The Man in the Moon
“Remember when you couldn't wait for your life to begin... and then, one day, it did?”
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.
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Cast
15 people
Reese Witherspoon
Danielle "Dani" Trant
Known for
Monsters vs Aliens
Sing
Jason London
Court Foster
Known for
Dazed and Confused
The Rage: Carrie 2
Emily Warfield
Maureen Trant
Known for
Bonanza: The Return
American Crime
Sam Waterston
Matthew Trant
Known for
The Newsroom
Godless
Tess Harper
Abigail Trant
Known for
No Country for Old Men
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
Gail Strickland
Marie Foster
Known for
Norma Rae
When a Man Loves a Woman
Bentley Mitchum
Billy Sanders
Known for
Demonic Toys
Shark Attack
Ernie Lively
Will Sanders
Known for
Looking Glass
Passenger 57
Dennis Letts
Doc White
Known for
Rush
Sidekicks
Earleen Bergeron
Mrs. Sanders
Anna Chappell
Mrs. Taylor
Known for
Mountaintop Motel Massacre
Brandi Smith
Missy Trant
Robert Mulligan Director · Jenny Wingfield Writer James Newton Howard Composer
Worldwide gross $2.9M · Budget $1.2M · United States release September 30, 1991
Box office
Budget
$1,237,669
Worldwide gross
$2,853,801
Gross vs. budget
2.3×
Production
MGM-Pathé Communications
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · September 30, 1991
Limited theatrical
United States · September 30, 1991
Theatrical
France
December 24, 1991 · Theatrical
July 16, 2003 · Physical · DVD
June 4, 2024 · Physical · Blu-Ray
Germany
May 16, 1996 · Theatrical
May 16, 1996 · TV · RTL 2
June 2, 2003 · Physical · DVD
Netherlands
June 12, 1992 · Theatrical
April 2, 2008 · Physical · DVD
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