director Donald Petrie

In 1988, director Donald Petrie did a terrific little comedy drama called Mystic Pizza, a sweet and smart romantic comedy which mostly took place in a small pizzeria and introduced the world to an exciting young actress named Julia Roberts.

Petrie

Funnily enough, 30 years ago, Petrie directed another pizza-themed movie, Mystic Pizza, starring Julia Roberts – the aunt of Emma Roberts!

Igor Goldin

Mystic Pizza is directed by Igor Goldin and choreographed by Ashley Marinelli.

Julia Roberts

Julia Roberts made Mystic Pizza up the road in Mystic in 1988, and returned to Connecticut to film this 1950s drama/romance in 2003.

by Casey Hushion

With a book by Sandy Rustin (Clue), Arrangements and Orchestrations by Carmel Dean (American Idiot), MYSTIC PIZZA will be directed by Casey Hushion (Clue).

Julia Roberts , , William R. Recent trip to Mystic Connecticut looking for something for lunch

Mystic Pizza is a Coming of Age drama directed by Donald Petrie, starring Julia Roberts, Annabeth Gish, Lili Taylor, Vincent D'Onofrio, William R. Recent trip to Mystic Connecticut looking for something for lunch and rembered this place from last visit about 5 years prior.

a different creative team, including composer Melissa Etheridge, director Gordon Greenberg and writer Sas Goldberg

The original announcement for Mystic Pizza featured a different creative team, including composer Melissa Etheridge, director Gordon Greenberg and writer Sas Goldberg.

the 1988 MGM cult classic romantic comedy that launched the careers of Julia Roberts and Matt Damon

Mystic Pizza, the 1988 MGM cult classic romantic comedy that launched the careers of Julia Roberts and Matt Damon, follows the coming of age of three young women working as waitresses at a local pizza parlor in Mystic, Connecticut.

of a young Matt Damon

Fun fact: Mystic Pizza features the movie debut of a young Matt Damon.

the famous Julia Robert’s movie,

Mystic Pizza ’ve been known for serving up delicious pies for decades and became the setting of the famous Julia Robert’s movie, Mystic Pizza.

a new musical based on the 1988 rom-com from MGM and screenwriter Amy Holden Jones

Mystic Pizza is a new musical based on the 1988 rom-com from MGM and screenwriter Amy Holden Jones.

A Slice ” of Heaven

In 1988, director Donald Petrie brought “A Slice of Heaven” to the theater with the classic romantic comedy Mystic Pizza….

Dennis Muren

It was originally directed by Dennis Muren when stale pepperoni pizza was 19, though these days stale pepperoni pizza has 9 Oscars for special effects (STAR WARS movies, Indiana Jones movies, Jurassic Park movies, etc.), and features teenagers, including Bonner, being chased by monsters through the mountains north of Los Angeles.

Julia Roberts , based around a pair of sisters that worked in a pizza parlor in Connecticut

Mystic Pizza was a 1988 movie starring Julia Roberts, based around a pair of sisters that worked in a pizza parlor in Connecticut.

screenwriter Amy Jones

The Day Hollywood Came To Town, Town was back in 1988 when screenwriter Amy Jones chose Mystic Pizza as the focus and the setting fro Mystic Pizza's story of the lives and loves of three young waitresses.

by Anderson

Written and directed by Anderson, Pizza is set in the San Fernando Valley, North of LA, like Anderson's previous features Boogie Nights, Magnolia and Inherent Vice and in the early seventies just like Boogie Nights and Vice.

Matt Damon

Matt Damon made Matt Damon's film debut in the cult classic Mystic Pizza.

Julie Roberts's first film worth remembering

Julie Roberts's first film worth remembering was Mystic Pizza (1988), a comedy about three teens working at a small-town pizza parlor.

by screenwriter Amy Holden Jones

Penned by screenwriter Amy Holden Jones while frequenting the laundromat next to the now-famous eatery, Mystic Pizza offers a great example of how film productions have and are continuing to generate local pride and new business within the cities and towns that host film locations throughout the state.

the tale of three best friends ( two sisters and a friend) that work in a pizza shop in a teeny tiny town on the water

Mystic Pizza, starring Julia Roberts, is the tale of three best friends (two sisters and a friend) that work in a pizza shop in a teeny tiny town on the water.