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Moonstruck Quotes

Moonstruck is a television program that debuted in 1970 . Moonstruck ended in 1970.

It features Norman Jewison, and Patrick Palmer as producer, Dick Hyman in charge of musical score, and David Watkin (cinematographer) as head of cinematography.

Moonstruck is recorded in English and originally aired in United States. Each episode of Moonstruck is 102 minutes long. Moonstruck is distributed by MGM/UA Communications Co..

The cast includes: Nicolas Cage as Ronny Cammareri, Cher as Loretta Castorini, Olympia Dukakis as Rose, Vincent Gardenia as Cosmo Castorini, Danny Aiello as Johnny, Olympia Dukakis as Rose Castorini, John Mahoney as Perry, and Anita Gillette as Mona.

Moonstruck Quotes

Cher as Loretta Castorini

  • (Cher) "Bless me, Father, for I have sinned. It has been two months since my last confession."
  • (Priest) "What sins have you to confess?"
  • (Cher) "Twice I took the name of the Lord in vain, once I slept with the brother of my fiancee, and once I bounced a check at the liquor store, but that was really an accident."
  • (Priest) "Then it's not a sin. But -- what was that second thing you said, Loretta?"
  • (Cher) "I'm gonna marry him."
  • (Nicolas Cage) "What?"
  • (Cher) "Last night never happened, you hear me? I'm gonna marry him anyway and last night never happened, and you and I are gonna take this to our coffins."
  • (Nicolas Cage) "I can't do that."
  • (Old Crone) "You have someone on that plane?"
  • (Cher) "Yeah, my fiancé."
  • (Old Crone) "I put a curse on that plane. My sister is on that plane. I put a curse on that plane that it's gonna explode, burn on fire and fall into the sea. Fifty years ago, she stole a man from me. S'aprese il mio uomo. Today she tells me that she never loved him, that she took him to be strong on me. Now she's going back to Sicily. Ritorna in Sicilia. I cursed her that the green Atlantic water should swallow her up."
  • (Cher) "I don't believe in curses."
  • (Old Crone) "Eh, neither do I."
  • (Cher) "That was so awful."
  • (Nicolas Cage) "Awful?"
  • (Cher) "Beautiful -- sad. She died."
  • (Nicolas Cage) "Yes."
  • (Cher) "I was surprised -- You know, I didn't really think she was gonna die. I knew she was sick."
  • (Nicolas Cage) "She had TB."
  • (Cher) "I know. I mean, she was coughing her brains out, and still she had to keep singing."

Olympia Dukakis as Rose

  • (Olympia Dukakis) "Why do men chase women?"
  • (Danny Aiello) "Well, there's a Bible story -- God -- God took a rib from Adam and made Eve. Now maybe men chase women to get the rib back. When God took the rib, he left a big hole there, where there used to be something. And the women have that. Now maybe, just maybe, a man isn't complete as a man without a woman."
  • (Olympia Dukakis) "But why would a man need more than one woman?"
  • (Danny Aiello) "I don't know. Maybe because he fears death."
  • (Olympia Dukakis) "That's it. That's the reason."
  • (Danny Aiello) "I don't know --"
  • (Olympia Dukakis) "No. That's it. Thank you. Thank you for answering my question."
  • (Olympia Dukakis) "Old man, you give those dogs another piece of my food and I'm gonna kick you 'til you're dead."
  • (Olympia Dukakis) "Do you love him, Loretta?"
  • (Cher) "Aw, ma, I love him awful."
  • (Olympia Dukakis) "Oh, God, that's too bad."
  • (Olympia Dukakis) "I just want you to know no matter what you do, you're gonna die, just like everybody else."
  • (Vincent Gardenia) "Thank you, Rose."
  • (Olympia Dukakis) "You -- you got a love bite on your neck. He's coming back this morning, what's the matter with you? You're life's going down the toilet. Cover up that damn thing. Come on, put some make-up on it."
  • (Olympia Dukakis) "My mother has a saying. Do you want to hear it?"
  • (John Mahoney) "Sure."
  • (Olympia Dukakis) "Don't s*** where you eat."
  • (Olympia Dukakis) "Nice to meet you."
  • (Olympia Dukakis) ". Got a love bite on your neck. Your mother's recovered from death."
  • (Nicolas Cage) "Oh, great. We're not close, so I'm not really moved."
  • (Olympia Dukakis) "Are you drunk?"
  • (Cher) "No. Are YOU drunk?"
  • (Olympia Dukakis) "No -- but I have a hangover."
  • (Olympia Dukakis) "No, I think the house is empty. I can't invite you in because I'm married. Because I know who I am."
  • (Olympia Dukakis) "Put some make up on., Cover up the damn thing, your life is going down the toilet. Answer the damn door."
  • (Olympia Dukakis) "Have I been a good wife?"
  • (Vincent Gardenia) "Yeah."
  • (Olympia Dukakis) "I want you to stop seeing her."
  • (Vincent Gardenia) "Okay."
  • (Olympia Dukakis) "And go to confession."
  • (Olympia Dukakis) "Now he's going to play that damn Vikki Carr record, and when he comes to bed he won't touch me."
  • (Olympia Dukakis) "Would anyone like some oatmeal?"
  • (Nicolas Cage) "Yes, Mrs. Castorini, I would LOVE some oatmeal."
  • (Cher) "No, we don't want any oatmeal."

