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moonstruck (1987)

Original title: moonstruck
Production: USA|102 min|
Dramatic, Comedy, Romantic
Poster of movie moonstruck
in new york, the italian-american loretta castorini, a forty-year-old with a failed marriage behind her, lives with her elderly parents. when johnny cammareri asks her to marry him, she accepts. then he leaves for sicily, where his mother is dying and instructs loretta to invite her brother ronny to the wedding. at the first meeting between loretta and ronny love is born and the two start dating. meanwhile, loretta's father, cosmo, betrays his wife rose with another woman.

Festivals and awards

Oscar 1988 - logo Oscar migliore sceneggiatura originale
Assigned to: John Patrick Shanley
Oscar 1988 - logo Oscar miglior attrice
Assigned to: Cher
Oscar 1988 - logo Oscar miglior attrice non protagonista
Assigned to: Olympia Dukakis

Direction

Norman JewisonNorman Jewison: regista

Production and Screenplay

Norman JewisonNorman Jewison: produttore
John Patrick Shanley: sceneggiatore
Patrick Palmer: produttore
Bonnie Palef woolf: produttore

Characters and Interpreters

Cosmo Castorini
Vincent GardeniaVincent Gardenia(età:67)
Cher
CherCher(età:41)
il nonno
Feodor Chaliapin jrFeodor Chaliapin jr(età:82)
Ronny Cammareri
Nicolas CageNicolas Cage(età:23)
Johnny Cammareri
Danny AielloDanny Aiello(età:54)
Loretta Castorini
CherCher(età:41)
,
CherCher(età:41)
Rose Castorini
Olympia DukakisOlympia Dukakis(età:56)
Raymond Cappomaggi
Louis GussLouis Guss(età:69)
Perry
John MahoneyJohn Mahoney(età:47)
Rita Cappomaggi
Julie Bovasso(età:57)
Mona
Anita GilletteAnita Gillette(età:51)
Chrissy
Nada Despotovich(età:20)
Shy
Joe GrifasiJoe Grifasi(età:43)
Barbara
Robin BartlettRobin Bartlett(età:36)
Iry
David S. HowardDavid S. Howard(età:59)
Bobo
Robert Weil(età:73)
Bonnie
Amy AquinoAmy Aquino(età:30)
Conti
Tony Azito(età:39)
fiorista
Frankie Gio
Nancy
Ann Mcdonough(età:38)
Felix
Leonardo CiminoLeonardo Cimino(età:70)
Lucy
Paula Trueman(età:90)
Patricia
Lisa HowardLisa Howard(età:24)
Mook
Lou Pitoscia(età:59)
donna dalla parrucchiera
Betty Orsatti
uomo anziano
Corrado Gianna
addetto al parcheggio
Tommy HollisTommy Hollis(età:33)
autista autobus
Matt Myers
annunciatore
Michael Dunster
donna anziana
Mimi Cecchini(età:65)
,
Stella Bruno
uomo al bar
Robert Payson
cliente
Catherine ScorseseCatherine Scorsese(età:75)

Technical staff

Dick Hyman: musiche
Louis Lombardo: montatore
David WatkinDavid Watkin: direttore della fotografia
Philip Rosenberg: scenografo
Howard Feuer: casting
Theoni V. AldredgeTheoni V. Aldredge: costumista

Voices and Dubbing

Version Italia(1987)

Teo BelliaTeo Bellia Voice of Nicolas Cage
Giuppy IzzoGiuppy Izzo Voice of Chrissy
Sergio FiorentiniSergio Fiorentini Voice of Vincent Gardenia
Arturo DominiciArturo Dominici Voice of Feodor Chaliapin jr
Germana DominiciGermana Dominici Voice of Olympia Dukakis
Ludovica ModugnoLudovica Modugno Voice of Cher
ManSergio Rossi (attore) Voice of Danny Aiello