Moonlight Mile (film)

Moonlight Mile
Theatrical release poster
Directed byBrad Silberling
Written byBrad Silberling
Produced byBrad Silberling
Mark Johnson
Susan Sarandon
Starring
CinematographyPhedon Papamichael
Edited byLisa Zeno Churgin
Music byMark Isham
Production
companies
Distributed byBuena Vista Pictures Distribution
Release dates
  • September 27, 2002 (2002-09-27)
(limited)
  • October 4, 2002 (2002-10-04)
Running time
117 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$21 million
Box office$10 million[1]

Moonlight Mile is a 2002 American romantic drama film written and directed by Brad Silberling, and starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Dustin Hoffman, Susan Sarandon and Holly Hunter, with Ellen Pompeo and Dabney Coleman in supporting roles. The film was loosely inspired by Silberling's experiences from grieving for his girlfriend, Rebecca Schaeffer, after she was murdered in 1989, as well as his relationship with her parents following her death.[2]

The film takes its name from the Rolling Stones song of the same name. The film's original title was Baby's in Black, then Goodbye Hello, before Moonlight Mile. The film is set in 1972, and music from that era is heavily featured, including that of the Rolling Stones, Van Morrison, Bob Dylan and Elton John.

  1. ^ "Moonlight Mile". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
  2. ^ "Moonlight Mile". Entertainment Weekly. August 16, 2002. Retrieved July 1, 2023.