A charming little comedy grounded in an irresistable performance from Kathleen Turner.
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12/14/08
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... [More]
Starring: Kathleen Turner, Nicolas Cage, Barry Miller, Catherine Hicks
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Reviews for Peggy Sue Got Married
Top CriticIgnore the ridiculous happy ending of this film, and you have a much more fatalistic exercise in which Coppola eschews easy laughs in favour of the exposure of feeling and the fact that these people's lives, however empty, matter to them.
02/09/06
Top CriticThis prom-night balloon of a movie floats easily above the year's other exercises in '50s nostalgia. If you dare reach for it, it will land smartly in your heart.
12/14/08
Top CriticIt's grave, lumbering, arrhythmic, and bloated, an emotional hogwallow of catchpenny insights and easy sentimentality.
12/11/07
The movie has many lovely moments and just as many dead spots, but its strengths make this atypical film from Francis Coppola a worthwhile viewing experience.
12/11/07
Top CriticWhat makes this treatment unique is that the jokes aren't so much derivative of pop culture, but are instead found in the learned wisdom of a middle-aged woman reacting to her own teenage dilemmas.
12/11/07
Top CriticCentering on a female protag (well-played by Kathleen Turner) and dealing with a similar universal fantasy of revisiting your past, Coppola's small-town fable is a wonderful companion piece to Back to the Future, which was released a year earlier.
04/04/07
Coppola displays a rare light and comedic touch in this charmer.
07/06/06
Nicolas Cage lets the comedy rip. "You mean my wang?"
12/05/05
No review available.
01/27/05
A very entertaining and involving movie boasting a cornucopia of delightful comic moments and scenes which go straight for the heart.
08/18/04
Twisted, touching and a great vehicle for Turner
07/10/03
No review available.
07/08/03
Miss Turner's self-assured comic timing goes a long way toward salvaging the film, providing both moral and physical dimension to a role that scarcely exists.
05/20/03
Top CriticA glimpse of James Carrey
02/19/03
One of Coppola's least overbearing films, but not overwhelmingly good.
02/02/03
Peggy Sue Got maried isn't a perfect film, but it sure makes you feel good.
09/10/02
No review available.
01/01/01
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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