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The Man In The Moon (1991)
Released By: MGM Home Entertainment   Rating: PG-13   In Theaters: N/A
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Studio: MGM Home Entertainment
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Robert Mulligan
Language: English
Official Website: N/A
Theatrical Release: N/A
Home Video Release: N/A
Cast: Emily Warfield, Gail Strickland, Jason London, Reese Witherspoon, Sam Waterston, Tess Harper
Published ID: 4058
UPC: 027616857767,
Plot: In its elegiac nostalgia for the days of childhood innocence, Robert Mulligan's The Man in the Moon recalls another of Mulligan's earlier films, To Kill A Mockingbird. Set in a Louisiana backwater town in the 1950s, the film chronicles the coming-of-age of a young teenage girl. Dani (Reese Witherspoon) is a fourteen-year-old girl who shares a room with her seventeen-year-old sister Maureen (Emily Warfield). During hot summer nights, they sleep on the screened-in back porch of their home, talking about romance, the future, and the meaning of life. Moving into the house next door is a handsome seventeen-year-old boy, Court Foster (Jason London). Court meets Dani at the local swimming hole and they are immediately attracted to each other; through Court, Dani experiences her first true and perfect love. But when Court meets Maureen, the sparks really fly and Maureen falls in love with him too. Now Maureen is torn between holding back her love for Court or accepting his love and betraying her sister. A tragic event makes Maureen's mind up for her. ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide
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Cannot Say Enough About What A Great Film This Is!!
Added 11/15/2009

A young Reese Witherspoon will steal your hear as the young Dani, a fourteen year-old girl who has discovered her first love in Court, a friend of the family.

She plays this character with such emotion, heart and the soul of someone who was a lot older than her young age at the time. Dani steals your heart as her love falls for her older sister, who try to hide it from her.

The whole cast were remarkable in their roles and the movie had a great story from beginning to end.

I highly recommend this.

0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
Satisfied Customer
Added 9/30/2009

Would buy again from this seller. Item arrived quickly, and in condition described.
Thanks so much!

0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
The Man On The Moon
Added 5/1/2009

This movie is great!!! It is a very old-time heart warming movie. Reese Witherspoon is one of my favorite actresses. She is just a child in this, but still a great actress!!! I recomend this movie to everyone!!!
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
For those who like gushy sentiment, prosaic stories
Added 3/17/2009

I really have no idea why everyone likes this film. I got this movie from Netflix and sat down, all ready to see a really cool movie bc Amazon gave it 5 stars, and I just couldn't believe what I was watching. Its this wholesome crap movie set in the South, basically *spoiler* witherspoon and her sister fall for the same guy, he decides to like the older one cause she's more "developed" per sey but I think she's really ugly as her hair is a puffy mess for the entire length of the film. After Reesy being all huffy at the sister the boy gets killed in a farming incident, and the movie just spirals quickly down from there. I felt highly depressed and disappointed after watching this piece of garbage. This movie completely ruined my Saturday night with its lame, cliche story of a southern girl coming of age in the nerdiest way possible. I think the title is also sort of misleading because the word "moon" for me lead me to think there might be lovely philosophical tidbits, boy this is not what this film has at all. This story has zero depth, everything is very latently expressed. I would not reccomend this movie unless they like really dinky, low-budget movies with family heart-to-heart hallmark sentiment.
1 out of 8 people found this helpful.
Perfect gift for my niece...
Added 1/17/2009

I had an old VHS copy of this movie that my niece(6 yrs) would watch when she visits me, but it would skip and freeze up....I got her the DVD for Christmas and she watches it at least twice a day.... Great movie for kids and adults....
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
Cannot Say Enough About What A Great Film This Is!!
Added 11/15/2009

A young Reese Witherspoon will steal your hear as the young Dani, a fourteen year-old girl who has discovered her first love in Court, a friend of the family.

She plays this character with such emotion, heart and the soul of someone who was a lot older than her young age at the time. Dani steals your heart as her love falls for her older sister, who try to hide it from her.

The whole cast were remarkable in their roles and the movie had a great story from beginning to end.

I highly recommend this.

0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
Satisfied Customer
Added 9/30/2009

Would buy again from this seller. Item arrived quickly, and in condition described.
Thanks so much!

0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
The Man On The Moon
Added 5/1/2009

This movie is great!!! It is a very old-time heart warming movie. Reese Witherspoon is one of my favorite actresses. She is just a child in this, but still a great actress!!! I recomend this movie to everyone!!!
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
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