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40 years old β old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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Peggy Sue Got Married
"Knowing what you know now, what would you do differently?"
1986 1h 43m EN
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6.1
MID
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88%
FRESH
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75
METACRITIC
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6.4
IMDB
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6.1TMDB Β· 684π
88%Rotten Tomatoesβ75Metacriticβ
6.4IMDB Β· 43,404
ComedyDramaFantasy
Synopsis
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At her 25th high school reunion, Peggy Sue faints and awakens in 1960βback in her senior year, before her marriage and all her regrets. Given a second chance to relive her youth, she must decide whether to change the choices that shaped her life or embrace the past that made her who she is.
βKnowing what you know now, what would you do differently?β
Cast
Kathleen Turner
Peggy Sue
Nicolas Cage
Charlie Bodell
Barry Miller
Richard Norvik
Catherine Hicks
Carol Heath
Joan Allen
Maddy Nagle
Kevin J. O'Connor
Michael Fitzsimmons
Jim Carrey
Walter Getz
Lisa Jane Persky
Delores Dodge
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Francis Ford Coppola
- Writers
- Arlene Sarner, Jerry Leichtling
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Francis Ford Coppola, shot by Jordan Cronenweth. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by John Barry. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Barry Malkin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Kathleen Turner and Nicolas Cage and Barry Miller carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Knowing what you know now, what would you do differently?".
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IMDB entry: tt0091738 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Francis Ford Coppola directs. Jordan Cronenweth behind the camera. John Barry scores. Barry Malkin cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 140 years old β old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 2Directed by Francis Ford Coppola, shot by Jordan Cronenweth. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Original score by John Barry. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 4Editor Barry Malkin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Kathleen Turner and Nicolas Cage and Barry Miller carry the top of the cast.
- 6Marketing tagline: "Knowing what you know now, what would you do differently?".
- 7IMDB entry: tt0091738 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Jordan Cronenweth
- Original score
- John Barry
- Editing
- Barry Malkin
- Production design
- Dean Tavoularis
- Makeup / hair
- Candida Conery
- Sound
- Tom Fleischman
- Runtime
- 103 min Β· 1h 43m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $18,000,000
- Box office
- $41,382,841
- Return
- 230% of budget
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- PG-13
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 88% π Fresh
- Metacritic
- 75/100
- IMDB rating
- 6.4/10 Β· 43,404 votes
- MPAA
- PG-13
Awards
Nominated for 3 Oscars. 4 wins & 14 nominations total
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
Individual records documented via Wikidata; the summary above may count more.
Also by
Francis Ford Coppola
Stills Β· wallpapers
Selected frames
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Trailers & featurettes
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Production companies
Who made it
American Zoetrope
US
TriStar Pictures
US
Rastar Productions
US
- DE
Delphi V
US
Key crew
- EditorBarry Malkin
- ProducerPaul R. Gurian
- Executive ProducerBarrie M. Osborne
- ProducerFrancis Ford Coppola
- Camera InternBob Gilles
- Sound Re-Recording MixerTom Fleischman
- Production DesignDean Tavoularis
- Costume DesignerTheadora Van Runkle
- Camera OperatorJohn Toll
- Boom OperatorCarl Fischer
- CastingPennie DuPont
- Sound EditorThomas A. Gulino
- Unit Production ManagerBarrie M. Osborne
- HairstylistCandida Conery
- First Assistant CameraBing Sokolsky
- Still PhotographerJane O'Neal
- HairstylistSusan V. Kalinowski
- Sound EditorLouis Bertini
- ADR EditorDarrell Hanzalik
- Music EditorGeorge Craig
- Best Boy GripGregg Guellow
- Dolly GripBilly Beaird
- Key Hair StylistKathryn Blondell
- StuntsSteve Holladay
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- time travel
- high school reunion
- romantic
- hopeful
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Premiere1986-10-05PG-13Β· New York Film Festival
- Premiere1986-10-07PG-13Β· New York City, New York
- Theatrical1986-10-10PG-13
Also known as
International titles
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