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Mystic Pizza

Year:

1988

Duration:

104 min

Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

IMDB rate:

6.2

Director:

Donald Petrie

Awards:

1 win & 4 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1988-10-21

Filming Locations: Connecticut, USA

Earnings

Budget: $6,000,000

Opening Weekend: $1,163,939 (USA) (23 October 1988)

Gross: $12,793,213 (USA) Filming Dates 12 October 1987 - December 1987 Copyright Holder 1988 The Samuel Goldwyn Company Related Links

Cast

Actor

Character

Annabeth Gish

Kat Arujo

Julia Roberts

Daisy Arujo

Lili Taylor

Jojo

Vincent D'Onofrio

Bill

William R. Moses

Tim Travers

Adam Storke

Charles Gordon Windsor, Jr.

Conchata Ferrell

Leona

Joanna Merlin

Mrs. Arujo

Porscha Radcliffe

Phoebe Travers

John Fiore

Jake

Gene Amoroso

Mr. Barboza

Sheila Ferrini

Mrs. Barboza

Janet Zarish

Nicole Travers

Louis Turenne

Everyday Gourmet

Lauren O'Brien

Serena

John Cunningham

Mr. Charles Gordon Windsor, Sr.

Ann Flood

Mrs. Polly Windsor

Suzanne Shepherd

Aunt Tweedy

Matt Damon

Steamer

Jack Ringstad

Uncle Ned

Jody Raymond

Teresa

Jim O'Connor

George (as James O'Connor)

Geraldine Leer

Lorna

Robin Joss

Carrie

Ray Zuppa

Mitch

Paul Timothy Burke

Ray

Bucky Walsh

Manny

Nikki Bruno

Woman Customer

Bill Devany

Ralph

Christina Fadala

Tourist #1

Keith Jochim

Tourist #2

June Sjostrom

Tourist Date

John Garry

Car Guy (as John Gary)

Rita M. Herbert

Whiny Customer

John Klater

Bartender

Wiley Moore

Newscaster

Lew Resseguie

Maitre D'

Ingrid Sonnichsen

Lobster Woman (as Inilip Sonnichsen)

Dennis Paiva

Singer at Wedding

Robert Vanaria

Baritone

Marc A. Vitale

Rocky

Al Hodgkins

Priest

Philip M. Gardiner

Bar Patron (uncredited)

Hans Hartman

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Al Magliochetti

Patron at Pegleg Pub (uncredited)

Joe Monaco

Fisherman (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

With the exception of a few exterior shots of downtown Mystic, most of the film was shot in nearby Connecticut and Rhode Island.

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The "Mystic Pizza" restaurant in Mystic was not where the movie was filmed. Only one scene of the movie was actually filmed in Mystic village, which was the scene where the fishing boat was going through the draw bridge. Mystic is a popular tourist destination that would have been too crowded for filming a movie so the filming was done in the sleepy neighboring town of Stonington, CT. They used a business on Water street for restaurant filming, and in the early part of the movie there is a scene where a pizza is being delivered via motor scooter, where they go past the town green where the two old cannons are on display.

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A sequel called "Return to Mystic Pizza" was in development in the early 90s, with a script by Albert Innaurato and Jenny Tripp.

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Goofs

Several times throughout the movie, Kat's sideburns change from short to long.

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In the scene where Kat has brought her mom pizza down at the docks Mrs. Araujo asks, "Hey, Sylvio, you got a job for my smart kid?" Sylvio shakes a dead octopus at her and replies something along the lines of, "Yeah, right here" but is smiling broadly the whole time and does not move his lips.

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In the scene where Charlie takes Daisy back to his parents' summer home for the first time, her hair goes from curly when they are outside to flat-ironed when they are indoors.

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Quotes

Leona: Honey, you'd do just fine if you just used your head a little more

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Daisy: Daddy banging the babysitter is a really old story, Kat; it happens all the time.

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Daisy: I fucked up.

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