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Peggy Sue Got Married

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Original title

Peggy Sue Got Married

Year

1986

Running time

103 min.

Country

United States

Director

Francis Ford Coppola

Screenwriter

Jerry Leichtling, Arlene Sarner

Cast

Music

John Barry

Cinematography

Jordan Cronenweth

Producer

TriStar Pictures, Zoetrope Studios, Rastar Productions, Delphi V Productions. Distributor: Columbia Pictures, TriStar Pictures

Genre

Comedy. Romance. Fantasy | Romantic Comedy. 1960s. Time Travel

Synopsis

A charming twist on the Rip van Winkle fairy tale, Francis Ford Coppolas PEGGY SUE GOT MARRIED tells the story of Peggy Sue Bodell (Kathleen Turner), a 43-year-old wife and mother who, while attending her high school reunion, faints and wakes up back in 1960. Peggy Sue lives with her mom and dad, attends high school, and dates her future husband (Nicolas Cage). Will knowing what her future holds make Peggy Sue change her life while she has the chance? Turner received a well-deserved Oscar nomination for her role as a middle-aged woman encountering the problems of a teen. The movie also features Jim Carrey, Helen Hunt, and Joan Allen in early film roles.

Awards: 1986: 3 Nominations for Oscar: Best Actress (Kathleen Turner), Cinematography, Costume Design

1986: New York Film Critics Circle: Nominated for Best Actress (Kathleen Turner)

1986: Golden Globes Awards: 2 nominations

1986: National Society of Film Critics (NSFC): nominated to Best Actress.

1986: National Board of Review (NBR): Best Actress. 2 nominations

1986: Saturn Awards (Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films): 3 nominations

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Critics' reviews

"It's a wistful fantasy, a bright reminiscence, a Stroll down memory lane that's as glowingly conceived as it is slightly flawed"

Rita Kempley: The Washington Post
"Droll, pungent, and superbly told, Peggy Sue Got Married is more than a return to form for Francis Coppola. It's a film that reveals a new depth, a new sensitivity and a new sureness of technique"

Dave Kehr: Chicago Tribune
"Imagine a paint-by-numbers comic book put in the hands of a Rembrandt"

David Ansen: Newsweek
"It's grave, lumbering, arrhythmic, and bloated, an emotional hogwallow of catchpenny insights and easy sentimentality"

Pat Graham: Chicago Reader
"Peggy Sue Got Married is a lot of things - a human comedy, a nostalgic memory, a love story - but there are times when it is just plain creepy, because it awakens such vivid memories in us (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"

Roger Ebert: Chicago Sun-Times
"Nothing prepares you for the rush of real emotion the film generates, for its poignance, its reassurance or its high of pure pleasure."

Sheila Benson: Los Angeles Times
"Peggy Sue is by no means a masterpiece of movie art, but it is an example of the sort of thoroughly enjoyable middle-brow Hollywood picture that went missing about the time Peggy Sue got married"

The Globe and Mail

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Peggy Sue Got Married

1986

Francis Ford Coppola

5.9

(7,400)