ComedyDramaRomance

Moonstruck

- Life. Family. Love.

37-year-old Italian-American widow Loretta Castorini believes she is unlucky in love, and so accepts a marriage proposal from her boyfriend Johnny, even though she doesn't love him. When she meets his estranged younger brother Ronny, an emotional and passionate man, she finds herself drawn to him. She tries to resist, but Ronny, who blames his brother for the loss of his hand, has no scruples about aggressively pursuing her while Johnny is out of the country. As Loretta falls for Ronny, she learns that she's not the only one in her family with a secret romance.

Release Date : 1987-12-16

Language :EnglishItalian

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Star PartnersMetro-Goldwyn-MayerPatrick Palmer & Norman Jewison Productions

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : The Bride and the Wolf

Cast

Character Name : Loretta Castorini

Original Name : Cher

Gender : Female

Character Name : Ronny Cammareri

Original Name : Nicolas Cage

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cosmo Castorini

Original Name : Vincent Gardenia

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rose Castorini

Original Name : Olympia Dukakis

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mr. Johnny Cammareri

Original Name : Danny Aiello

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rita Cappomaggi

Original Name : Julie Bovasso

Gender : Female

Character Name : Perry

Original Name : John Mahoney

Gender : Male

Character Name : Raymond Capomaggi

Original Name : Louis Guss

Gender : Male

Character Name : Old Man

Original Name : Feodor Chaliapin Jr.

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mona

Original Name : Anita Gillette

Gender : Female

Character Name : Felix

Original Name : Leonardo Cimino

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lucy

Original Name : Paula Trueman

Gender : Female

Character Name : Chrissy

Original Name : Nada Despotovich

Gender : Female

Character Name : Shy Waiter

Original Name : Joe Grifasi

Gender : Male

Character Name : Old Crone

Original Name : Gina DeAngeles

Gender : Female

Character Name : Barbara

Original Name : Robin Bartlett

Gender : Female

Character Name : Lotte

Original Name : Helen Hanft

Gender : Female

Character Name : Irv

Original Name : David S. Howard

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bobo

Original Name : Robert Weil

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bonnie

Original Name : Amy Aquino

Gender : Female

Character Name : Conti

Original Name : Tony Azito

Gender : Male

Character Name : Florist

Original Name : Frank Gio

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nancy

Original Name : Ann McDonough

Gender : Female

Character Name : Lowell

Original Name : John Christopher Jones

Gender : Male

Character Name : Patricia

Original Name : Lisa Howard

Gender : Female

Character Name : Sheila

Original Name : Cynthia Dale

Gender : Female

Character Name : Priest

Original Name : Anthony Messuri

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mimi

Original Name : Martha Collins

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rodolfo

Original Name : John Fanning

Gender : Male

Character Name : Vesta

Original Name : Antonia Minella

Gender : Male

Character Name : Eddie

Original Name : Nicholas Pasco

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bob

Original Name : Al Therrien

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mook

Original Name : Lou Pitoscia

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rocco

Original Name : Gilberto Godoy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jimmy

Original Name : Louis Di Bianco

Gender : Male

Character Name : Woman in Hair Salon

Original Name : Betti Orsatti

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pietro

Original Name : Michael Barbaro

Gender : Male

Character Name : Franco

Original Name : Antonio Pariselli

Gender : Male

Character Name : Old Man

Original Name : Corrado Gianna

Gender : Male

Character Name : Parking Attendant

Original Name : Tommy Hollis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cab Driver

Original Name : Matt Myers

Gender : Male

Character Name : P.A. Announcer

Original Name : Michael Dunster

Gender : Male

Character Name : Old Woman

Original Name : Stella Bruno

Gender : Male

Character Name : Old Woman

Original Name : Mimi Cecchini

Gender : Female

Character Name : Ruby

Original Name : Mimi Lizio

Gender : Male

Character Name : Al

Original Name : Tim Koetting

Gender : Male

Character Name : Harvey

Original Name : Gerard Flannery

Gender : Male

Character Name : Man at Bar

Original Name : Robert Payson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Customer at Bakery

Original Name : Catherine Scorsese

Gender : Female

Character Name : Bar Patron

Original Name : Jack K. Tsirakis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Flight Attendant (uncredited)

Original Name : Stephany Hitchcock

Gender : Female

Character Name : Opera Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : David Hummel

Gender : Male

Character Name : Beautician in Hair Salon (uncredited)

Original Name : Cathy Ladman

Gender : Female

Character Name : Opera Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Peter Austin Noto

Gender : Male

Character Name : Opera Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Helen Proimos

Gender : Female

Character Name : Customer at Bakery (uncredited)

Original Name : Charles Scorsese

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-01-14

With his mother seemingly on her deathbed, "Loretta" (Cher) agrees to marry the kindly but rather dull "Johnny" (Danny Aiello) only to find herself amidst a family grudge. He won't invite his brother "Ronny" (Nicolas Cage) to the wedding. She decides to put an end to this childishness and so goes to confront him. It seems he has a good reason for their falling out, but she's determined to reconcile them. He is quickly smitten with his soon to be in-law, and the most Italian of intricate courtships begins - thanks in part to Puccini's "La Boheme" at the Metropolitan Opera - that sees her become genuinely conflicted, much to the frustrated chagrin of her mother "Rose" (Olympia Dukakis). What now ensues is a gently comedic story of burgeoning love, family politics and fair degree of lust! Can they find a way out of their predicament without hurting poor "Johnny", or inducing an heart attack on her increasingly perplexed father "Cosmo" (Vincent Gardenia)? There's quite some chemistry between Cher and Cage as his charm and personality wears her down turning both into, quite literally, moonstruck calves! Norman Jewison allows his character actors to be just that, Dukakis is on great form and the writing is peppered with some, admittedly rather predicable, humour that offers a stylish and engaging romance that bubbles nicely like a good ragout. It's charmingly augmented by a bit of Dean Martin too!