Directed by:
Norman JewisonScreenplay:
John Patrick ShanleyCinematography:
David WatkinComposer:
Dick HymanCast:
Cher, Nicolas Cage, Vincent Gardenia, Olympia Dukakis, Danny Aiello, Julie Bovasso, John Mahoney, Louis Guss, Feodor Chaliapin Jr., Anita Gillette (more)VOD (3)
Plots(1)
A full moon, a New York City night, and love and music in the air... One of the most enchanting romantic comedies of all time assembles a flawless ensemble cast for a tender and boisterously funny look at a multigenerational Italian American family in Brooklyn, wrestling with the complexities of love and marriage at every stage of life. At the center of it all is a radiant Cher as Loretta, an unlucky-in-love bookkeeper whose feelings about her engagement to the staid Johnny (Danny Aiello) are thrown into question after she meets his hot-blooded brother, Ronny (Nicolas Cage), and one night at the opera changes everything. Winner of the Academy Awards for best actress (Cher), supporting actress (Olympia Dukakis), and original screenplay (by playwright John Patrick Shanley), this modern-day fairy tale is swept along on passionate Puccini melodies, and directed by master storyteller Norman Jewison with the heightened emotion to match. (Criterion)
(more)Cast
![Cher](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/054/164054964_05df45.jpg)
Cher
USA
Best movies:
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012) - a.f.
Mask (1985)
Tina Turner: Celebrate Live 1999 (1999) (concert)
![Nicolas Cage](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/033/165033056_5fbfce.jpg)
Nicolas Cage
USA
Best movies:
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
Lord of War (2005)
The Rock (1996)
![Vincent Gardenia](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/281/281144_d465e1.jpg)
Vincent Gardenia
Italy
Best movies:
The Front Page (1974)
The Big Racket (1976)
The Hustler (1961)
![Olympia Dukakis](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/415/164415448_22d88d.jpg)
Olympia Dukakis
USA
Best movies:
Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994)
Cloudburst (2011)
Mr. Holland's Opus (1995)
![Danny Aiello](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267925_681c01.jpg)
Danny Aiello
USA
Best movies:
The Godfather: A Novel for Television (1977) (series)
The Godfather: Part II (1974)
Léon: The Professional (1994)
![Julie Bovasso](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/401/162401330_98fa94.jpg)
Julie Bovasso
USA
Best movies:
The Verdict (1982)
Moonstruck (1987)
Article 99 (1992)
![John Mahoney](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270889_939063.jpg)
John Mahoney
UK
Best movies:
The Iron Giant (1999)
Primal Fear (1996)
Flipped (2010)
![Louis Guss](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/640/162640177_0cf71b.jpg)
Louis Guss
USA
Best movies:
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 (1992) (TV movie) - a.f.
The Godfather: A Novel for Television (1977) (series)
The Godfather (1972)
![Feodor Chaliapin Jr.](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/712/158712248_210203.jpg)
Feodor Chaliapin Jr.
Russian Empire
Best movies:
The Name of the Rose (1986)
Arch of Triumph (1948)
Roma (1972)
Anita Gillette
USA
Best movies:
Moonstruck (1987)
Bob Roberts (1992)
The Fitzgerald Family Christmas (2012)
![Leonardo Cimino](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/634/160634260_cc777e.jpg)
Leonardo Cimino
USA
Best movies:
V (1983) (TV movie)
The Young Savages (1961)
Moonstruck (1987)
![Paula Trueman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/562/161562125_0fcb2e.gif)
Paula Trueman
USA
Best movies:
Annie Hall (1977)
Zelig (1983)
Dirty Dancing (1987)
![Nada Despotovich](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/167/162167120_fd15b6.jpg)
Nada Despotovich
USA
Best movies:
Lonesome Dove (1989) (series)
Moonstruck (1987)
Josh and S.A.M. (1993)
![Joe Grifasi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/176/160176810_24c488.jpg)
Joe Grifasi
USA
Best movies:
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)
The Deer Hunter (1978)
Sunday (1997)
![Robin Bartlett](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/188/158188397_3ef80a.jpg)
Robin Bartlett
USA
Best movies:
Shutter Island (2010)
Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)
Sophie's Choice (1982)
![Helen Hanft](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/784/162784287_3d45ad.jpg)
Helen Hanft
USA
Best movies:
Manhattan (1979)
The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
Dummy (2002)
![Robert Weil](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/612/161612404_84b824.gif)
Robert Weil
USA
Best movies:
The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear (1991)
The French Connection (1971)
The Little Mermaid (1989)
![Amy Aquino](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/282/165282873_d2f110.jpg)
Amy Aquino
USA
Best movies:
White Oleander (2002)
Moonstruck (1987)
Prison Break: The Final Break (2009) (TV movie)
Tony Azito
USA
Best movies:
The Addams Family (1991)
Moonstruck (1987)
The Pirates of Penzance (1983)
Frank Gio
Best movies:
Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
Serpico (1973)
The Valachi Papers (1972)