A Walk on the Moon
A Walk on the Moon is a 1999 American drama film starring Diane Lane, Viggo Mortensen, Liev Schreiber and Anna Paquin. The film, which was set against the backdrop of the Woodstock festival of 1969 and the United States's Moon landing of that year, was distributed by Miramax Films. Directed by Tony Goldwyn in his directorial debut, the film was acclaimed on release. Diane Lane earned an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Female Lead for her performance.
Plot
Pearl Kantrowitz and her husband Marty are a lower middle class Jewish couple in New York City. For the summer of 1969, the couple go on their annual vacation at Dr. Fogler's Bungalows in the Catskills with their family, which includes teen daughter Alison, young son Danny, and Marty's mother Lillian.
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| author | Pamela Gray |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | New York |
| director | Tony Goldwyn |
| editor | Dana Congdon |
| genre | drama |
| keywords | apollo 11 borscht belt catskill mountains catskills dean martin dr. fogler\'s bungalows first date first kiss first period force jew jewish jimi hendrix land lower middle class lsd lysergic acid diethylamide married menarche middle class moon landing neil armstrong new york city purple haze radio station television repair traffic jam walk when you\'re smiling woodstock festival |
| musicBy | Mason Daring |
| producer | Dustin Hoffman Murray Schisgal |
| productionCompany | Village Roadshow Pictures |
| publisher | Miramax Films Variety |
| recordedAt | Montreal |
| theme | dance independent romantic drama |