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| Year: | 1986 |
| Rating: | 6.3(12435) |
| Listed in: | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance |
| Directed by: | Francis Ford Coppola |
| Actors: | Nicolas Cage Barry Miller Kevin J. O'Connor Kathleen Turner Catherine Hicks Joan Allen |
| "...or will she?" | |
Cast
| Directed by | |
|---|---|
| Francis Ford Coppola | |
| Actors | |
| Nicolas Cage | as Charlie Bodell |
| Barry Miller | as Richard Norvik |
| Kevin J. O'Connor | as Michael Fitzsimmons |
| Jim Carrey | as Walter Getz |
| Wil Shriner | as Arthur Nagle |
| Don Murray | as Jack Kelcher |
| Leon Ames | as Barney Alvorg |
| Randy Bourne | as Scott Bodell |
| Don Stark | as Doug Snell |
| Marshall Crenshaw | as Reunion Band |
| Chris Donato | as Reunion Band |
| Robert Crenshaw | as Reunion Band |
| Tom Teeley | as Reunion Band |
| Graham Maby | as Reunion Band |
| Ken Grantham | as Mr. Snelgrove |
| Glenn Withrow | as Terry |
| Harry Basil | as Leon |
| John Carradine | as Leo |
| Morgan Upton | as Mr. Gilford |
| Lewis Leibovich | as Dr. Daly |
| Bill Bonham | as Drunk |
| Joe Lerer | as Drunk Creep |
| Martin Scott | as The Four-Mations |
| Marcus Scott | as The Four-Mations |
| Carl Lockett | as The Four-Mations |
| Tony Saunders | as The Four-Mations |
| Vincent Lars | as The Four-Mations |
| Larry E. Vann | as The Four-Mations |
| Lawrence Menkin | as Elderly Gentleman |
| Daniel R. Suhart | as Chinese Waiter |
| Leslie Hilsinger | as Majorette |
| Al Nalbandian | as Lodge Member |
| Dan Leegant | as Lodge Member |
| Ron Cook | as Lodge Member |
| Harrod Blank | as Dancer |
| Michael X. Martin | |
| Actresses | |
| Kathleen Turner | as Peggy Sue |
| Catherine Hicks | as Carol Heath |
| Joan Allen | as Maddy Nagle |
| Lisa Jane Persky | as Delores Dodge |
| Lucinda Jenney | as Rosalie Testa |
| Barbara Harris | as Evelyn Kelcher |
| Sofia Coppola | as Nancy Kelcher |
| Maureen O'Sullivan | as Elizabeth Alvorg |
| Helen Hunt | as Beth Bodell |
| Ginger Taylor | as Janet |
| Sigrid Wurschmidt | as Sharon |
| Sachi Parker | as Lisa |
| Vivien Straus | as Sandy |
| Barbara Oliver | as Nurse |
| Mary Leichtling | as Reunion Receptionist |
| Cynthia Brian | as Reunion Woman #2 |
Movie info
| Languages: | English |
| Budget: | USD 18,000,000 |
| Gross: |
Hong Kong - 329,035 HKD (1987) |
| Plot: | Forty-three year old Peggy Sue Bodell née Kelcher is in an unsatisfying marriage to her high school sweetheart, Charlie Bodell, a marriage which includes money issues and infidelity. They got married when she got pregnant at age eighteen. He still dreams about the musical career he wanted that never materialized. She feels he blames her for that failure. They are on the verge of divorce. At a pivotal moment related to her high school life, Peggy Sue mysteriously gets transported back twenty-five years to her senior year of high school. Initially, she is most concerned about what has happened to her, not knowing if what she's experiencing is real or if perhaps she's dead. But after the initial shocks of revisiting her youth, Peggy Sue thinks that she can rewrite her past and make different decisions that will affect her future, one she hopes will be happier than that she experienced the first time around. But she also learns some things about why Charlie made the decisions he did. |
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Original Soundtracks
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"Peggy Sue Got Married" Performed by Buddy Holly Courtesy of MCA Records "Tequila" Performed by The Champs Courtesy of 4 Star Records, Inc. "Teenager In Love" Performed by Dion DiMucci (as Dion) & The Belmonts Courtesy of 3C Records "Shimmy Shimmy Ko Ko Bop" Performed by Little Anthony and the Imperials (as Little Anthony & The Imperials) Courtesy of Roulette Records, Inc. "I Wonder Why" Performed by Dion DiMucci (as Dion) & The Belmonts Courtesy of 3C Records "The Stroll" Performed by The Diamonds Courtesy of Polygram Special Projects, a Division of Polygram Records, Inc. "Just Because" Performed by Lloyd Price Courtesy of MCA Records "Just A Dream" Performed by Jimmy Clanton Courtesy of Ace Records "You Can't Sit Down" Performed by Phil Upchurch Combo Courtesy of Capitol Records, Inc. "Dance By The Light Of The Moon" Performed by The Olympics Courtesy of The Everest Group "You Belong To Me" Performed by The Duprees Courtesy of Post Records, Inc. "Finger Poppin Time" Performed by Hank Ballard Courtesy of Gusto Records "He Don't Love You" (uncredited) Written by C. Mayfield, C. Carter and J. Butler Performed by Nicolas Cage with Pride & Joy "America (My Country, Tis of Thee)" (uncredited) Lyrics by 'Samuel F. Smith Music by Thesaurus Musicus Performed by Kathleen Turner |
