Peggy Sue Got Married/Trivia

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  • Dawson Casting: Turner plays her high school self at the age of 32.
    • Averted in that Turner plays a divorcee in her 40's in the present.
  • Hey, It's That Guy!:
    • Jim Carrey can be seen as Walter Getz, one of the singers in Charlie's band. It's one of his earliest film roles, eight years before his breakout as Ace Ventura in 1994.
    • Helen Hunt plays Peggy Sue's daughter, Beth.
    • A 14-year-old Sophia Coppola plays Peggy's sister Nancy.
    • John Carradine is the leader of the lodge.
    • Michael, the bohemian poet, went on to play Beni in The Mummy Trilogy
    • Peggy's grandfather was Wilbur's neighbor Gordon on Mr. Ed. This was his final role.
  • Unintentional Period Piece: To 21st-century eyes, the 1986 scenes can seem as weird and gaudy as the 1960 scenes.