53-701: Antonia Christina Basilotta (born September 22, 1943), better known by her stage name Toni Basil , is an American singer, choreographer, dancer, actress, and director. Her cover of the song " Mickey " topped the charts in the US, Canada and Australia and hit the top ten in several other countries. Basil was born Antonia Christina Basilotta on September 22, 1943, in Philadelphia . Her father led an orchestra, and her mother performed in vaudeville. Basil has Italian ancestry. She grew up in Las Vegas , where her father moved
106-440: 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
159-522: 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
212-553: A dancer on Shindig! , a breakthrough music variety show that premiered on the ABC network in 1964. She was a lead dancer in the 1964 beach party film Pajama Party , and a dancer in the Elvis Presley movie Viva Las Vegas . Also in 1964, she assisted choreographer Winters for Steve Binder 's concert film T.A.M.I. Show . T.A.M.I. Show would go on to be deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by
265-536: 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 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
318-511: 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
371-572: 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
424-548: A new audience and were exhibited at the Santa Monica Museum of Art , the Getty Museum , and New York University 's Grey Art Gallery. The Los Angeles Times noted Basil's deft editing transformed an ordinary ping pong match into an energetic dance routine. Basil's Word of Mouth video album was nominated for both a Grammy Award and an MTV Video Music Award . Her late 1960s 8 mm and 16 mm films toured
477-578: A review at the time that Basil "was the only woman ever to offer to take it up the ass on Top 40 radio." However, Basil has adamantly denied that the song is about anal sex, stating: "NO! That's ridiculous." The single reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 for one week and number two on the UK Singles Chart . It is Basil's only top 40 success. The song was ranked at number 6 on VH1 's "100 Greatest One Hit Wonders of
530-464: A second Hot 100 single "Shoppin' from A to Z", as well as three songs by Devo , with the group providing the backing track. The track "Space Girls" was a re-recording of a 1974 Devo demo titled "Space Girl Blues" that was later released on Devo's "Hardcore Devo: Volume One". Devo member Gerald Casale and Basil were in a relationship at the time, and Basil had been an early supporter of the group. Toni Basil (1983), her eponymous second album, yielded
583-460: A third and final Hot 100 charting single, "Over My Head", which reached No. 4 on the U.S. Dance chart. Her song "Girls Night Out" appeared on the 1986 movie soundtrack Modern Girls . To date, there have been five Toni Basil best of collections released on CD. In 1999, DJ and producer Jason Nevins 's dance remix of "Mickey" was a club hit in Europe and Australia. Basil contributed vocals for
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#1732790208879636-446: Is a song recorded by American singer Toni Basil for her debut studio album, Word of Mouth (1981). It was first recorded by the pop group Racey , titled "Kitty". Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn wrote the song, while production was helmed by Greg Mathieson and Trevor Veitch . Basil's version is new wave , featuring guitar , synthesizers and cheerleading chants. The song was originally performed by British pop group Racey , with
689-704: Is also credited as a choreographer for some episodes of The Carol Burnett Show . In 1980, Basil choreographed, and co-directed with David Byrne , the music video for " Once in a Lifetime " by Talking Heads . She worked with Talking Heads again to direct and choreograph the video for the song " Crosseyed and Painless ", taken from the same album Remain in Light . She choreographed David Bowie 's Diamond Dogs Tour in 1974, his Glass Spider Tour in 1987, and his video for " Time Will Crawl " (1987). She has worked with Bette Midler for many years, including her 2008/2009 Las Vegas show The Showgirl Must Go On . She served as
742-702: 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 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
795-411: 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
848-514: Is the actual cheer sweater from Las Vegas High ." US 7" single International 7" single US 12" single Alternate US 12" single Credits and personnel adapted from Word of Mouth album liner notes. Shipments figures based on certification alone. English singer Lolly covered "Mickey" which was released in September 1999 as the second single from her debut album My First Album . Her version reached number four on
901-539: The Devo song "The Only One" in 1987, part of the soundtrack of the horror film Slaughterhouse Rock , in which Basil starred. The song was not released until 2000, on the demo compilation Recombo DNA . Basil began her acting career by appearing in the films Easy Rider and Five Easy Pieces . She was in other films including The Last Movie (directed by Dennis Hopper ), Greaser's Palace (directed by Robert Downey, Sr. ), Mother, Jugs & Speed , Village of
954-499: The UK Singles Chart the same month. A karaoke version appears on both the single and album. UK CD1 and Australian CD single UK CD2 UK cassette single Carola Häggkvist released a Swedish version of the song in 1983, which achieved success in Scandinavia . The Swedish version had lyrics written by Ingela "Pling" Forsman for the 1983 album Främling . Japanese comedian-musician Gorie reached no. 1 on
1007-424: The 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s include American Graffiti (1973), The Rose (1979), Peggy Sue Got Married (1986), Something to Talk About (1995), That Thing You Do (1996), My Best Friend's Wedding (1997), Legally Blonde (2001), Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (2003), Charlie Wilson's War (2007), and The House Bunny (2008). Basil is one of the seven original Lockers ,
