MYSTIC PIZZA

'''Mystic Pizza''' is a 1988 film directed by Donald Petrie and starring Annabeth Gish, Julia Roberts, and Lili Taylor.

Contents

Plot

External links

Plot

The film is about the coming of age of two sisters and their friend, as seen through the romantic lives of the three main characters: Kat, Daisy, and Jojo , who all work as waitresses at Mystic Pizza in Mystic, Connecticut. The town of Mystic, Connecticut, a Portuguese fishing town, as a metaphor, is the fourth character in the movie - underscored in the final scene of the movie, by the shooting star that zips across the velvety black night sky as Kat, Daisy and JoJo drink a toast to their futures.
The movie also touches on an Old World work ethic. Kat and Daisy are sisters and rivals; the former works all the time and aspires to attend Yale University, while the latter just wants to have fun. Kat is the apple of her Portuguese mother's eye, while Daisy is not, as she is promiscuous, and is not as goal-oriented as her younger sister.
There is also a dynamic between the Anglo-American employer of Kat, who is Portuguese-American, and the resulting relationship between the two. The class distinctions and variant European heritages are explored to some extent in various scenes of the film. Vincent D'Onofrio and Adam Storke co-star; and, in his screen debut, Matt Damon has a small part (his sole line in the film being, "Mom, do you want my green stuff?").
The film was based on an actual Pizza shop that caught the eye of a Hollywood screen writer. The actual Mystic Pizza shop located in Mystic, Connecticut has become overwhelmingly popular due to the film's success.

External links

★