The sixth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1987 features Josh’s personal pick, Norman Jewison’s Moonstruck. Directed by Norman Jewison from a screenplay by John Patrick Shanley and starring Cher, Nicolas Cage, Olympia Dukakis, Vincent Gardenia and Danny Aiello, Moonstruck was nominated for six Oscars and won three.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/moonstruck-1988), Sheila Benson in the Los Angeles Times (https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-12-16-ca-19394-story.html), and Rita Kempley in the Washington Post (https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/moonstruck.htm).

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