Movie Summary: "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)\, simpl y because he knows how to propose properly. Before the wedding can take pl ace\, Cammareri must visit his dying mother in Sicily. In his absence\, Lo retta is supposed to try to patch up the differences between Johnny and hi s brother\, bakery operator Ronny Cammareri (Nicolas Cage). Having never f orgiven Johnny for indirectly causing the accident that crippled him\, Ron ny flies into a rage whenever his brother's name is mentioned. He does\, h owever\, fall for Loretta like a ton of bricks. After a torrid affair\, Lo retta tries to avoid Ronny out of respect to Johnny\, but he's just too fa scinating to resist. Meanwhile\, Loretta's father (Vincent Gardenia) is fo oling around with his mistress Mona (Anita Gillette)\, while Loretta's mot her (Olympia Dukakis) is wooed by a college professor (John Mahoney). Thes e 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." ~ Provided by Hal Erickson\, Ro vi
\nOriginally released: 1987.
\nWritten by: John Patrick Sha nley.
\nDirected by: Norman Jewison.
\nStarring: Cher\, Nicola s Cage\, Vincent Gardenia\, Olympia Dukakis\, Danny Aiello\, Anita Gillett e\, John Mahoney.
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