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Moonstruck

1987 film by Norman Jewison
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Summary

Moonstruck is a film[1]. Moonstruck ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,365 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[3], Academy Award for Best Actress[4], Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay[5]
  • Director: Norman Jewison[6]
  • Screenwriter: John Patrick Shanley[7]
  • Composer: Dick Hyman[8]
  • Genre: romantic comedy[9]
  • Cast member: Cher[10], Nicolas Cage[11], Olympia Dukakis[12], Vincent Gardenia[13], Danny Aiello[14], Julie Bovasso[15], John Mahoney[16], Feodor Chaliapin Jr.[17], Helen Hanft[18], Joe Grifasi[19], Leonardo Cimino[20], Robin Bartlett[21], Lisa Howard[22], Cynthia Dale[23]
  • Producer: Norman Jewison[24]
  • Depicts: Josie Robertson Plaza[25]
  • Collection: Museum of Modern Art[26]
  • Production company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[27]
  • Director of photography: David Watkin[28]
  • Original language of film or TV show: Italian[29], English[30]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[31]
  • Review score: 7.9/10[32], 83/100[33], 90%[34], 7.2/10[35]
  • Color: color[36]
  • Country of origin: United States[37]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1987[38], December 16, 1987[39], March 17, 1988[40], December 18, 1987[41]
  • Characters: Ronny Cammareri[42]
  • Distributed by: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[43], Xfinity Streampix[44]
  • Narrative location: New York City[45], Brooklyn[46]
  • Filming location: New York City[47], Toronto[48]
  • Main subject: family[49], family estrangement[50], mate choice[51], family relation[52], Italian Americans[53]
  • Film editor: Lou Lombardo[54]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Picture[55], Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[56], Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor[57], Academy Award for Best Actress[58], Academy Award for Best Director[59], Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay[60]

Why It Matters

Moonstruck has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[61] Moonstruck is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[62]

FAQs

What awards did Moonstruck receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[3], Academy Award for Best Actress[4], and Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay[5].

Related Entities

Cher Danny Aiello film John Mahoney Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Museum of Modern Art New York City Nicolas Cage Norman Jewison Olympia Dukakis Toronto United States

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  1. [6] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . Metacritic. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . Metacritic. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . Metacritic. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . Metacritic. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [15] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [16] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [19] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [20] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [21] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [22] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  18. [23] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  19. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [4] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [5] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . lincolncenter.org. Retrieved . lincolncenter.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . Moonstruck. wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . Moonstruck. wikidata.org.
  49. [51] ↑ . Moonstruck. wikidata.org.
  50. [52] ↑ . Moonstruck. wikidata.org.
  51. [53] ↑ . Moonstruck. wikidata.org.
  52. [54] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  53. [55] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  54. [56] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  55. [57] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  56. [58] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  57. [59] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  58. [60] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [61] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [62] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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