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Mystic Pizza (1988)
A romantic
comedy with the works.
Director: Donald Petrie, rated R for language,
adult situations
  Starring: Annabeth Gish, Julia Roberts, Lili Taylor, Vincent
D'Onofrio, William R. Moses, Adam Storke, Conchata Ferrell, Matt
Damon
DML Rating:
★★★★★★★☆☆☆
- good
"What the hell do you
think Leona really puts in that pizza?" - Jojo
Why watch this?
It's sweet and bittersweet, and yes, Ms. Roberts became a thing.
Plot Summary:
Three young Portuguese-American friends in the seaside town of
Mystic, Connecticut, navigate the summer after high school
graduation. They work together at the local pizza parlor. Each
of the girls have different issues. One is not sure about her
upcoming marriage, one is in love with a married man, and one
can't let herself love a guy outside her "class".
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Dad's Preview:
This intelligent chick-flick is a perfect date night film with
a few very interesting plot lines. The focus is three
teen friends who work at "A Slice of Heaven", a local
pizza joint. One loves a guy going nowhere, one dreams
of college and falls for an older, married man, and one
just wants to find a decent guy. We get to see their
tears and joys, as things occur around them. The film really is deeper than it has to
be and that makes it all the better. This was the
incredible Julia Roberts'
(and her massive head of hair) big breakthrough role. |
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Mark Levinson,
Scott Rosenfelt;
The Samuel Goldwyn Co.
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