MYSTIC PIZZA (DVD/16X9/WS/1988)-NLA DVD

Mystic Pizza
Three teenagers learn a lot about life and love one summer in this romantic comedy-drama. Kat (Annabeth Gish), Daisy (Julia Roberts), and Jojo (Lili Taylor) are three working-class women just out of high school who have jobs at the same pizza parlor in the resort community of Mystic, Connecticut. Kat wants to study astronomy at Yale; when she starts baby-sitting for Tim (William R. Moses), a wealthy Yale graduate summering in Mystic, she finds herself falling in love with him, even though he's married and nearly twice her age. Daisy, who isn't sure what she wants from life, starts going with Charlie (Adam Storke), a recent law school dropout, though she starts to think that it may be more to rebel against her family than out of genuine affection. And Jojo is attracted to Bill (Vincent D'Onofrio), but she doesn't want to get married (she's already left him at the altar once); when Bill announces that he's no longer willing to have sex without marriage, she has to decide if his affections are worth a lifetime commitment. Conchata Ferrell appears in a supporting role as Leona, the proprietor of the pizza parlor, who zealously guards the secret formula of her sauce. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Cast Annabeth Gish as Kat Araujo Julia Roberts as Daisy Araujo Lili Taylor as Jojo Barboza Vincent D'Onofrio as Bill Montijo William R. Moses as Tim Travers Adam Storke as Charles Gordon Winsor Conchata Ferrell as Leona Valsouano Joanna Merlin as Mrs. Arujo

Crew Mark Haack - Art Director Janet Hirshenson - Casting Jane Jenkins - Casting Jennifer Von Mayrhauser - Costume Designer Mark A. Radcliffe - First Assistant Director Donald Petrie - Director Marion Rothman - Editor Don Brochu - Editor Samuel Goldwyn, Jr. - Executive Producer Susan Vogelfang - Line Producer David McHugh - Composer (Music Score) Steve Tyrell - Musical Direction/Supervision Frankie Previte - Songwriter Brad Fiedel - Songwriter Vera Yurtchuk - Makeup Steven Frank - Makeup Nan Piascik - Makeup David Chapman - Production Designer Tim Suhrstedt - Cinematographer Scott Rosenfelt - Production Manager Scott Rosenfelt - Producer Mark Levinson - Producer Susan Vogelfang - Producer Clay Griffith - Set Designer Mark Haack - Set Designer Ken Levin - Special Effects Russell Fager - Sound/Sound Designer Amy Jones - Screen Story Alfred Uhry - Screenwriter Amy Jones - Screenwriter Joanne Pagliaro - Screenwriter Randy Howze - Screenwriter Perry Howze - Screenwriter Norval D. Crutcher Jr. - Supervising Sound Editor

Mystic Pizza
Her first major film role didn't make Julia Roberts a star, but Mystic Pizza did make great use of the actress' earthy sensuality and onscreen charisma. Playing one of a trio of working-class young women in coastal New England, Roberts provided the va-va-voom to Lili Taylor's quirkiness and Annabeth Gish's quiet intensity. Decidedly matriarchal and working-class in its depictions of these young characters' lives, the film uses the pizza parlor of kindly Leona (Conchata Ferrell) as a symbol of both the bond of female friendship and the joys and limitations of life in a seaside resort town. Mystic Pizza splits its storytelling time equally between the romantic entanglements of its three heroines, but a subtle class consciousness colors even these stock scenarios: Kat (Gish) glimpses the dissatisfactions of Ivy League privilege in the marriage of her wealthy boss; Daisy (Roberts) has to reconcile her boyfriend's blue-blooded loafing with her own hard-working existence; and Jojo (Taylor) has to choose between a comfortable marriage and an uncertain future. Alternately cheery, somber, and melodramatic, the sometimes uneven Mystic Pizza nonetheless serves up an engaging, if misty-eyed, slice of small-town life. ~ Brian J. Dillard, All Movie Guide
 

Julia Roberts: Independent Spirit Awards, Best Actress (nominated)

Independent Spirit Awards, Best First Feature (winner)

General Specifications: Language Options: English, French, Spanish Subtitle Options: French, Spanish, English Sound Processing: 2: PCM stereo 1: PCM mono 5.1: 5 full-range channels. Includes 3 for the front speakers, 2 surround channels for rear speakers, & 1 low-frequency effects (LFE) channel to carry deep bass effects Additional Features: Original theatrical trailer English: stereo Surround French: mono Spanish: stereo Surround French and Spanish subtitles DVD Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1: Theatre Wide-Screen MPAA Rating: R DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 105 min Part of Series: Contemporary Classics   DVD Chapters: Scene Selections. 0. Scene Selections. 1. Credits/Nervous Bride. [:26] 2. Straight-A Sitter. [3:01] 3. "Rich White Bread". [5:34] 4. "What A View!". [1:51] 5. Hitching A Date. [2:53] 6. Don't Monkey Around. [4:17] 7. Pumped Up For Romance. [2:58] 8. No Respect. [5:03] 9. Something Looks Fishy. [1:03] 10. Bye-Bye, Jojo. [5:34] 11. "Wipe Your Conscience". [:16] 12. The End Of The Affair. [8:08] 13. "The Fireside Gourmet". [1:10] 14. Rich Man, Poor Girl. [6:19] 15. "In A Word, Superb!". [1:50] 16. End Credits. [3:56]