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MPAA Rating: PG Content Advisory: Adult Situations, Adult Language Movie Release: 1987 DVD Release: 02/06/2001 Format: DVD - Pan and Scan Audio Tracks: English, French Subtitles: English, French, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 42 mins Studio: MGM Members Wishing: 3 Genres: Comedy, Romantic Comedy, Domestic Comedy See Also: Moonstruck [Deluxe Edition], Moonstruck [Decades Collection]

When there's a full moon over Brooklyn, anything can happen, and everything happens in the neighborhood where widowed bookkeeper Loretta Castorini (Cher) lives. First, Loretta agrees to marry a man she does not love, Johnny Cammareri (Danny Aiello), simply because he knows how to propose properly. Before the wedding can take place, Cammareri must visit his dying mother in Sicily. In his absence, Loretta is supposed to try to patch up the differences between Johnny and his brother, bakery operator Ronny Cammareri (Nicolas Cage). Having never forgiven Johnny for indirectly causing the accident that crippled him, Ronny flies into a rage whenever his brother's name is mentioned. He does, however, fall for Loretta like a ton of bricks. After a torrid affair, Loretta tries to avoid Ronny out of respect to Johnny, but he's just too fascinating to resist. Meanwhile, Loretta's father (Vincent Gardenia) is fooling around with his mistress Mona (Anita Gillette), while Loretta's mother (Olympia Dukakis) is wooed by a college professor (John Mahoney). These brief flings are forgiven and forgotten, but there's still the delicate situation of Loretta being in love with her future brother-in-law. A now-classic romantic comedy, Moonstruck won Oscars for Cher, Olympia Dukakis, and screenwriter John Patrick Shanley. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cher - Loretta Castorini
Nicolas Cage - Ronny Cammareri
Vincent Gardenia - Cosmo Castorini
Olympia Dukakis - Rose Castorini
Danny Aiello - Johnny Cammareri

This collector's edition of Moonstruck lacks only one element. The disc contains a standard full-frame transfer that fails to preserve the original theatrical aspect ratio. A closed-captioned English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital 5.1, while a French soundtrack has been recorded in Dolby Digital Surround. English, Spanish, and French subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials include a commentary track featuring Academy award winners Cher, writer John Patrick Shanley, and director Norman Jewison. The original theatrical trailer and a fact-filled collectible booklet round out this package from MGM/UA that would be a must-own if only it contained a widescreen transfer. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide