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The Man in the Moon
Maureen Trant and her younger sibling Dani share a strong connection, but local boy Court Foster threatens to throw their bond off balance. Dani and Court meet first and have a flirtatious rapport -- but when he meets Maureen, he falls hard and they begin a passionate affair. The new couple try to keep their love hidden from Dani, but she soon learns the truth, disavowing her sister. But a heartbreaking accident later reunites the girls.
1991 · Directed by Robert Mulligan · 99 min · Drama · Romance · 19 frames
Tagline
Remember when you couldn't wait for your life to begin... and then, one day, it did?
Crew
- Written by: Jenny Wingfield
- Cinematography: Freddie Francis
- Edited by: Trudy Ship
- Music: James Newton Howard
- Production design: Gene Callahan
- Produced by: Mark Rydell
Cast
- Reese Witherspoon as Danielle "Dani" Trant
- Jason London as Court Foster
- Emily Warfield as Maureen Trant
- Sam Waterston as Matthew Trant
- Tess Harper as Abigail Trant
- Gail Strickland as Marie Foster
- Bentley Mitchum as Billy Sanders
- Ernie Lively as Will Sanders
- Dennis Letts as Doc White
- Earleen Bergeron as Mrs. Sanders
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: MGM-Pathé Communications, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Budget: $1,237,669
- Box office: $2,853,801
- Themes: sibling relationship, louisiana, coming of age, skinny dipping, first love, nostalgic, tractor accident, 1950s, thoughtful, sister sister relationship
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