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Features: DVD, Widescreen, Theatrical Version
Three teenagers learn about life and love one summer in this romantic comedy-drama. Kat (Annabeth Gish), Daisy (Julia Roberts), and Jojo (Lili Taylor) are three working-class women just out of high school who have jobs at the same pizza parlor in the resort community of Mystic, Connecticut. Kat wants to study at Yale when she starts baby-sitting for Tim (William R. Moses). She finds herself falling in love with him, even though he's married and twice her age. Daisy starts dating Charlie (Adam Storke), a law school dropout, to rebel against her family. And Jojo is attracted to Bill (Vincent D'Onofrio), but she doesn't want to get married. She must decide if Bill's affections are worth a lifelong commitment.
"A gem." Dennis Cunningham, CBS-TV
"Absolutely enchanting." Jeffrey Lyons, Sneak Previews
"Fresh, funny and winnng." Janet Maslin, The New York Times
Editor's Note
Three women, sisters Daisy and Kat and their friend Jojo, work at a pizza parlor in the town of Mystic, Connecticut, the summer after their high-school graduation and before they go their separate ways. JoJo wants to stay in Mystic and take over the pizza parlor someday but is unsure about whether she really wants to marry her high-school sweetheart. Kat is headed for Yale, but stops to have an affair with an older architect whose child she babysits, while her sister Daisy has visions of marrying a rich man and moving up in the world.
| Features | Theatrical Trailer |
| Technical Info
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Release Information
| | Studio: MGM |
| Release Date: 11/13/2001 |
| Running Time: 105 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1988 | | Catalog ID: 110588 | | UPC: 00027616857781 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English, French Dubbed, Spanish Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: French, Spanish | | Video: Color |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Independent Spirit (1989) |  | Mark Levinson, et al., Winner, Best First Feature | | | Julia Roberts, Nominee, Best Female Lead |
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| | Professional Reviews | New York Times
"...Filled with heart and humor....[Roberts is] lively and beautiful..." 10/21/1988 p.C20Los Angeles Times
"...Gish is subtle, Taylor goofy and mercurial. Best of them is Julia Roberts....[She] shows a priceless movie quality: a real sense of danger and unpredictability..." 10/21/1988 p.C6 Chicago Sun-Times 8 of 10
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. Roberts is a major beauty with a fierce energy. Gish projects intelligence and stubbornness like a young Katharine Hepburn... Mystic Pizza does create the feeling of a small resort town and the people who live there and, amazingly, given the familiar nature of a lot of the material, it nearly always keeps us interested. That's because the characters are allowed to be smart, to react in unexpected ways, and to be more concerned with doing the right thing than with doing the expedient or even the lustful thing. The movie isn't really about three girls in love; it's about three girls discovering what their standards for love are going to be. - Roger Ebert
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