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 CriticThe 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 CriticNicolas Cage lets the comedy rip. "You mean my wang?"
12/05/05
Centering 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
A very entertaining and involving movie boasting a cornucopia of delightful comic moments and scenes which go straight for the heart.
08/18/04
The perfect date movie.
01/01/00
Twisted, touching and a great vehicle for Turner
07/10/03
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.
07/08/03
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.
01/01/00
No review available.
01/27/05
This 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 a wistful fantasy, a bright reminiscence, a Stroll down memory lane that's as glowingly conceived as it is slightly flawed.
01/01/00
Coppola displays a rare light and comedic touch in this charmer.
07/06/06
No review available.
01/01/01
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.
01/01/00
Top Critic
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April 07, 2008:
Nicolas Cage, Kathleen Turner Settle Libel Lawsuit
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