Goofs
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Continuity: The jar of M&Ms behind Peggy Sue when she is in the kitchen with her daughter. DATE: The Bose speakers at the "teen make-out dance party" didn't exist in 1960. Bose Corporation was founded in 1964. The distinctively shaped Bose 901 "Direct/Reflecting" speakers on shelves on the wall (above Charlie and his singing group) first appeared in 1968. Revealing mistakes: At beginning of movie, Peggy Sue and the actions of her reflection in the mirror don't match up exactly. Most of the mirror scenes were done with doubles in reverse, making synchroized movements very hard. Continuity: When the family rushes out to look at the new car, Peggy Sue opens the liquor bottle twice without replacing the top. Continuity: Maddie's hair style changes between shots when Peggy first sees her outside at the reunion, when they are inside and Maddie tells Peggy to find a table, and when Maddie and her husband join the table. Continuity: When Peggy faints at the reunion, Charlie is on her left side. In the next shot, Charlie is in the background, and Beth looks back at him. In the next shot, he is back at her left side. Continuity: At the beginning of "dream" part of the movie, Charlie's hair is a very light blond. Toward the middle of the movie, it's noticeably darker. At the end, it's light blond again. SYNC: When Carol and Maddie are in Peggy's room asking about her date with Michael Fitzsimmons, the camera angle shows all three girls. Maddie says "Yeah, he's so cool and mysterious," but her mouth doesn't move. SYNC: When Peggy Sue tells Richard that she had "come from the future", you can see that she actually said "back from the future" by watching her lips. The line was apparently overdubbed later so the movie wouldn't make viewers think of the recently-released hit movie Back to the Future (1985). Continuity: When Charlie shows Peggy Sue the book that Michael Fitzsimmons dedicated to her, it switches from having a dust jacket to not having one, and then back again. DATE: Peggy's dad brings home a "new" Edsel, which is a 1958 model, in the April 1960 setting of the movie. There was a 1960 Edsel, but its production was phased out by Ford Motor Company in November 1959 after only 2,846 of the 1960 model were built. DATE: In the scene Michael Fitzsimmons and Peggy Sue Kelcher are outside of the Donut Hole cafe, while the song "You Can't Sit Down" by Phil Upchurch was played on the jukebox. This song was originally recorded by the Dovells in 1963. |
Quotes
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Michael Fitzsimmons: So are you going to marry Mr. Blue Impala and graze around with all the other sheep for the rest of your life? Peggy Sue: No... I already did that. Evelyn Kelcher: Peggy, I don't mean to be intrusive, but are you having problems with Charlie? Peggy Sue: A lot of things are confusing right now, Charlie is just one of them. Evelyn Kelcher: Is Charlie pressuring you into doing things you don't think you should be doing? Peggy Sue: What do you mean? Evelyn Kelcher: Peggy, you know what a penis is? Stay away from it! Evelyn Kelcher: What's the matter, have you and Charlie had a fight? Peggy Sue: Yes. Evelyn Kelcher: What about? Peggy Sue: House payments. Peggy Sue: Grandpa, if you had a chance to go back and do it all differently, what would you have changed? Barney Alvorg: Well, I would have taken better care of my teeth. Peggy Sue: I am a grown woman with a life time of experience that you can't understand. Charlie Bodell: Yeah, girls mature faster than guys. Richard Norvik: I would be very careful about this if I were you. What if you fall into the