The Man in the Moon

Released Date
October 4, 1991
Distributor
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Genre
Drama
Rating
PG-13
Worldwide Gross
Domestic Gross + International Gross = Worldwide Gross
$2,853,801 + $0 = $2,853,801
48
Reese Witherspoon

as Dani Trant

51
Jason London

as Court Foster

1947-2021
Ernie Lively

as Will Sanders

83
Sam Waterston

as Matthew Trant

74
Tess Harper

as Abigail Trant

57
Bentley Mitchum

as Billy Sanders

About The Man in the Moon

A coming of age story set in the south of the U.S. when Elvis was King.

About

Coming-of-age film set in the summer of 1957 in Louisiana when Elvis Presley was king. A young Dani meets a farmer named Court and complicated emotions arise.

Trivia

The movie marked the film debut for Reese Witherspoon at the age of 14. Roger Ebert ranked it number 8 on his top 10 best films of 1991.