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49-559: The film was written by Larry Grusin, and also stars Catherine Hicks , Steven Hill , and the first screen appearance of Mary McDonnell . It also featured the final screen appearances of veteran actors Howard Da Silva and Hermione Gingold . Bancroft was nominated for a Golden Globe . The title is a reference to the first film in which Greta Garbo's speaking voice is heard. Her husky voice and purposefully exaggerated Swedish accent debuted in Eugene O'Neill 's Anna Christie (1930), which

98-744: A Miniseries or Movie for her portrayal of the legendary star. In 1981, Hicks starred in CBS 's remake of Jacqueline Susann 's Valley of the Dolls , as Anne Wells, an entertainment lawyer, and James Coburn's protege. She turned down a co-starring role in Body Heat due to the overtly sexual nature of the film. She made her feature-film debut in the thriller Death Valley (1982) as Peter Billingsley 's mother, Sally. That same year, she starred as Sable in Better Late Than Never . Hicks took

147-440: A Starry Night" (indicating that Peggy possibly did travel back in time). Charlie deeply regrets his infidelity and wants her back. Peggy Sue recalls her grandfather saying, "It's your grandma's strudel that's kept this family together," so she invites Charlie to dinner and says, "I'll bake a strudel." The film was originally going to star Debra Winger and be directed by Jonathan Demme . They had creative differences and Demme left

196-912: A cast that's often talented enough to distract from the story's flaws." Catherine Hicks Catherine Mary Hicks (born August 6, 1951 ) is an American retired actress. She played the character Annie Camden on the long-running television series 7th Heaven . Other roles included Dr. Faith Coleridge on the soap opera Ryan's Hope (1976–1978), her Emmy Award -nominated performance as Marilyn Monroe in Marilyn: The Untold Story (1980), Dr. Gillian Taylor in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986), Carol Heath in Peggy Sue Got Married (1986), and Karen Barclay in Child's Play (1988). Hicks

245-522: A chihuahua, Cage sued her for defamation and won. In exchange he received a public apology from Turner, admission from her publisher that the claims were false and defamatory, and a pledge that Turner and the publisher would make a substantial donation to charity. Peggy Sue Got Married gained a positive reaction from critics. It currently holds an 87% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 31 reviews, with an average rating of 6.9/10. The site's consensus reads, " Peggy Sue Got Married may seem just another in

294-563: A collection of archival material of shooting starlets and contained pictures of Hicks that Ellison had taken in the 1980s. In 2008, she starred in Lifetime Movie Network 's Poison Ivy: The Secret Society as Dean Elisabeth Graves. In another Lifetime film Stranger with My Face (2009), she played the widowed mother Shelley Stratton. She played Mom in the independent short film You're a Wolf (2009), co-starring Michael Gross and Jesse Bradford . In 2009, she again played

343-511: A dog. He'd come across a chihuahua he liked and stuck it in his jacket. On the last night of filming, he came into my trailer after he'd clearly been drinking heavily. He fell on his knees and asked if I could ever forgive him. I said, "Not right now. I have a scene to shoot. Excuse me," and just walked out. Nicolas didn't manage to kill the film, but he didn't add a lot to it, either. For years, whenever I saw him, he'd apologize for his behavior. I'd say: "Look, I'm way over it." But I haven't pursued

392-457: A female actor. In January 2023, Hicks revealed she was done as an actress. Hicks was engaged to journalist Jeff Silverman in the mid-1980s, but the engagement ended. She met her future husband, special effects make-up artist Kevin Yagher , on the set of the film Child's Play . Hicks and Yagher were married on May 19, 1990. The two have a daughter, Caitlin, who was born in 1992. Hicks

441-727: A few TV movies, playing an escort, Annie, in ABC's Love For Rent (1979), and as Beth, a camp counselor in CBS's 1980 film To Race the Wind , based on the Harold Krents' autobiography. In 1980, Hicks beat out hundreds of actresses for the lead role of Marilyn Monroe in ABC's $ 3.5 million production, Marilyn: The Untold Story , based on the Norman Mailer best seller. She earned an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in

