Movie
The Man in the Moon
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1991-09-30
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Status
- Released
- Production
- MGM-Pathé Communications, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
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
- Anna Chappell as Mrs. Taylor
- Brandi Smith as Missy Trant
Crew
- Robert Mulligan - Director
- Jenny Wingfield - Writer
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