hands of some madman with plans to manipulate your brain? Peggy Sue: Well, that's why I was getting a divorce! Carol Heath: Peggy Sue, call me okay? Peggy Sue: Yes, let's keep in touch. [Peggy Sue purposely squirts ink across Delores' blouse] Delores Dodge: AHHHHH! Peggy Sue: Oh I'm so sorry! Delores Dodge: YOU DID THAT ON PURPOSE! Peggy Sue: These pens are so tricky... Delores Dodge: Go stuff your bra! Peggy Sue: I beg your pardon? Delores Dodge: Take a long walk off a short pier! Peggy Sue: [amused] Have a nice day! [Peggy Sue is drunk] Peggy Sue: I'm an adult. I want to have fun. I want to go to Liverpool and discover the Beatles. Charlie Bodell: Well, what's the point of being a teenager if you can't dress weird? Peggy Sue: I think I had a heart attack and died at the reunion! Richard Norvik: Well, you look great for a corpse. Peggy Sue: We got married too young and ended up blaming each other for all the things we missed. Carol Heath: So, he started having affairs and you started getting depressed. Peggy Sue: I know lots of things that are gonna happen. There's gonna be testtube babies and heart tranplants. An American named Neil Armstrong is going to be the first man to walk on the moon, July 20, 1969. Richard Norvik: 1969? That's six years ahead of schedule. Peggy Sue: Then you think time travel is possible for people? Richard Norvik: Yes. It's absolutely possible for people, for dogs, for cancan girls. Peggy Sue: Oh, then I'm not crazy. Richard Norvik: Well, I really don't know if you're crazy. I know most people think I am. Michael Fitzsimmons: But we had heat, baby. Passion! Fire! We owe it to ourselves to fuse together, at least one more time. Peggy Sue: Oh, that's a good line. You are gonna be a terrific writer. Michael Fitzsimmons: You thinks so? Peggy Sue: Yeah. Michael Fitzsimmons: I'm going to check out of this bourgeois motel, push myself from the dinner table and say, "No more Jell-o for me, mom!" Peggy Sue: It's funny. It's really funny. You bought an Edsel. Jack Kelcher: Young lady, what's the matter with you? Are you drunk? Peggy Sue: Uh, just a little. I had a tough day. Delores Dodge: [describing Richard Norvik]From snivelling runt to pompous ass in 25 years. Quite an accomplishment. Peggy Sue: We had one glorious night together, someday you'll remember and write about it. Michael Fitzsimmons: Yeah, I can dig that. Bittersweet perfection. Dogs of lust on leashes of memory. Michael Fitzsimmons: Gilford's okay, except that he thinks Hemingway is great literature. Peggy Sue: And you don't? Michael Fitzsimmons: He's a fisherman. The most overrated writer of the century. I mean, man he is the perfect American Author - fat, violent, drunk. Peggy Sue: Maybe you're confusing his life with his work. Michael Fitzsimmons: A writer's life is his work. Jack Kerouac doesn't have to kill a bull to have something to write about. I mean, man, he's out there burning, feeling, grooving on life. Walter Getz: The best thing about being a dentist. Pure pharmaceutical grade. Couple of lines of this, I could drill my own teeth. [Peggy Sue hands in her algebra test] Mr. Snelgrove: And what's the meaning of this, Peggy Sue? Peggy Sue: Well, Mr Snelgrove, I happen to know that in the future I will not have the slightest use for algebra, and I speak from experience. Richard Norvik: I have this theory that time is like a burrito. A burrito is this mexican food that I had when my parents took me to Disneyland. Peggy Sue: I *KNOW* what a *BURRITO* is Peggy Sue: Charlie, it's like there's this window into my heart and you can open and crawl in whenever you want. Well, I've got to close it or nothing is ever going to change. Peggy Sue: Why don't you shut up and show some compassion? If you weren't so neurotic and insecure you'd see that Richard is a really great guy. Delores Dodge: Are you for real? [present-day Charlie has just begged for another chance with Peggy] Peggy Sue: Charlie, I'd like to invite you over to your house this Sunday for dinner... with your kids. [Charlie hesitates, unbelieving] Peggy Sue: I'll make a strudel. Maddy Nagle: That Michael Fitzsimmons just doesn't look like the barbeque type! |
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