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{{quote|''"The storybooks are bullshit!"''|Ronny}}
 
The'''''Moonstruck''''' is the story of your typical Italian American family living in New York. Loretta ([[Cher]]), a widow in her late thirties who has moved back in with her parents since the death of her husband, accepts a proposal from her bumbling boyfriend Johnny (Danny Aiello), who suddenly has to leave in order to visit his dying mother in Sicily. While he's away, Loretta tries to convince Johnny's estranged brother Ronny ([[Nicolas Cage]]) to give up their feud and come to the upcoming wedding, but accidentally falls for him. At the same time, Loretta's father (Vincent Gardenia) is having a secret affair while her mother (Olympia Dukakis) ponders the skirt-chasing mentality of men. [[Hilarity Ensues]].
 
Notable for getting Cher, Dukakis and screenwriter John Patrick Shanley [[Academy Award]]s. Notable further for the fact that the acting awards, for a spot-on depiction of a big Italian family, went to the ''non''-Italian actors. Hmm ... (To be fair, Italian Vincent Gardenia did get nominated.)
 
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* [[Anguished Declaration of Love]]. A [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]] and [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming|Heartwarming]].
{{quote|'''Ronnie:''' Loretta, I love you. Not, not like they told you love is and I didn't know this either. But love don't make things nice, it ruins everything! It breaks your heart, it makes things a mess. We aren't here to make things perfect. Snowflakes are perfect, stars are perfect. Not us! Not US! We are here to ruin ourselves and... and to break our hearts and love the wrong people and... and DIE... I mean, I mean the storybooks are [[Precision F-Strike|BULLSHIT]]. Now I want you to come upstairs with me and... and GET in my bed. Come on, come on, ''come on''...}}
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