Mystic Pizza

Mystic Pizza (1988)

Timing: 1:44 (104 min)

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Actors and characters

Release date

1988-10-13

Country

United States

Production

Samuel Goldwyn Company, Night Light Films, Night Life

Genre

Comedy, Drama, Romance

Budget

$6 000 000

Revenue

$12 793 213

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Director

Donald Petrie

Actors

Julia Roberts, Annabeth Gish, Lili Taylor, Vincent D'Onofrio, William R. Moses, Adam Storke, Conchata Ferrell, Joanna Merlin, Porscha Radcliffe, Arthur Walsh
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Scenario

Producer

Mark Levinson, Scott M. Rosenfelt, Samuel Goldwyn Jr.

Operator

Tim Suhrstedt

Composer

David McHugh

Artist

Audition

Janet Hirshenson, Jane Jenkins

Editing

Marion Rothman, Don Brochu
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• A more accurate translation of the title is "Pizza in Mystic."
• "Mystic Pizza" is Matt Damon's debut film. He appears in the film around the 87th minute with a single line: "Mom, do you want my green stuff?"
• The film was not shot at an establishment with that name in the town of Mystic. Only one scene, with a bridge and fishing boat, was filmed in Mystic itself. Mystic is a fairly popular resort town with a constant influx of tourists (perhaps even too many to comfortably film a movie there). The film was shot in the sleepy town of Stonington, Connecticut. The restaurant scenes were filmed at a location on Water Street.
• After the initial auditions, Julia Roberts stated that she was suitable for the role, but some changes to her appearance would be necessary. For the next audition, she dyed her hair black. According to her, all the other actresses invited to audition diligently learned their lines, while she sat with headphones on, listening to her player and singing along loudly, only removing the headphones right before the casting director.
• "Mystic Pizza" is a real pizzeria located at 55 West Main Street in Mystic, Connecticut. Screenwriter Amy Holden Jones once vacationed there, saw the pizzeria, and came up with the idea for a similar plot. After the film's release, the establishment became so popular that long lines of visitors began to form.