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Line 1: {{~~trope~~work}} [[File:moonstruck_6802.jpg\|frame]] {{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 ~~Awards~~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.) ~~----~~ ~~'''Tropes:'''~~ {{tropelist}} * [[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''...}} * [[Arc Words]]: "Why do men chase women?" * [[Cool Old Guy]]: Grandpa. (''Also'' played by a non-Italian.) Line 18 ⟶ 17: * [[Eureka Moment]]: "Thank you! Thank you for answering my question!" (Not that she didn't always know the answer.) * [[Flat What]]: {{quote\| {{spoiler\|'''Ronny:''' Loretta, will you marry me?}}~~<br />~~ {{spoiler\|'''Johnny:'''}} ''(suddenly popping up)'' '''WHAT?!''' }} * [[Happily Ever After]]: Everyone has a happy ending, even {{spoiler\|Johnny.}} Line 28 ⟶ 27: * [[Momma's Boy]]: Johnny ("Johnny Camareri? ''He's a big baby''.") * [[Multigenerational Household]] * [[Put Onon a Bus]]: Well, in ''front'' of a bus -- Loretta's first husband. * [[She Cleans Up Nicely]]: When Loretta takes the grays out, and gets the full beauty treatment, she goes from a nice middle-aged pretty to ''stunning''. * [[Slap Slap Kiss]]: Ronny & Loretta (reportedly an example of [[Enforced Method Acting]]). * [[What Could Have Been]]: Shanley initially wrote the characters as Irish, but decided to make them Italian to make it less of an [[Author Avatar]] script. {{reflist}} {{AFI's 100 Years 100 Laughs}} [[Category:~~Trope~~{{PAGENAME}}]]▼ [[Category:Roger Ebert Great Movies List]] [[Category:Academy Award]] [[Category:Films of the 1980s]] [[Category:~~Moonstruck~~The Criterion Collection]] ▲[[Category:Trope]]