Nicolas Cage as Ronny Cammareri

  • (Nicolas Cage) "A bride without a head."
  • (Cher) "A wolf without a foot."
  • (Nicolas Cage) "Chrissy, over on the wall, bring me the big knife. I want to cut my throat."
  • (Nicolas Cage) "You're gonna marry my brother? Why you wanna sell your life short? Playing it safe is just about the most dangerous thing a woman like you could do. You waited for the right man the first time, why didn't you wait for the right man again?"
  • (Cher) "He didn't come."
  • (Nicolas Cage) "I'm here."
  • (Cher) "You're late."
  • (Nicolas Cage) "I ain't no freakin' monument to justice. I lost my hand. I lost my bride. Johnny has his hand. Johnny has his bride. You want me to take my heartache, put it away and forget?"
  • (Nicolas Cage) "Son of a bitch."
  • (Nicolas Cage) "."
  • (Cher) "Wait a minute. Where are you taking me?"
  • (Nicolas Cage) "To the bedroom."
  • (Nicolas Cage) "Aw, Johnny, you're 42 years old and she's still runnin' your life."
  • (Nicolas Cage) "Loretta, I love you. Not like they told you love is, and I didn't know this either, but love don't make things nice; it ruins everything. It breaks your heart. It makes things a mess. We aren't here to make things perfect. The snowflakes are perfect. The stars are perfect. Not us. Not us. We are here to ruin ourselves and to break our hearts and love the wrong people and die. The storybooks are bulls***. Now I want you to come upstairs with me and get in my bed."
  • (Nicolas Cage) "They say bread is life. And I bake bread, bread, bread. And I sweat and shovel this stinkin' dough in and out of this hot hole in the wall, and I should be so happy. Huh, sweetie?"
  • (Nicolas Cage) "This was painted by Marc Chagall. And, as you can see, he was a very great artist."
  • (Cher) "It's kind of little gaudy, don't you think?"
  • (Nicolas Cage) "Well, he was havin' some fun."
  • (Nicolas Cage) "I'm in love with you."
  • (Cher) "Snap out of it."
  • (Nicolas Cage) "I have a feeling this is going to be just delicious."
  • (Nicolas Cage) "I looked the wrong way and I lost my hand. He could make you look the wrong way and you could lose your whole head."
  • (Nicolas Cage) "You ruined my life."
  • (Cher) "That's impossible. It was ruined when I got here. You ruined my life."
  • (Nicolas Cage) "Everything seems like nothing to me now, 'cause I want you in my bed. I don't care if I burn in hell. I don't care if you burn in hell. The past and the future is a joke to me now. I see that they're nothing. I see they ain't here. The only thing that's here is you; and me."

Vincent Gardenia as Cosmo Castorini

  • (Vincent Gardenia) "Birds fly to the stars; I guess --"
  • (Vincent Gardenia) "I don't like him."
  • (Olympia Dukakis) "You're not going to marry him, Cosmo. Do you love him, Loretta?"
  • (Cher) "No."
  • (Olympia Dukakis) "Good."
  • (Olympia Dukakis) "When you love them they drive you crazy because they know they can."
  • (Vincent Gardenia) "A man understands one day that his life is built on nothing, and that's a bad, crazy day."
  • (Olympia Dukakis) "Your life is not built on nothing. Ti amo."
  • (Vincent Gardenia) "I have no money."
  • (Olympia Dukakis) "You're as rich as Roosevelt. You're just cheap, Cosmo."
  • (Vincent Gardenia) "It looks stupid. It's a pinky ring. It's a man's ring."
  • (Cher) "It's temporary."
  • (Vincent Gardenia) "Everything is temporary. That don't excuse nothin'."
  • (Vincent Gardenia) "Rose. Rose. Rose. Rose."
  • (Olympia Dukakis) "Who's dead?"
  • (Vincent Gardenia) "There are three kinds of pipe. There's what you have, which is garbage; and you can see where that's gotten you. There's bronze, which is pretty good, unless something goes wrong. And something always goes wrong. Then, there's copper, which is the only pipe I use. It costs money. It costs money because it saves money."
  • (Vincent Gardenia) "You'll have your eyes opened for you, my friend."
  • (Danny Aiello) "I have my eyes open."
  • (Vincent Gardenia) "Oh yeah? Well, stick around. Don't go on any long trips."
  • (Danny Aiello) "I don't know what you mean."
  • (Vincent Gardenia) "I know you don't. That's the point. I'll say no more."
  • (Danny Aiello) "You haven't said anything."
  • (Vincent Gardenia) "And that's all I'm saying."

John Mahoney as Perry

  • (John Mahoney) "Pardon me folks. That was just a very attractive mental patient."
  • (John Mahoney) "We could go to my apartment. You could see how the other half lives."
  • (Olympia Dukakis) "I'm too old for you."
  • (John Mahoney) "I'm too old for me; that's my predicament."
  • (John Mahoney) "Now, Patricia, please don't leave."
  • (Patricia) "So what do you think I am, some sort of talking dog?"
  • (John Mahoney) "I was just making a point about the way you said -- the way you stated your aspirations."
  • (Patricia) "Yeah? Well you can kiss my aspirations, Professor."
  • (John Mahoney) "Kiss my aspirations? Oh, very clever. Yeah, the heighth of cleverness. Waiter."

Danny Aiello as Johnny

  • (Danny Aiello) "In time you will see that this is the best thing."
  • (Cher) "In time you'll drop dead and I'll come to your funeral in a red dress."
  • (Danny Aiello) "Would you like some dessert?"
  • (Cher) "You know I really shouldn't."
  • (Danny Aiello) "Will you marry me?"
  • (Cher) "Bobo, take the cart away."
  • (Bobo) "Veddy good, miss."

Anita Gillette as Mona

  • (Anita Gillette) "You have such a head for knowing."

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