The Man in the Moon
1991 film by Robert Mulligan
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Summary
The Man in the Moon is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,880 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: Robert Mulligan[3]
- Screenwriter: Jenny Wingfield[4]
- Composer: James Newton Howard[5]
- Genre: romance film[6], teen film[7], coming-of-age film[8], drama film[9]
- Cast member: Reese Witherspoon[10], Jason London[11], Sam Waterston[12], Tess Harper[13], Gail Strickland[14], Emily Warfield[15], Cloris Leachman[16], Ernie Lively[17], Bentley Mitchum[18], Dennis Letts[19], Anna Chappell[20]
- Producer: Mark Rydell[21]
- Production company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[22]
- Director of photography: Freddie Francis[23]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[24]
- Distribution format: video on demand[25]
- Review score: 91%[26], 7.9/10[27], 73/100[28]
- Color: color[29]
- Country of origin: United States[30]
- Publication date: October 4, 1991[31], May 16, 1996[32]
- Distributed by: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[33], Netflix[34]
- Narrative location: Louisiana[35]
- Title: The Man in the Moon[36]
- FSK film rating: FSK 6[37]
- Duration: 95 minutes[38]
- Box office: 2,853,801 US dollars[39]
- RARS rating: 12+[40]
- Kijkwijzer rating: 12[41]
- CNC film rating (France): no age restriction[42]
Why It Matters
The Man in the Moon has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]