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Peggy Sue Got Married (1986)
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Reviews Counted:24
Fresh:21
Rotten:3
Average Rating:6.8/10
Runtime: 1 hr 44 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: Francis Ford Coppola's seriocomic drama is the charming tale of middle-aged Peggy Sue Bodell (Kathleen Turner). As an unhappy mother of two, considering divorce from her weasel of a husband, it... Francis Ford Coppola's seriocomic drama is the charming tale of middle-aged Peggy Sue Bodell (Kathleen Turner). As an unhappy mother of two, considering divorce from her weasel of a husband, it doesn't seem like a great time to have to attend her 25-year high school reunion and contemplate all those youthful dreams that didn't come true. But at the party Peggy Sue faints...and wakes up to find herself 18 again and back in high school in 1960, where she gets the chance to "do it all over again." Peggy Sue reveals to her shocked brainy schoolmate Richard Norvik (Barry Miller) some of his future "high-tech" inventions and has a fling with a dreamy Beat poet (Michael Fitzsimmons). Now realizing she has the ability to rearrange her future, she must decide if her true happiness lies with future husband Charlie (Nicolas Cage), a Fabian wannabe. Helen Hunt is Peggy's supportive daughter and Maureen O'Sullivan appears in a small role as the grandmother Peggy gets to revisit. Turner was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her funny, believable role as a woman sent back in time to high school. [More]
Starring: Kathleen Turner, Nicolas Cage, Barry Miller, Catherine Hicks
Starring: Kathleen Turner, Nicolas Cage, Barry Miller, Catherine Hicks, Maureen McVerry, Helen Hunt, Maureen O'Sullivan, Joan Allen, Kevin J. O'Connor, Barbara Harris, Don Murray, Leon Ames, Sofia Coppola, Jim Carrey, Lisa Jane Persky, Lucinda Jenney, Wil Shriner
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Producer: Paul R. Gurian
Screenwriter: Jerry Leichting, Arlene Sarner
Composer: John Barry
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Reviews for Peggy Sue Got Married
Here you don't see Coppola the camera wizard, you see Coppola the storyteller, the maker of fables. And by the end, you don't feel warmly just toward the movie, but toward the man behind it.
It's a wistful fantasy, a bright reminiscence, a Stroll down memory lane that's as glowingly conceived as it is slightly flawed.
This time Coppola apparently simply wanted to make a movie, and put some characters on the screen, and tell a story. He has, all right. This is one of the best movies of the year.
Latest News for Peggy Sue Got Married
April 07, 2008:
Nicolas Cage, Kathleen Turner Settle Libel Lawsuit
The lawsuit filed by Nicolas Cage over strange allegations made by Kathleen Turner in her recent memoir has reached its conclusion. More...
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