Another favorite film of mine is “Moonstruck.” Cher plays Loretta Castorini, an Italian-American widow living with her parents in Brooklyn, who is torn between her fiancé and his brother.

First, here is a video montage created by my daughter Amber, containing her photos, as well as some of mine.  Once you have enjoyed that, I have the locations listed below, with the photos. Not all locations in the video are up on this page yet…it’s a work in progress!

19 Cranberry Street, Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn

Here are two views of the Castorini House from the movie.

2004

Loretta walking back to her house on Cranberry Street

May 2008

West on Cranberry Street – Brooklyn Heights

From the movie, looking west on Cranberry Street, heading toward the Brooklyn Promenade, with its views of lower Manhattan.

May 2008

Sackett & Henry Streets – Brooklyn

In this scene, Loretta goes to the Cammareri Bakery to invite her fiance’s brother to the wedding. Loretta is standing on the northwest corner of Sackett & Henry Streets, about to cross to the southeast corner to the Cammareri Bros. Bakery. This view is looking south on Henry Street.

May 2008. View from the northwest corner of Sackett & Henry Streets, looking south on Henry Street. The pharmacy from Moonstruck is still there on the left. On the right is the location where the Cammareri Bakery was located.

Loretta entering the cellar of the bakery to talk to Ronny.

May 2008. This is where the Cammareri Bros. Bakery was located, and the entrance to the cellar is on the right, by the SUV.

W. 4th & 12th Streets (Manhattan) – New York, NY

The fictitious restaurant, the Grand Ticino, is featured at various points in the movie. Its first appearance is during a scene when Loretta and Johnny are having dinner and Johnny proposes. Later, Loretta’s mother Rose (Olympia Dukakis), dines alone and meets Perry (John Mahoney), a college professor with a penchant for getting drinks thrown in his face by the college students he dates.

According to the street signs, the restaurant is located at Hicks & Cranberry Streets. The Castorini home is located at 19 Cranberry Street in Brooklyn, and the characters are depicted as being within a short walking distance. 

May 2009. The actual location for the building is in the West Village in Manhattan, at 4th & 12th Streets.

Lower Manhattan from the Brooklyn Promenade

From the movie.

May 2008