Peggy Sue Got Married [Region 2] | ![Peggy Sue Got Married [Region 2]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31JATZTAGRL._SL500_.jpg) | Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Actors: Kathleen Turner, Nicolas Cage, Barry Miller, Catherine Hicks, Joan Allen
Category: DVD
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Sales Rank: 213944
Format: PAL
Languages: German (Original Language), English (Original Language), French (Original Language), Italian (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language), German (Subtitled), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Polish (Subtitled), Czech (Subtitled), Hungarian (Subtitled), Turkish (Subtitled), Arabic (Subtitled), Danish (Subtitled), Swedish (Subtitled), Finnish (Subtitled), Dutch (Subtitled), Norwegian (Subtitled), Icelandic (Subtitled), Portuguese (Subtitled), Greek (Subtitled), Hebrew (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), Italian (Subtitled), Bulgarian (Subtitled)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 2
Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 0313508
EAN: 4030521135086
ASIN: B00005QZS6
Theatrical Release Date: October 10, 1986
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Francis Ford Coppola's passable 1986 comedy stars Kathleen Turner as an unhappy, middle-aged woman who goes back in time to her high school years and meets her future husband (Nicolas Cage) all over again. A lightweight entry from Coppola (The Godfather, Apocalypse Now), the film has some clever, backward-looking jokes (Turner's character laughs incredulously when someone turns up with a brand-new Edsel); and the lead actress does bring intelligence and searching emotions to her role. Cage (Coppola's nephew), who specialized in these dumb-guy roles back then (see Raising Arizona), is in sharp, raw form. Worth a visit, but don't expect to be bowled over this time by the legendary director. The DVD release has optional full-screen and widescreen presentations, theatrical trailer, optional Spanish soundtrack and optional Spanish and French subtitles. --Tom Keogh
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 "Don't eat the red ones." February 21, 2010
bernie (Arlington, Texas)
You are always being told, "You can never go home again" and other settings similar to this. Yet people always speculate what if I could go back but when I change? Would I change something? There are many speculative movies out there on this very subject. You maybe have seen a few of these movies including sci-fi movies such as "12 Monkeys", or comedies such as "Back to the Future", or educational movies such as "Bill & Ted's excellent adventure."But you ain't seen nothing yet until you seen, "Peggy Sue got Married".
While in the midst of her high school reunion, Peggy Sue (Kathleen Turner) faints. At this point, she is transferred back to her high school days. She is reunited with old friends and relatives. Yes, she has a chance to do it all over. This time with the knowledge of time. When confronted with opportunities like eating M&M's she realizes that you don't eat the red ones.
Will their decisions change the future? Moreover, will she ever be able to get back with the help of a local Lodge?
Just a side note you will enjoy the music as it is actually one of the characters of this movie.
 Great Dialogue December 22, 2009
Elizabeth Bean (Atlanta, Georgia USA)
There are many things I like about this movie and all those reasons have been said before here. It's so hard to find scripts today with even average mature adult dialogue out of the US industry. Whenever I watch it it's always a treat to hear some great moments of dialogue that say so much with so few words and get you thinking if I was in there position revisiting my past...wouldn't that be interesting?
Some people don't care for Nicolas' performance, but again, he has some excellent dialogue with Peggy. What a great script sharing thoughts of mature people but in a more light hearted way instead of reality TV conflicts.
Kathleen does give a great performance but so do others. Barbara Harris, Joan Allen (where I first took notice of this excellent actress), Maureen O'Sullivan and then look for young Jim Carrey (not overplayed, overly comical, perfectly cast) and others.
I would love to go back for a short visit my parents and grandparents and face what would I say to them knowing what I know now. This movie did that well without making it overly comical when say Marty goes back and visits his parents in Back to the Future. That's not to criticize Back to the Future, different kind of movie and I loved those scenes. Peggy Sue Got Married is a warmer fuzzier approach to what could be sci-fi plot, time travel no less. It really let's us know that we do change as we age, and sometimes that change results in a life that is incoherent with the past, especially the relationships we started with innocence and love, and precious honesty. How and why do we let go of that? When is right? When is a detriment? That's what Peggy comes to face, and perhaps she will find herself healed and renewed.
Peggy Sue Got Married September 27, 2009
Jean M. Pantaleo (California)
This is a GREAT movie that the whole family can watch and enjoy. It is an older movie, so it actually has a real vocabulary, INSTEAD of a bunch of foul language! Anyone who grew up in the 50's,60's will find it especially endearing. Seeing all the old cars, the way people lived back then, etc...There are a few great lessons of life in this Movie.
A blast from the past! September 27, 2009
J. P. Warrant (United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I adore this movie, flaws and all. Yes, there are errors in the plot sequence and the filming. Yes, there are obvious cheesy characteristics that don't seem to belong in a Coppola film; however, this is an endearing film that I have watched many, many times. It never gets old for me.
The retro styling of this film is just part of the draw. I also love the undertones of the film's theme: what if? I think most people look back at all of our stupid adolescent mistakes and wonder what would happen if we could go back and relive it. Peggy Sue gets the chance, and finds that the choices that she originally made were not necessarily bad ones. She and Charlie were drawn each other as teenagers, and even when she relives her high school years, she finds that the same is true. She knows that he's flawed, and she also knows what the future will hold for them, but she couldn't deny that at that point in time, they were drawn toward each other for a reason.
Do things happen for a reason? If Charlie would have sung a Beatles song, would it have been as popular? Peggy Sue tried to alter some of the aspects of her life, but she also seemed to find that she was powerless to alter the major parts. She could chase the "hip thinking" poet, but could she truly be happy with him? Could she walk away from Charlie and find happiness with someone else, thus altering what she knew to be her future?
The plot is a bit hokey, but it does get you thinking. If you did get a chance, would it really be all that different? On one hand, you want to say yes, while on the other hand, we all know that time distorts our perception of things. Would we really do it all differently if given the chance? Perhaps not. It maybe for this question alone that you'd want to watch this film with good friends and ponder that question.
Wonderfully moving comedy June 6, 2009
Robert J. Crawford (Balmette Talloires, France)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Normally I tend to avoid comedies, preferring psychological dramas or action films. So when my partner dragged me to this, I was surprised and delighted as its depth and ironies and multi-layered story.
It starts off in a mid-life crisis: mom is separated and struggling, has a caring child, and wonders if her whole life has been a mistake at her 25th reunion. Suddenly, she finds herself back in time, right at the moment that she made her most important choices.
When she realizes that she may actually be back in time, she injects a kind of nostalgic sarcasm into everything unlike any comedy I have ever seen. It is funny, moving, and deep, quite an amazing combination. You never know if it was just a dream, but suspect it was not.
The acting is absolutely wonderful, too. This may be K Turner's best role: she is at turns beautiful, awkward, sexy, mean, caring, ironic, and loving. And it is all believable. This was also the first film I saw Nicolas Cage in, and he is an amazingly good adolescent of the late 50s. Sophia Coppola is also wonderful.
I was scared I might be disappointed seeing this nearly 20 years after I first saw it, but it moved me just as deeply. This is one of the best comedies I have ever seen, worthy of a talent like Coppola's.
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