Mystic Pizza
Mystic Pizza is a 1988 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Donald Petrie in his feature directorial debut, and starring Annabeth Gish, Julia Roberts and Lili Taylor. It follows the coming-of-age of three young Portuguese-American friends who work at a pizza parlor in a seaside Connecticut town. The film received positive reviews, with Roger Ebert declaring at the time, "I have a feeling that Mystic Pizza may someday become known for the movie stars it showcased back before they became stars. All of the young actors in this movie have genuine gifts." It marked Matt Damon's film debut.
Plot
Sisters Kat and Daisy Araújo, and their friend Josephina "JoJo" Barboza, are young Portuguese-American women working as waitresses at Mystic Pizza, a pizza parlor owned by Leona and her husband Vic in the fishing town of Mystic, Connecticut.
More details
| author | Alfred Uhry |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Connecticut |
| director | Donald Petrie |
| editor | Don Brochu Marion Rothman |
| genre | comedy-drama romance |
| keywords | cold feet engage family dinner fish food critic married man mystic seaport portuguese-american portuguese americans rat reminisce wed whale yale university young man |
| musicBy | David McHugh |
| publisher | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| recordedAt | Connecticut |
| theme | female buddy independent romantic comedy |