490-632: A liking to Gilbert and a romance gradually develops, but first comes Gilbert's increasingly frantic search for a famous woman who does not care to be found. A lead takes Gilbert to aging paparazzo Angelo Dokakis ( Howard Da Silva ), who had previously photographed the elusive Garbo and is acquainted with her habits and possible whereabouts; but after several days of staking out her apartment building they are unable to find her. After several other unsuccessful attempts, another lead takes Gilbert to an elderly actress named Elizabeth Rennick ( Hermione Gingold ) who once knew Garbo. She advises Gilbert to look for her at

539-468: A local flea market. With very little time to spare, Gilbert finally comes face-to-face with Garbo at the flea market and he tells her of his mother's condition. Without a word, Garbo goes directly to the hospital and sits at Estelle's bedside. Gilbert is content that Estelle's wish to meet Garbo had been fulfilled, and Estelle passes away soon after. The following day, Gilbert quits his job, but not before telling off his boss. As he and Jane are strolling in

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588-572: A music agent who is there to evaluate him, but the agent is unimpressed. The next day, Peggy Sue tries to talk to Charlie but he lashes out, upset over failing to secure a record deal. She leaves to say goodbye to Richard, stating that she wants to stop ruining her life and everyone's around her, especially Charlie's, since the reason he stopped singing is because she got pregnant. Richard proposes, but she turns him down, not wanting to marry so young or derail his future. Peggy Sue visits her grandparents on her 18th birthday. Upon learning that her grandmother

637-594: A therapist, Dr. Rosen, in the WB's online series, Pushed . Hicks was featured in My Name Is Jerry , an independent film shot mostly in Muncie, Indiana . Hicks won the award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role from the 2009 International Filmmakers Festival for her portrayal as Dana. In 2010, Hicks received positive reviews for her role as Hildegarde, in playwright Christopher Durang 's Why Torture Is Wrong and

686-403: Is a 1986 American fantasy comedy-drama film directed by Francis Ford Coppola starring Kathleen Turner as a woman on the verge of a divorce, who finds herself transported back to the days of her senior year in high school in 1960. The film was written by husband-and-wife team Jerry Leichtling and Arlene Sarner. The film was a box office success and received positive reviews from critics. It

735-644: Is a practicing Roman Catholic . Since the 1987–1988 academic school year, the University of Notre Dame has given the "Catherine Hicks Award" to a graduating senior for outstanding work in theatre arts. Hicks is an alumna of the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute and a trustee on the Hollywood Arts Council. In 2005, Hicks appeared in a national public service announcement for Catholic Relief Services. She received

784-445: Is now a billionaire inventor, and Peggy Sue. Overwhelmed, she faints onstage while being crowned. Peggy Sue awakens, only it is now 1960, her senior year of high school. Confused and disoriented, she decides to go home to her parents and act like everything is normal. Hoping that Richard Norvik can shed light on her situation, she befriends him and relates what happened. He disbelieves her story until Peggy Sue begins giving details about

833-411: Is psychic, she tells them her story. Her grandfather takes her to his Masonic lodge, where the members perform a ritual to return her to 1985. Charlie enters the lodge and—when lights go out—picks up and runs out with Peggy Sue, leaving everyone inside believing the ritual worked. Charlie tells her that he has given up singing and has been given 10% of the family business. He then proposes and gives her

882-663: The Yugoslavian comedy Tajna manastirske rakije (also released under the titles Cognac and Secret Ingredient ). She co-starred with Christopher Plummer , as his estranged daughter, Tina Boyer, in Showtime 's Souvenir (1989). She played Karen Barclay in the horror film Child's Play (1988). Her performance won her a 1988 Best Actress Saturn Award . In 1989, she starred opposite Tony Danza in She's Out of Control as his girlfriend, Janet Pearson. In 1991, she co-starred in

931-637: The 2006 Padre Pio Award from the Capuchin Franciscan Friars for her efforts as Catholic Relief Services spokesperson and Darfur relief. In 2010, she made appearances in several public service announcements for the Children's Advertising Review Unit (CARU). She continued her commitment as a parent advocate by teaming with the National Community Pharmacists Association and Purdue Pharma for

