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The Man in the Moon is a 1991 American coming of age drama film. It was the final film directed by Robert Mulligan before his death in 2008, from a screenplay written by Jenny Wingfield. It stars Reese Witherspoon in her film debut, Sam Waterston, Tess Harper, Emily Warfield, and Jason London.
Oct 4, 1991 · The Man in the Moon: Directed by Robert Mulligan. With Sam Waterston, Tess Harper, Gail Strickland, Reese Witherspoon. A coming of age story set in the south of the U.S. when Elvis was King.
- Robert Mulligan
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- 3 min
Oct 4, 1991 · The film takes place on a farm outside a small country town, in the 1950s. Two teenage girls are being raised by parents who are strict, but who are also loving and good. One of the girls, Dani, is 14 years old and has just passed uncertainly into young womanhood. Her sister, Maureen, is about 17.
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).
Maureen Trant (Emily Warfield) and her younger sibling Dani (Reese Witherspoon) share a strong connection, but local boy Court Foster (Jason London) threatens to throw their bond off...
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- Robert Mulligan
- PG-13
- Sam Waterston
The Man in the Moon (1991) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
