Mystic Pizza
First screened in the late 1980s / Most recently screened in July 2025

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Director: Donald Petrie. Cast: Annabeth Gish, Julia Roberts, Lili Taylor, Conchata Ferrell, William R. Roses, Vincent D'Onofrio, Adam Storke, Porscha Radcliffe, Joanna Merlin, Bucky Walsh, Louis Turenne, Gene Amoroso, Sheila Ferrini, Janet Zarish, Geraldine Leer, Jody Raymond, Matt Damon. Screenplay: Amy Holden Jones, Perry and Randy Howze, and Alfred Uhry.

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Photo © 1988 The Samuel Goldwyn Company

In Brief: Spunky, serviceable update of 30s women-led melodramedies. Loose hold on regional/economic milieu; neutered script?

VOR: ②  Vacillates between earnest storytelling, with actors digging in, and slumber-party frivolity. Decent, durable stab at both, but not a landmark.

Grade: B–

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Awards:
	Independent Spirit Awards: Best First Feature

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