1060-461: The 80s". The music video was directed, produced and choreographed by Basil herself. The cheerleaders featured in the video were members of a championship squad from Carson High School in Carson, California. The cheerleading uniform Basil wore in the music video was the one she actually wore in high school. According to Basil, "They didn't put anything in the budget, I did everything myself. And this
1113-568: The Giants , Rockula (with Thomas Dolby), and Slaughterhouse Rock . On television she appeared in episodes of Laverne & Shirley (playing Mickie), Dark Justice , and in Baywatch Nights as a fortune teller. Basil directed short art films including Game of the Week , A Dance Film , Out Trip , and The Ping Pong Match . Predating music videos, these avant garde pieces found
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#17327902088791166-522: The Japanese singles chart with a Japanese-language version featuring vocals by American-born Jasmine Ann Allen . The entire structure of the Run–D.M.C. song " It's Tricky " was consciously lifted from "Mickey". According to DMC : "I just changed the chorus around and we just talked about how this rap business can be tricky to a brother." The song "Hey, Mickey!" by American rapper Baby Tate interpolates
1219-711: The Museum of Modern Art: Videos, and the Santa Monica Museum of Art: Short Films. She has received platinum and gold discs in the US, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Philippines, and France. Her single "Mickey" was installed in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as one of the groundbreaking singles of the 1980s. She was given a tribute at The Carnival: Choreographer's Ball , Monsters of Hip-Hop Masters of Movement, and in Portraits of America's Great Choreographers. She
1272-531: 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
1325-830: The U.S. with the show "Semina Culture: Wallace Berman and His Circle" in 2007. Aside from directing her own video for "Mickey", she directed and choreographed the video for Talking Heads' " Once in a Lifetime ". The video features lead singer David Byrne against a white background in a style similar to "Mickey". Basil's awards include Hip Hop International's Living Legend Award, a Grammy nomination for Long Form Video ("Word of Mouth") in 1983, an Emmy nomination and win for Outstanding Achievement in Choreography for The Smothers Brothers in 1988, two MTV Award nominations, American Choreography Awards: four nominations and two wins including Lifetime Achievement Innovator, and The Los Angeles Theater Ovation: Street Dance Award. Exhibitions include
1378-792: The United States Library of Congress and selected for preservation in 2006 in the National Film Registry . Her 1960s film choreography work includes Village of the Giants (1965), The Cool Ones (1967), and the Monkees ' 1968 film Head in which she is partnered on-screen with Davy Jones during "Daddy's Song". In 1968, Princess Grace Kelly 's television special Monte Carlo: C'est La Rose premiered. In it she accompanies lead dancer and choreographer Winters; he explained that he brought her and fellow dancer Anita Mann because they were his best students. She
1431-425: The associate director and choreographer of the worldwide Tina!: 50th Anniversary Tour in 2008/2009. Her expertise as a choreographer led her to be invited to sit as a guest judge on seasons four and five of Fox Broadcasting Company 's So You Think You Can Dance ? In addition, she is credited with bringing street dance to prominence as a founding member and manager of The Lockers . Her film choreography through
1484-657: The chart in Canada where it was issued by Virgin Records . The 45 was quickly certified Gold and in early 1983 reached Platinum status for sales of over 2 million copies in the United States alone. The music video for "Mickey" was one of the most popular early MTV videos. In the video, Basil wore her head cheerleader uniform from Las Vegas High School from which she graduated. During an interview on VH1 's "100 Greatest Songs of The 80's", Basil said that she still owns
1537-408: The chorus from "Mickey". On February 20, 2024, an official dance video was released. The video featured Tate and a group of backup dancers dressed as cheerleaders , similar to the original video for "Mickey". Peggy Sue Got Married Peggy Sue Got Married is a 1986 American fantasy comedy-drama film directed by Francis Ford Coppola starring Kathleen Turner as a woman on the verge of
1590-448: The defendants had commercially used the song "Mickey" without a license and damaged her right of publicity , claiming excess of $ 25,000 in damages. Basil also filed a lawsuit against AMC on May 12, 2020, for the unauthorized use of "Mickey" in a trailer for Preacher . On August 27, 2020, a California state of appeals court affirmed dismissal of Basil's case. According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com by Alfred Music ,
1643-535: The family for his work when she was a child. In 1961, Basil graduated from Las Vegas High School , where she was a head cheerleader. Already known by the nickname "Toni", she later incorporated her cheerleading experience into her dance career, including her choreography/performance of "Mickey". The cheerleader uniform that she wore in the video was the one she wore in high school. Basil started dancing professionally in childhood, but her career started when she served as an assistant choreographer to David Winters and as
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1696-478: The first season and also in later seasons of the show, as a singer and filmmaker, to perform in her urban style Swan Lake . She was signed to Warner Bros. Records at some point in 1976, but never released any material for the label. In 1982, her single "Mickey" achieved international success. The song is a cover of "Kitty", a 1979 release by the UK band Racey , written by Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman and produced by
