THE MAN IN THE MOON (1991)

ROBERT MULLIGAN

Drama Coming of Age Nigel's Choice Feel Good 1950s Teen Romance Recommended

Cast

SAM WATERSTON TESS HARPER GAIL STRICKLAND REESE WITHERSPOON JASON LONDON

Plot

Intelligent, affectionate rites-of-passage drama set in the late 1950s. 14-year-old Dani is on the verge of womanhood and her loins start astirring with the arrival of a tasty newcomer in town. But adolescent angst sets in when her worldly older sister catches his eye instead. Tear-jerking.