their favorite films here. --Doug Thomas
The Man in the Moon Reviews:
Cannot Say Enough About What A Great Film This Is!! 
2009-11-15 - A young Reese Witherspoon will steal your hear as the young Dani, a fourteen year-old girl who has discovered her first love in Court, a friend of the family.
She plays this character with such emotion, heart and the soul of someone who was a lot older than her young age at the time. Dani steals your heart as her love falls for her older sister, who try to hide it from her.
The whole cast were remarkable in their roles and the movie had a great story from beginning to end.
I highly recommend this.
Satisfied Customer
2009-09-30 - Would buy again from this seller. Item arrived quickly, and in condition described.
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The Man On The Moon
2009-05-01 - This movie is great!!! It is a very old-time heart warming movie. Reese Witherspoon is one of my favorite actresses. She is just a child in this, but still a great actress!!! I recomend this movie to everyone!!!
For those who like gushy sentiment, prosaic stories 
2009-03-17 - I really have no idea why everyone likes this film. I got this movie from Netflix and sat down, all ready to see a really cool movie bc Amazon gave it 5 stars, and I just couldn't believe what I was watching. Its this wholesome crap movie set in the South, basically *spoiler* witherspoon and her sister fall for the same guy, he decides to like the older one cause she's more "developed" per sey but I think she's really ugly as her hair is a puffy mess for the entire length of the film. After Reesy being all huffy at the sister the boy gets killed in a farming incident, and the movie just spirals quickly down from there. I felt highly depressed and disappointed after watching this piece of garbage. This movie completely ruined my Saturday night with its lame, cliche story of a southern girl coming of age in the nerdiest way possible. I think the title is also sort of misleading because the word "moon" for me lead me to think there might be lovely philosophical tidbits, boy this is not what this film has at all. This story has zero depth, everything is very latently expressed. I would not reccomend this movie unless they like really dinky, low-budget movies with family heart-to-heart hallmark sentiment.
Perfect gift for my niece...
2009-01-17 - I had an old VHS copy of this movie that my niece(6 yrs) would watch when she visits me, but it would skip and freeze up....I got her the DVD for Christmas and she watches it at least twice a day.... Great movie for kids and adults....
