Moonlight and Valentino

Moonlight and Valentino (1995)

Virginity, sex, the big cry, and other salty topics.

A young widow still grieving over the death of her husband finds herself being comforted by a local housepainter.

Date of release
1995-09-29
TMDB
5.6 / 10 (85)
Runtime
1h 40m
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director
David Anspaugh

Casting

Interesting facts

Moonlight and Valentino is a 1995 comedy-drama film directed by David Anspaugh starring Elizabeth Perkins, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kathleen Turner, Whoopi Goldberg and Jon Bon Jovi. The screenplay by Ellen Simon is based on her semi-autobiographical play of the same title, written after the death of her husband.

Background

Ellen Simon, daughter of Neil Simon, said:

"In 1988, my husband (and Andrew’s father), Jeff Bishop, was struck by a car while jogging in New York City. He was killed instantly....Most of the time, it was my sister, Nancy; my stepmother (actress Marsha Mason), and my best friend, Claudette. They spent two weeks at my side...these women coming together would make a great story."

"When my husband died and people came around and I felt safe to mourn and really cry, I realized how healing that is. So that was the catharsis, and I wanted to write about that."

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