What is special about Mystic Pizza?
Mystic Pizza remains a family-owned business that has capitalized on its notoriety from the film, but also remains popular with locals because of the high quality food that is available. The fact that this movie was filmed in Mystic is a small quirk in the village's history.
Who owns Mystic Pizza?
John and Christos ZeleposJohn and Christos Zelepos, owners of the famed restaurant Mystic Pizza, have sued a restaurant of the same name in a Philadelphia suburb.
What are the toppings on the Mystic Pizza?
And this pizza really does have everything: spicy Italian sausage, bold pepperoni, mushrooms, onions, red and green peppers. All topped with our whole milk cheese blend. Your taste buds will convince you that this is one special pizza.
Is Mystic Pizza owned by Portuguese?
But at the center of it all is Mystic Pizza itself — a Portuguese family-run eatery that, while often struggling to make ends meet, all the locals adore and go back to time and time again for both the food and the company. It's a concept pretty close to the real-life story.
What is the secret ingredient in Mystic Pizza?
You would think that working on the set of a film called Mystic Pizza would mean that there would be pizza served all day, every day. But actually, it was lobster that was on the menu most days.
How old was Kat in Mystic Pizza?
Annabeth Gish was only 16 at the time of filming, two years younger than her character, Kat Arujo. The part called for her to kiss a 30-year-old married father.
Is there a town in Connecticut called Mystic?
Mystic, historic resort village in the town (township) of Stonington, New London county, southeastern Connecticut, U.S. It lies at the mouth of the Mystic River, opposite West Mystic.
How old was Julia Roberts when she made Mystic Pizza?
Mystic Pizza quietly debuted at the box office on Oct. 21, 1988, with three mostly unknown actresses at its center: Annabeth Gish, Lili Taylor and a 21-year-old named Julia Roberts. Plus, a young actor made his feature film debut in the coming-of-age tale: Matt Damon.
How old was Matt Damon in Mystic Pizza?
18Later, he made his film debut at the age of 18, with a single line of dialogue in the romantic comedy Mystic Pizza. As a student at Harvard, he acted in small roles such as in the TNT original film Rising Son and the ensemble prep-school drama School Ties.
Was Mystic Pizza filmed at the restaurant?
Mystic Pizza Restaurant Ms. Jones, charmed by the small local pizzeria and the quaint New England town of Mystic, decided to use the restaurant as the setting for her story. Scenes set at the restaurant however were actually filmed in a different location, at a set in neighboring Stonington.
Mystic Pizza
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Mystic Pizza II
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Mystic Pizza Food Co
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Caprese
fresh mozzarella, sliced tomatoes, roasted red peppers, black olives, oil & garlic. Served on a bed of lettuce.
Italiano Antipasto
Prosciutto, fresh mozzarella, provolone, salami, oil & garlic seasoned roasted peppers & olives served on a bed of lettuce.
Additional Toppings
Lettuce, Tomato, Onion, Peppers, Mushrooms, Extra Cheese, Hot Peppers & Sweet Peppers.
Additional Toppings
Lettuce, Tomato, Onion, Peppers, Mushrooms, Extra Cheese, Hot Peppers & Sweet Peppers.
