Mystic Pizza

1988
15
1h 44m

IMDb RATING

6.3/10

35K

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

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IMDb RATING

6.3/10

35K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

3,806

1,942

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win & 4 nominations total

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Featured review

Taylor and D'Onofrio: The Real Show

This film was unique for its time. There is actually a place called Mystic, Connecticutt. It's a beautiful town and the director used it well.

Julia Roberts is fresh and sexy. Thank God that this film was made before, Pretty Woman or else there would be no record of Julia's pure beauty before she became a 'star'. The reason to watch this film however are the performances given by Lili Taylor and Vincent D'Onofrio. They film could have been about the relationship between characters. Taylor is 'real' sexy. I'm a big fan. She also delivers one of the most emotionally honest monologues in cinematic history. D'Onofrio delivers a down-to-earth performance of a sensitive male who values love over sex. Also the performance given by the actress who plays the pizzeria's owner is very lovable.

luludavis
Mar 15, 2003
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Trivia
"Mystic Pizza" is a real pizza parlor, located at 55 West Main St. in Mystic, Connecticut. Writer Amy Holden Jones was vacationing in Mystic one summer, saw the pizza parlor and was inspired to write the story. After the movie came out, the real Mystic Pizza shop became so popular, lines would stretch to the sidewalk and patrons would regularly steal mementos from the restaurant.

Goofs
Incorrectly regarded as a goof, the business license next to the phone at Mystic Pizza reads that the establishment as being in Groton CT. Mystic is a village within the town limits of Groton.

Quotes
Bill: I'm tellin' ya, Jo, that I love you. Doesn't that mean anything to you? I think that when people love each other, they should make a commitment. They should have a wedding, in a church, with the blessings of God, for chrissakes! Don't you get it, Jo? I'm telling you - that I love you! And all you love is my dick. Do you know how that makes me feel? Do you?

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Things Change/Bat*21/Without a Clue/Mystic Pizza/Daffy Duck's Quackbusters (1988)

Soundtracks
Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes
Performed by Perry Como
Courtesy of RCA Records
Written by Slim Willet
Published by Acuff-Rose Music, Inc.