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Mystic Pizza (1988),
Directors: Donald Petrie, rated R for language,
adult situations
A romantic
comedy with the works.
 Starring: Annabeth Gish, Julia Roberts, Lili Taylor, Vincent
D'Onofrio, William R. Moses, Adam Storke, Conchata Ferrell, Matt
Damon
DML Rating:
★★★★★★★☆☆☆
- good
"What the hell do you
think Leona really puts in that pizza?" - Jojo
Why watch this?
It's sweet and bittersweet, and yes, Ms. Roberts became a thing.
Plot Summary:
Three young Portuguese-American friends in the seaside town of
Mystic, Connecticut, navigate the summer after high school
graduation. They work together at the local pizza parlor. Each
of the girls have different issues. One is not sure about her
upcoming marriage, one is in love with a married man, and one
can't let herself love a guy outside her "class".
Dad's Preview:
This intelligent chick-flick (wait, is that an oxymoron?) is a perfect datenight film with
very interesting plot lines. It really is deeper than it has to
be and that makes it much better. And BTW, this was the
incredible Julia Roberts'
(and that massive head of hair) big breakthrough role.

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