Season 19, Episode 1
That title makes no sense. We kicked off Season 19 with a look back at the 1986 Fantasy, Comedy/Drama — Peggy Sue Got Married. Starring Kathleen Turner, Nicolas Cage, Helen Hunt, Jim Carrey, Kevin J. O'Connor and directed by Francis Ford Coppola.
I remember watching the movie back in the day. It was definitely not in 1986, but then again, it could've been. I can't remember. I do remember going into the movie thinking I was watching another time travel movie a la Back to the Future. Of course, it's not that...at all.
And yet, I liked it quite a bit back then. And the older I got, the more the story and its theme resonates with me. We talk about that in the episode, the overall theme of Peggy Sue going back to her teenage years and trying to change her life's path. We all live with regrets, wondering if we made different decisions at various points in our lives, would our present be different. Can we change our future? Am I the only one who thinks this?
Another point I wanted to make, which I talk about in this episode (and I reiterate during my guest appearance on the Film Trace podcast), is that we don't talk about Francis Ford Coppola the same way we do Spielberg, Scorcese and other popular filmmakers that became household names in the 70s and 80s.
Coppola is responsible for The Godfather, The Godfather II, Apocalypse Now, The Outsiders, The Conversation, Rumble Fish, Bram Stoker's Dracula and more! These are strong films and Coppola is never in the same conversation as other directors. Why is that?
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