The Man in the Moon (film)

Movie
German title	The man in the Moon
Original title	The Man in the Moon
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	1991
length	95 minutes
Age rating	FSK 6
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Director	Robert Mulligan
script	Jenny Wingfield
production	Mark Rydell
music	James Newton Howard
camera	Freddie Francis
cut	Trudy Ship
occupation
Reese Witherspoon : Danielle 'Dani' Trant Jason London : Court Foster Sam Waterston : Matthew Trant Tess Harper : Abigail Trant Gail Strickland : Marie Foster Emily Warfield : Maureen Trant Bentley Mitchum : Billy Sanders Ernie Lively : Will Sanders Dennis Letts : Doc White

The Man in the Moon is a 1991 American drama film directed by Robert Mulligan and starring Reese Witherspoon and Jason London . It was Robert Mulligan's last film as well as the first film and leading role for Reese Witherspoon.

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The story takes place in rural Louisiana in the summer of 1957 and tells of a 14-year-old girl named Dani (Reese Witherspoon) who falls in love with a boy named Court Foster (Jason London) three years her senior. After developing a relationship between the two, Foster suddenly feels drawn to Danis' older sister, Maureen (Emily Warfield). Through strokes of fate, the sisters gather life experiences that help them to recognize how important family is to them.

Nominations

Reese Witherspoon was nominated for the Young Artist Award in the Best Young Actress Starring in a Motion Picture category.

Web links

• The man in the moon in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• The man in the moon atRotten Tomatoes(English)