Synopsis
Maureen Trant and her younger sibling Dani share a strong connection, but local boy Court Foster threatens to throw their bond off balance. Dani and Court meet first and have a flirtatious rapport -- but when he meets Maureen, he falls hard and they begin a passionate affair. The new couple try to keep their love hidden from Dani, but she soon learns the truth, disavowing her sister. But a heartbreaking accident later reunites the girls.
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Cast
- Reese WitherspoonDanielle "Dani" Trant
- Sam WaterstonMatthew Trant
- Tess HarperAbigail Trant
- Gail StricklandMarie Foster
- Jason LondonCourt Foster
- Emily WarfieldMaureen Trant
- Bentley MitchumBilly Sanders
- Ernie LivelyWill Sanders
- Dennis LettsDoc White
- Earleen BergeronMrs. Sanders
Recommendations
- 100
Chicago Sun-Times
The Man in the Moon is a wonderful movie, but it is more than that, it is a victory of tone and mood. It is like a poem. - 88
Chicago Tribune
A film of fragile and esoteric pleasures, The Man in the Moon is not a movie that can be recommended to the general public and should probably even be protected from it. But for those who can respond to its tiny formal beauties, it is something to treasure. [04 Oct 1991, p.C] - 80
Variety
The performances are all on the money, but two are outstanding. Newcomer Witherspoon manages to strike exactly the right note as the tomboy on the verge of womanhood while Waterston works on several levels at once. - 80
Village Voice
In lesser hands, it would be young-adult fiction, but the coda-“Maybe life’s not supposed to make sense”-is anything but kid stuff. - 80
The New York Times
Until its final reel, when it strains badly to accommodate an almost biblical stroke of retribution, The Man in the Moon is a small, fond film that achieves a kind of quiet perfection. - 75
TV Guide Magazine
A superb, timeless film which can and should become part of the treasured trove of minimalist art films that live on in memory and experience. - 67
Austin Chronicle
Mulligan has an impeccable sense of where to place the camera in each scene, positions that disclose without interfering and reveal without unveiling. His sensibility guides this movie with just the right tone and understated emotion. - 63
Boston Globe
There's nothing seriously wrong with Man in the Moon. It's sincere, heartfelt and handsomely crafted - but within limits, and ultimately it's the limits you feel most strongly. [04 Oct 1991, p.43]
