Kathleen Turner was too old for this
They should have used a teenager actress for schoolgirl character.
shareNot when you consider that, as many of us believe, she was only dreaming!
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MovieChat Forums > Peggy Sue Got Married (1986) Discussion > Kathleen Turner was too old for this
I'm sorry but Kathleen Turner in the 1980's was widely considered to be extremely sexy, so she had to be the main character. Besides, she fit into the 1950's beautifully.
shareBesides, she fit into the 1950's beautifully.She was the best thing about the movie IMO.🐭 share
She was the best thing about the movie IMO
Absolutely. Why fixate on her looks and whether or not she truly looks like a teenager? We know that she's SUPPOSED to be a teenager again, so you should just suspend disbelief.
Her actual performance in the film is superb and for OP to suggest getting some teenager to play the role is absurd. Kathleen Turner is an actress and this part required complex nuances from the lead. You should be admiring her performance - not complaining because she had more lines on her face than you think an actual teenager would have. share
Well she is 10yrs older than Nick.
shareyou missed the point... it didn't matter what we saw... she was a 40 year old woman who went back in time (or dreamed it) and everyone with her in the 50's saw the teenage turner... we saw the 40 year old one.
shareI agree. She fit into the 1950's beautifully and believe she got an Oscar nod. A younger actress playing Peggy Sue? No way then it wouldn't have worked.
sharehttps://www.datalounge.com/thread/21796151-dishy-kathleen-turner-interview
Kathleen was most definitely a front runner for the Oscar that year. And Peggy Sue was not considered a piece of fluff by everyone. Both Siskel and Ebert put it on their ten best of the year list and raved about Turner's performance. Turner was considered a frontrunner in part because she had also been snubbed for previous nominations. in Romancing the Stone and Prizzi's Honor. She also had the biggest hit in that category after Sigourney's Aliens.share
I think perceived arrogance turned the voters off. There was that infamous quote about going into a room and if a man didn't glance at her, it was because they were gay that circulated around that time. Plus, there were also rumors that she was difficult to work with.
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