Mystic Pizza

Mystic Pizza
Mystic Pizza
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Donald Petrie
Screenplay by	Amy Holden Jones; Perry Howze; Randy Howze; Alfred Uhry;
Story by	Amy Holden Jones
Produced by	Mark Levinson; Scott Rosenfelt;
Starring	Annabeth Gish; Julia Roberts; Lili Taylor; Vincent Phillip D'Onofrio; William R. Moses; Adam Storke;
Cinematography	Tim Suhrstedt
Edited by	Don Brochu; Marion Rothman;
Music by	David McHugh
Distributed by	The Samuel Goldwyn Company
Release dates	October 18, 1988 (Mystic); October 21, 1988 (United States);
Running time	104 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$6 million
Box office	$14 million

Mystic Pizza is a 1988 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Donald Petrie in his feature directorial debut, and starring Annabeth Gish, Julia Roberts and Lili Taylor. It follows the coming-of-age of three young Portuguese-American friends who work at a pizza parlor in a seaside Connecticut town. The film received positive reviews, with Roger Ebert declaring at the time, "I have a feeling that Mystic Pizza may someday become known for the movie stars it showcased back before they became stars. All of the young actors in this movie have genuine gifts." It marked Matt Damon's film debut.