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Moonstruck. Moonstruck is a 1987 American romantic comedy film directed by Norman Jewison and written by John Patrick Shanley. It stars Cher as a widowed Italian American woman who falls in love with her fiancé's hot-tempered, estranged younger brother, played by Nicolas Cage. The supporting cast includes Danny Aiello, Olympia Dukakis and ...
John Patrick Shanley. John Patrick Shanley (born October 13, 1950) is an American playwright, screenwriter, and director. He won the 1988 Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for the film Moonstruck. [1][2][3] His play, Doubt: A Parable, won the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the 2005 Tony Award for Best Play; he wrote and directed the ...
Antiquated adjective epithet of one given to lunacy. A suffragist postcard depicting a lunatic, symbolized by a moon. Lunatic is a term referring to a person who is seen as mentally ill, dangerous, foolish, [1][2] or crazy —conditions once attributed to "lunacy". The word derives from lunaticus meaning "of the moon" or "moonstruck". [3][4][5]
Olympia Dukakis (June 20, 1931 – May 1, 2021) was an American actress. She performed in more than 130 stage productions, in some 60 films, and in approximately 50 television series. Best known as a screen actress, she started her career in theater. Not long after her arrival in New York City, she won an Obie Award for Best Actress in 1963 for ...
Eduard Steuermann (piano) Dreimal sieben Gedichte aus Albert Girauds "Pierrot lunaire" ("Three times Seven Poems from Albert Giraud's 'Pierrot lunaire ' "), commonly known simply as Pierrot lunaire, Op. 21 ("Moonstruck Pierrot " or "Pierrot in the Moonlight"), is a melodrama by Arnold Schoenberg. It is a setting of 21 selected poems from Albert ...
The 60th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), took place on April 11, 1988, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles beginning at 6:00 p.m. PDT. During the ceremony, AMPAS presented Academy Awards (commonly referred to as Oscars) in 22 categories honoring films released in 1987.
May 20, 1946 (age 78) El Centro, California, U.S. Years active. 1965 –present. Throughout her acting career, Cher has mainly starred in comedy, drama, and romance films. She has appeared in eighteen films, including two as a cameo. She has also appeared in one starring theater role, one video game role, numerous television commercials and ...
The following is a list of awards and nominations received by American actor, director and producer Nicolas Cage.. In 1987, Cage earned critical success with films such as the Coen brothers' Raising Arizona (1987) and John Patrick Shanley's Moonstruck (1987) before earning an Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in Leaving Las Vegas (1995).