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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 . The film’s story, set in rural 1950s Louisiana ...
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
- 139
- 3 min
It is like a poem. 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.
"The Man In The Moon" is a coming of age classic, if only for the brilliant performance that Reese Witherspoon pulls off in her introduction showing at the young age of 15. Dealing with normal ...
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- Robert Mulligan
- PG-13
- Sam Waterston
Man in the Moon. The Man in the Moon is struck by a spacecraft in the 1902 fantasy film Le Voyage dans la Lune. In many cultures, several pareidolic images of a human face, head or body are recognized in the disc of the full moon; they are generally known as the Man in the Moon. The images are based on the appearance of the dark areas (known as ...
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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.
The Man In The Moon. 1991 · 1 hr 39 min. PG-13. Drama · Romance. Set in the South during the 1950s, a fourteen-year-old girl comes to terms with one of life's most powerful yet fleeting feelings: adolescent love. Subtitles: English. Starring: Reese Witherspoon Jason London Sam Waterston Tess Harper Emily Warfield. Directed by: Robert Mulligan ...
