Nicolas Cage has played some pretty memorable roles in his acting career which now spans more than four decades. One of those includes his role in the 1987 film, Moonstruck. The film was such a success that fans continue to reference it when seeing Cage in person. Some of them take it too far, giving him a good smack reminiscent of his co-star Cher.
‘Moonstruck’ was a smash rom-com
The film Moonstruck was released in 1987 and featured Nicolas Cage alongside Cher. In the film, Cage plays Ronny Cammareri, the brother of Loretta Castorini’s (Cher) fiancé. The two begin a rocky romance encouraged by alcohol that eventually blooms into something more.
The film had a modest budget of $15 million but became a box office hit, grossing a whopping $122.1 million worldwide. Moonstruck went on to earn six Oscar nominations in 1988, taking home three.
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