980-643: The 2010 Safeguard My Meds campaign to help prevent the abuse and misuse of prescription medication. Hicks appeared in a public service announcement for Catholic Relief Services in 2015. In 2017, Hicks began working as a volunteer in California Congressman Adam Schiff 's campaign office and for The League of Women Voters. She is also a member of the Los Angeles Homeless Action Committee. Peggy Sue Got Married Peggy Sue Got Married

1029-705: The 9/11 attacks. In November 2011, she starred as Irene Livingston in the Jewish Repertory Theatre of Nevada's Las Vegas production of the Moss Hart play Light Up the Sky . Hicks played Ellen in the 2011 Hallmark Channel movie A Christmas Wedding Tail . In May 2012, Hicks played Annette Bramble in the Lifetime Network movie Shadow of Fear . Also in May 2012, and into June, she performed in

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1078-643: The Fox TV comedy-fantasy movie Hi Honey - I'm Dead as Carol Stadler. She played Allison Ploutzer in the Jeff Franklin ABC comedy pilot Up to No Good (1992). She starred with John Bedford Lloyd in the ABC comedy pilot The Circle Game (1993) as the mother, and schoolteacher, Nancy. She played Jeannie Barker in the Aaron Spelling primetime soap opera Winnetka Road , which had a six-episode tryout on NBC in 1994. That same year, she played

1127-723: The People Who Love Them at the Stella Adler Theater in Hollywood. She was Texas family court Judge Harriet Krammer in the Hallmark Channel movie A Valentine's Date (2011), (which was also released under the video title Your Love Never Fails ). She played Jean in the Lifetime movie Borderline Murder (2011). Hicks played bartender, Rose, who attracted the attention of Elliott Gould in

1176-531: The U.S. It was the first box-office success for Coppola since The Outsiders (1983). In addition to the film's three Academy Award nominations and Turner's nomination at the Sant Jordi Awards , Turner won the 1986 National Board of Review Award for Best Actress . The film appeared on Siskel and Ebert 's best of 1986 lists. Peggy Sue Got Married ranks No. 34 on Entertainment Weekly ' s list of "50 Best High School Movies". The film

1225-562: The film Dorfman in Love (2011). Hicks co-starred as Anna Walker in the 2011 Walmart and Procter & Gamble Family Movie Night drama on NBC called Game Time: Tackling the Past . She joined actors Noah Wyle , Virginia Madsen , Mike Farrell , and others in a September 2011 reading of Windows on the World , by Colette Keen, at Hollywood's Stella Adler Theatre, commemorating the 10th anniversary of

1274-408: The film, awarding it one star of a possible four. Ebert wrote: " Garbo Talks starts out as a great idea for a movie, and when it's over, it's still a great idea for a movie, but the problem is, there are no great ideas in between." Garbo Talks holds a 57% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 21 reviews. The site's consensus states: "Garbo Talks finds Lumet shifting into comedic gear while commanding

1323-517: The future. She later decides to break up with Charlie. However, she wants to sleep with him after a party, but he panics and reminds her that she rebuffed him the weekend before. He takes her home, but instead of going inside, she goes to an all-night café where she sees fellow student Michael Fitzsimmons, an artsy loner whom she always wished she had slept with. As they sit and talk about Hemingway and Kerouac , Peggy Sue learns they have much in common. They leave on his motorcycle and later have sex under

1372-487: The idea of working with him again." Turner also criticized Cage for his decision to wear false teeth and to adopt a nasal fry for his character (Cage said he based it on Pokey from The Gumby Show ). During an interview in 2018, Turner commented on Cage's nasal voice that: "It was tough to not say, 'Cut it out". But it wasn't my job to say to another actor what he should or shouldn't do. So I went to Francis [Ford Coppola]. I asked him, 'You approved this choice?' It

1421-547: The lead role as Amanda Tucker in the 12-episode detective series Tucker's Witch opposite Tim Matheson as Rick Tucker. The program aired on CBS from October 6, 1982, sporadically into August, 1983. In 1983, she played Lisa Sage and co-starred with John Schneider in CBS's romantic comedy movie Happy Endings . Hicks appeared with Anne Bancroft and Ron Silver in Sidney Lumet 's film Garbo Talks (1984). Hicks also played Bill Murray 's socialite fiancée, Isabel, in