1749-487: 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
1802-630: The latter. The original song did not include the "Oh Mickey, you're so fine" chant, which Basil added. The video was conceived, directed, and choreographed by Basil for the UK-based label Radialchoice, before the inception of MTV in July 1981. Issued on Chrysalis Records in September 1982 in the US, the song knocked Lionel Richie from No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in December. It topped
1855-407: 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
1908-425: 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
1961-465: 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 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
2014-479: 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
2067-445: 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
2120-489: 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
2173-494: 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 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
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2226-672: The same cheerleader sweater she wore in the video. In 2009, VH1 ranked "Mickey" Number 6 on its list of the 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders of the '80s. In 2017, she launched an unsuccessful lawsuit against the makers of South Park over their use of the song in parodying Barack Obama 's 2008 election win. For television, Basil has appeared as an actress and featured singer/dancer in many television shows and specials. She co-directed and choreographed two BBC specials with Alan Walsh and Ken Stephenson called "Toni Basil Tape 1" and "Toni Basil Tape 2". Basil's recording career consists of only two albums. Her first album, 1982's Word of Mouth , included
2279-410: The song is written in the key of E major and is set in time signature of common time with a tempo of 145 beats per minute . Basil's vocal range spans two octaves, from B 3 to C♯ 5 . Rock critic Robert Christgau commented on the perceived 'obscene' content of the lyric "So come on and give it to me / Any way you can / Any way you want to do it / I'll take it like a man". Christgau wrote in
2332-406: 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
2385-668: The street dance group considered to be "the group that changed the face of dance". She is recognized as having been a seminal influence in bringing street dance to the attention of the American public. A 2012 Dance Magazine article cited Basil as the pioneer in merging ballet with street dance for a piece she choreographed for Saturday Night Live , "Swan Lake" in 1978. The Lockers opened and toured with Frank Sinatra , including performances at Carnegie Hall . They opened for Funkadelic at Radio City Music Hall and many acts in Las Vegas ; they appeared on many television shows including
2438-716: The third episode of Saturday Night Live. Basil choreographed the TV Land Awards salute to Soul Train in 2005, as well as the TV Land Awards salute to Sid and Marty Krofft in 2009. She choreographed Quentin Tarantino 's 2019 film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood at the age of 75, and appeared in an uncredited cameo, wearing her trademark fedora and dancing with Margot Robbie on the Pan Am flight. Basil
2491-411: The title "Kitty", and was included on their debut studio album Smash and Grab in 1979. The original Racey song did not include the "Oh Mickey, you're so fine" chant, which Basil added. For years, it was rumored that the name was changed to Mickey because Basil developed a crush on the Monkees ' drummer and lead vocalist Micky Dolenz , after meeting him on the set of their film Head , for which she
2544-633: Was "I'm 28" written by Graham Gouldman who later co-founded 10cc . Basil sang, solo, the swinging jazz number "Wham Rebop Boom Bam" in the first season of Saturday Night Live for the January 17, 1976, show with Buck Henry as host. Basil sold out solo shows at The Roxy in Los Angeles in June 1976, and sang the song on The Merv Griffin Show . She and The Lockers appeared on Saturday Night Live during
2597-460: 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
2650-582: Was featured in the Museum of Modern Art Calendar of Artists and on the cover of Dance Magazine . On January 25, 2012, Basil presented The Electric Boogaloos with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 13th anniversary show of The Carnival: Choreographer's Ball for their role in popularizing dance styles such as popping and electric boogie . In 2023, Basil was inducted into the Women Songwriters Hall of Fame . Mickey (Toni Basil song) " Mickey " (originally titled as " Kitty ")
2703-499: Was surprised by Tarantino's detailed knowledge of both 1960s dances and her previous work, and said she personally knew two of the real-life people who are portrayed in the film: Sharon Tate and Jay Sebring , who were both killed in the Tate-LaBianca murders . Basil's recording career began in 1966 with a single for A&M Records , which was the title song of the short film Breakaway by artist Bruce Conner . The B-side
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#17327902088792756-411: Was the choreographer . However, that claim has been denied by Basil, who has said that she "didn't really know Micky at all". In January 2020, Basil released a re-recording of the song as "Hey Mickey" to digital and streaming platforms. On August 31, 2017, Basil filed a multi-claim lawsuit against Razor & Tie Direct , Forever 21 , Disney , Viacom , VH1 , and South Park . Basil alleged that
2809-436: 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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