| Mystic Pizza | |
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 Movie poster for Mystic Pizza |
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| Directed by | Donald Petrie |
| Produced by | Mark Levinson Scott M. Donald Petrie is an American Film director He has also acted and guest-starred on television programs Rosenfelt |
| Written by | Amy Holden Jones Perry Howze Randy Howze Alfred Uhry |
| Starring | Annabeth Gish Julia Roberts Lili Taylor Vincent Phillip D'Onfrio William R. Moses Adam Storke Conchata Ferrell |
| Music by | David McHugh |
| Cinematography | Tim Suhrstedt |
| Editing by | Don Brochu Marion Rothman |
| Distributed by | Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| Release date(s) | October 21, 1988 |
| Running time | 104 min. Alfred Fox Uhry (born December 3, 1936) is an American Playwright, Screenwriter, and member of the Fellowship of Southern Writers Annabeth Gish (b Anne Elizabeth Gish on March 13, 1971 in Albuquerque New Mexico) is an American actress known for starring roles Julia Fiona Roberts (born October 28 1967 is an American - Academy Award winning Film actress and former Fashion model. Lili Anne Taylor (born February 20 1967) is an American Theater, Film and television actress. Vincent Phillip D'Onofrio (born June 30, 1959) is an American Actor and producer. William Remington Moses (born November 17 1959, Los Angeles California) is an American Actor. Adam J Storke (b August 18 1962 in New York City, New York, U Conchata Galen Ferrell (born March 28, 1943) is an American actress most recently known for her role as Berta the housekeeper in the CBS Tim Suhrstedt is a prolific Cinematographer with nearly 30 years of film-making experience The Samuel Goldwyn Company was an Independent film company founded by Samuel Goldwyn Jr Events 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $6,000,000 (estimated) |
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Mystic Pizza is a 1988 coming-of-age film directed by Donald Petrie and starring Annabeth Gish, Julia Roberts, and Lili Taylor. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Events Michael Jackson 's first film was Moonwalker Top grossing films (U Coming of age is a young person's transition from Adolescence to Adulthood The age at which this transition takes place varies in society as does the nature Donald Petrie is an American Film director He has also acted and guest-starred on television programs Annabeth Gish (b Anne Elizabeth Gish on March 13, 1971 in Albuquerque New Mexico) is an American actress known for starring roles Julia Fiona Roberts (born October 28 1967 is an American - Academy Award winning Film actress and former Fashion model. Lili Anne Taylor (born February 20 1967) is an American Theater, Film and television actress. The film's tagline is: "A romantic comedy with the works. "
Plot
The film is about the coming of age of two sisters and their friend, as seen through the romantic lives of the three main characters: Kat, Daisy, and Jojo, who all work as waitresses at Mystic Pizza in Mystic, Connecticut, a fishing town with a large Portuguese American population. Mystic is a Census-designated place (CDP in New London County, Connecticut, in the United States. Portuguese Americans are Citizens of the United States whose ancestry originates in the southwest European nation of Portugal, including the
The movie also touches on an Old World work ethic. The Old World consists of those parts of Earth known to Europeans Asians and Africans in the 15th century Kat and Daisy are sisters and rivals; the former works all the time and attends Yale University, while the latter just wants to have fun. Kat is the apple of her Portuguese mother's eye, while Daisy is not: She is promiscuous and is not as goal-oriented as her younger sister. Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Promiscuity refers to sexual behavior of a man or woman who casually has sex with many partners
There is also a dynamic between Kat's Anglo-American employer and the resulting relationship between them. English Americans (occasionally known as Anglo -Americans although this may have a wider cultural meaning are Citizens of the United States whose ancestry The class distinctions and variant European heritages are explored in various scenes of the film.
Vincent D'Onofrio and Adam Storke co-star; in his screen debut, Matt Damon has a small part (his sole line in the film being, "Mom, do you want my green stuff?"). Vincent Phillip D'Onofrio (born June 30, 1959) is an American Actor and producer. Adam J Storke (b August 18 1962 in New York City, New York, U Matthew Paige Damon (born October 8 1970 is an American Actor and Philanthropist.
The film was based on a pizza shop that caught the eye of Hollywood screen writer, Amy H. Jones. The actual Mystic Pizza in Mystic, Connecticut has become overwhelmingly popular due to the film's success. Mystic is a Census-designated place (CDP in New London County, Connecticut, in the United States.
References in popular culture
- In the 30 Rock season two premiere SeinfeldVision, the character Jenna appears in Mystic Pizza: The Musical. 30 Rock is an American Television comedy Series created by Tina Fey.
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