1470-407: The line of 80's boomer nostalgia films, but none of the others have Kathleen Turner's keen lead performance." Metacritic , which uses a weighted average , assigned the film a score of 75 out of 100, based on 15 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews. Rita Kempley of The Washington Post gave the film a positive review, but wrote of Cage's performance: "What mars the movie, aside from

1519-425: The locket she was wearing at the beginning of the film. She looks inside and sees baby pictures of herself and Charlie, which resemble their children. Peggy Sue realizes they love each other. They have sex, proving that she would make the same choices again. Peggy Sue awakens in a hospital back in 1985, with Charlie at her side. Charlie shows Peggy Sue the book Michael has written with the dedication, "To Peggy Sue and

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1568-531: The park, she is suddenly startled by the sight of Garbo approaching them. Jane is amazed when Garbo pauses to say hello to Gilbert. Vincent Canby of the New York Times in his October 12, 1984 review wrote of the film having "a number of comic scenes and lines that are played with great verve by Miss Bancroft and Mr. Silver." Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times on the same day panned

1617-789: The play Princess , in the Blank Theatre Company's 20th Annual Young Playwrights Festival at the Stella Adler Theatre. In December 2012, she played Marla Sokoloff 's character's mother in the Ion Television original movie, A Christmas Wedding Date . She played Linda, a mother whose young adult son has terminal cancer, in the 2013 film, Reach . Hicks was one of the eight actresses in the Showtime documentary, That Gal... Who Was in That Thing (2015), as she shared her experiences and challenges of being

1666-413: The pokey opening and overused theme, is an icky performance by Nicolas Cage as Charlie. He calls it surreal, 'a type of cartoon acting.' Well, he does kind of remind you of Jughead ." Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film four-out-of-four-stars, calling it "one of the best movies of the year" and stated Turner's performance "must be seen to be believed." The film grossed $ 41,382,841 in

1715-445: The project, to be replaced by Penny Marshall , who would be making her feature directorial debut. Then Marshall had creative differences with the writers and left the project. Winger then quit out of loyalty to Marshall. (Marshall then made her directing debut with Jumpin' Jack Flash after the original director dropped out.) Rastar , the production company, offered the film to Francis Ford Coppola , hoping to entice Winger back to

1764-489: The project. In the end, Kathleen Turner became the star. Two of Coppola's relatives were also cast in the film: his daughter Sofia Coppola as Peggy Sue's sister, Nancy; and his nephew Nicolas Cage as Peggy's boyfriend and then estranged husband, Charlie. (Cage has later said he never wanted to play the role, but was asked multiple times by Coppola; he only agreed to take the part if he could play it in an over-the-top manner.) Kathleen Turner stated that Francis Ford Coppola

1813-426: The reclusive Greta Garbo . Initially, Gilbert's wife Lisa ( Carrie Fisher ) sympathizes with his mission to fulfill his mother's wish to meet Garbo. However, after Gilbert begins missing work to devote more time to search for the elusive actress and spends their entire savings in the process, Lisa has had enough and she leaves him. Gilbert's co-worker Jane Mortimer ( Catherine Hicks ), a winsome, aspiring actress takes

1862-583: The remake The Razor's Edge (1984). For her work in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986), Hicks received a Saturn Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. That same year, she played Carol Heath in Francis Ford Coppola 's Peggy Sue Got Married . In Like Father Like Son (1987), Hicks played Dr. Amy Larkin. In March 1987, Hicks hosted the 59th Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ' Scientific and Technical Awards ceremony. In 1988, she played businesswoman Ella Frazier in

1911-596: The series ended, after 11 seasons, in 2007. In 1997, Hicks played flight attendant Maggie in Turbulence . The same year, Hicks played next door neighbor, Ms. Lewis, in Michael Davis' coming-of-age film, Eight Days a Week . In 2001, she was one of the actors featured in renowned Hollywood photographer Nancy Ellison's book, Starlet: First Stage at the Hollywood Dream Factory . The book was

