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Mystic Pizza

Mystic Pizza

A romantic comedy with the works.

19886.31h 44m

Overview

Three teenage girls come of age while working at a pizza parlor in Mystic, Connecticut.

Directed by Donald Petrie
Written by Amy Holden Jones, Perry Howze, Randy Howze
Produced by Mark Levinson, Scott M. Rosenfelt
Box OfficeBudget: $6.0MRevenue: $12.8M

Top Cast

Julia Roberts

Julia Roberts

Daisy

Annabeth Gish

Annabeth Gish

Kat

Lili Taylor

Lili Taylor

JoJo

Vincent D'Onofrio

Vincent D'Onofrio

Bill

William R. Moses

William R. Moses

Tim

Adam Storke

Adam Storke

Charlie

Conchata Ferrell

Conchata Ferrell

Leona

Joanna Merlin

Joanna Merlin

Mrs. Arujo

Porscha Radcliffe

Porscha Radcliffe

Phoebe

Arthur Walsh

Arthur Walsh

Manny

Themes & Keywords

waitresspizzaconnecticutcoming of agefear of commitmentteenage girldatingfood criticcatholicastronomyopposites attractportuguese americanseaside townwealth differencesbest friendsromantic dramedy

About Mystic Pizza

Mystic Pizza is a romance, drama, comedy film released in 1988 exploring themes of waitress, pizza, connecticut, coming of age, fear of commitment, teenage girl. Directed by Donald Petrie, it stars Julia Roberts, Annabeth Gish, Lili Taylor. Three teenage girls come of age while working at a pizza parlor in Mystic, Connecticut.

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