Storyline
No sooner does Italian-American widow Loretta accept a marriage proposal from her doltish boyfriend, Johnny, than she finds herself falling for his younger brother, Ronny. She tries to resist, but Ronny lost his hand in an accident he blames on his brother, and has no scruples about aggressively pursuing her while Johnny is out of the country. As Loretta falls deeper in love, she comes to learn that she's not the only one in her family with a secret romance.
Directors
Cast
Catherine Scorsese, Nicolas Cage, Cher, John Mahoney, Amy Aquino, Danny Aiello, Louis Guss, Ann McDonough, Olympia Dukakis, Joe Grifasi, Leonardo Cimino, Robert Weil, John Christopher Jones, Lisa Howard, Louis Di Bianco, Tommy Hollis, Vincent Gardenia, David S. Howard, Tony Azito, Frank Gio, Paula Trueman, Helen Hanft, Robin Bartlett, Gina DeAngeles, Julie Bovasso, Feodor Chaliapin Jr., Anita Gillette, Nada Despotovich, Cynthia Dale, Martha Collins, John Fanning, Antonia Minella, Nicholas Pasco, Al Therrien, Lou Pitoscia, Gilberto Goday, Michael Barbaro, Antonio Pariselli, Mimi Lizio, Tim Koetting, Gerard Flannery, Betty Orsatti, Matt Myers
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Reviews
100
Los Angeles Times
Such nourishing comedy. It satisfies every hunger, especially the irrational ones that seem to hit hardest at holidays: hunger for impetuous romance and for the reassuring warmth of family, for reckless abandon, and for knowing who we are and what we want. [16 Dec 1987]
100
Chicago Sun-Times
In its warmth and in its enchantment, as well as in its laughs, this is the best comedy in a long time.
90
Newsweek
A delightful surprise... Jewison does his best work in decades. [21 Dec 1987]
90
Variety
Carried by snappy dialog and a wonderful ensemble full of familiar faces.
88
Christian Science Monitor
Most of the acting is as real and warm as the characters themselves. And the streets, shops, and living rooms of Brooklyn have never seemed more inviting. [29 Jan 1988]
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