1960-406: The stars. The next night at a music bar, Michael wants Peggy to go to Utah with him and another woman for a polygamous relationship where the two women support him while he writes. She declines, telling him to use their night together as inspiration for his writing. Charlie happens to be singing at the bar, and she sees there is more to him than she realized. Charlie comes off the stage and speaks to

2009-533: The wife in the pilot for The Martin Short Show . Going into production, after the concept of the character was changed, she was replaced by Jan Hooks . She played Julia Riordan, opposite John Lithgow and Lea Salonga , in the ABC Hallmark Hall of Fame movie Redwood Curtain (1995). In 1996, she was cast as Annie Camden on The WB 's family drama 7th Heaven , and she portrayed the role until

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2058-654: Was a member of the Ithaca Repertory Theater Company. After graduating from Cornell with a master of fine arts degree, Hicks headed to New York in August 1976, where she immediately got work in television commercials. Two weeks after arriving in New York, she landed her first major TV role as the newly recovered pediatrician Dr. Faith Coleridge on the ABC soap opera Ryan's Hope . A year and half later, she left her role on Ryan's Hope when she

2107-468: Was born in New York City, the daughter of Jackie, a homemaker, and Walter Hicks, an electronics salesman. She is of Irish and English ancestry. Her family moved to Scottsdale, Arizona , during her childhood. After attending Saint Mary's College (Indiana) , where she studied English literature and theology, Hicks won a prestigious acting fellowship to Cornell University . While at Cornell, she

2156-575: Was cast to star alongside Jack Lemmon (as Scottie) in Bernard Slade 's 1978 Broadway play Tribute , in which she played the young model Sally Haines, whom Scottie sets up with his estranged son ( Robert Picardo ). That same year, she starred as Valerie in a CBS TV movie/series pilot, Sparrow . After Tribute ended its run, she moved to California and co-starred on the 1979–80 CBS sitcom, The Bad News Bears as junior high school principal and psychologist Dr. Emily Rappant. She had roles in

2205-460: Was contractually obligated to finish the film on time or lose final cut privilege . Accordingly, the cast and crew worked twenty hours a day, six days a week, to deliver the movie to the studio on time. Turner has spoken numerous times about the difficulty of working with co-star Nicolas Cage (Coppola's nephew). In her 2008 memoir, she wrote that: "He caused so many problems. He was arrested twice for drunk-driving and, I think, once for stealing

2254-406: Was her high-school sweetheart. She and Charlie married right after graduation when Peggy Sue became pregnant, but have recently separated due to Charlie's infidelity. At the reunion, Peggy reconnects with her old high school girlfriends, Maddy and Carol. She ignores Charlie when he unexpectedly arrives. The emcee then announces the reunion's “king and queen": Richard Norvik, the former class geek who

2303-563: Was nominated for three Academy Awards : Best Actress (Turner), Best Cinematography , and Best Costume Design . It was also nominated for two Golden Globe Awards : Best Actress – Musical or Comedy (Turner) and Best Picture – Musical or Comedy . The title of the movie and the name of the main character refer to the 1959 Buddy Holly song of the same name , which is played over the film's opening credits. In 1985, Peggy Sue Bodell attends her 25-year high school reunion, accompanied by her daughter, Beth, rather than her husband, Charlie, who

2352-452: Was publicized with the slogan "Garbo Talks". The film received mixed reviews from critics and was a box office disappointment. Estelle Rolfe ( Anne Bancroft ) is a middle-aged, divorced and outspoken social activist whose behavior causes her devoted grown son Gilbert ( Ron Silver ) some consternation. After being diagnosed with a terminal brain tumor, Estelle's last wish is to meet the movie star she has admired and idolized all of her life,

2401-436: Was very touchy. He [Nicolas Cage] was very difficult on set. But the director allowed what Nicolas wanted to do with his role, so I wasn't in a position to do much except play with what I'd been given. If anything, it [Cage's portrayal] only further illustrated my character's disillusionment with the past. The way I saw it was, yeah, he was that asshole." In 2008, in response to Turner's claims that he had driven drunk and stolen

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