The director’s atmospheric feature debut premiered 25 years ago today on April 21, 2000.
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The Virgin Suicides,Sofia Coppolas dreamy 1999 adaptation of Jeffrey Eugenides novel,is timeless.
Even with 25 years to chew on that question, there is no answer.
Leslie Hayman, Kirsten Dunst, A.J. Cook, Chelse Swain.Credit:Paramount
Instead, viewers are still left with haunted speculation after all this time.
Heres where the cast ofThe Virgin Suicidesis now, a quarter-century after the film’s premiere.
Dunst began dating herFargocostarJesse Plemonsin 2016.
Kirsten Dunst in ‘The Virgin Suicides’; Dunst at the premiere of ‘Civil War’.Paramount+; Gilbert Flores/SXSW Conference & Festivals via Getty
They wed in 2022 and have welcomedtwo sonsto their family.
Turner rose to fame as a cunning-beyond-her-years femme fatale in the erotic thrillerBody Heat(1981).
She also reunited with frequent costarMichael Douglason his Netflix seriesThe Kominsky Method(20192021).
Kathleen Turner in ‘The Virgin Suicides’; Turner at Citymeals' on Wheels 34th Annual Power Lunch.Paramount+; John Lamparski/Getty
Turner hasone daughter Rachel, born in 1987 with ex-husband Jay Weiss.
That couldnt be more different from his typical screen persona.
Hes made a career of playing hard-nosed heroes, wiseguys, and dirtbags.
James Woods in ‘The Virgin Suicides’; Woods at the 2017 WGA Awards ceremony.Paramount+; J. Countess/WireImage
Woods was a quintessential guy you love to hate inMartin ScorsesesCasino(1995), portrayed H.R.
Haldeman inNixon(1995), and hunted the dead inJohn CarpentersVampires(1998).
The young actor was a teen-flick staple thanks toHalloween H20(1998) andThe Faculty(1998).
Josh Hartnett in ‘The Virgin Suicides’; Hartnett attends ‘La Trampa’ photocall.Paramount Classics/Courtesy Everett; Borja B. Hojas/WireImage
From there, he grew into war epicsPearl Harbor(2001) andBlack Hawk Down(2001).
Hes delivered some solid work inChristopher NolansOppenheimer(2023) andM.
Cook (Mary Lisbon)
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A.J.
A.J. Cook in ‘The Virgin Suicides’; Cook at Festival of Arts of Laguna Beach.Paramount+; Michael Kovac/Getty
Shes been playing special agent and profilerJennifer Jareau(a.k.a.
JJ) for the better part of her career 323 episodes and counting.
Her other notable projects includeFinal Destination 2(2003) and the 2013 horror filmWer.
Scott Glenn in ‘The Virgin Suicides’; Glenn at the 2019 premiere of ‘Apocalypse Now Final Cut’.Paramount+; Steve Granitz/WireImage
Cook married Nathan Andersen in 2001.
Their two sons have appeared in recurring roles onCriminal Mindsas Jareaus children.
The ex-Marine has been married to Carol Schwartz since 1968.
Danny DeVito in ‘The Virgin Suicides’; DeVito at the 2024 Disney Upfront.Paramount+; Gotham/FilmMagic
They share two daughters.
The list could go on:Get Shorty(1995),L.A.
Confidential(1997),The Rainmaker(1997).
Hanna Hall in ‘The Virgin Suicides’; Hall at the Chiller Theatre Expo Fall 2019.Paramount+; Bobby Bank/Getty
In 2017, he earned a Tony nomination for his Broadway debut in Arthur MillersThe Price.
DeVito married fellow actorRhea Perlmanin 1982 after over a decade together.
The two separated in 2012 and again in 2017 following a reconciliation, but remain close.
Leslie Hayman in ‘The Virgin Suicides’.Paramount+
She also guest-starred onMasters of Sex(2015) andThe Purge(2019).
The Colorado native has transitioned away from acting and now works as an intimacy coordinator.
Her credits includeKinds of Kindness(2024) andLisa Frankenstein(2024).
Chelse Swain in ‘The Virgin Suicides’; Swain at the 2008 ‘KEEP it Hollywood’ event.Paramount+; Jean Baptiste Lacroix/WireImage
Behind the scenes, Hayman is as enigmatic as her onscreen avatar.
Her own sister, Stephanie, is one of Coppolas close friends dating back to childhood.
Not only that, but Coppolaused Leslie as her modelfor what the Lisbon sisters should look like.
Jonathan Tucker in ‘The Virgin Suicides’; Tucker at the 2023 Independent Spirit Awards.Paramount+; Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty
No wonder she wound up in the film.
The two Swains starred together in the coming-of-age indieTart(2001).
She has not appeared on screen since 2012.
Hayden Christensen in ‘The Virgin Suicides’; Christensen at the 2024 FYC event for ‘Ahsoka’.Paramount+; Jesse Grant/Getty
The film came on the heels of his performance as a youngBilly Crudupin the star-studdedSleepers(1996).
Most recently, he appeared in the thrillerGod Is a Bullet(2023), alongsideMaika MonroeandNikolaj Coster-Waldau.
Tucker has been married to Tara Ahamed since 2012.
They havetwins, a son and a daughter.
In a matter of three years, Christensen would be known the world over as Anakin Skywalker, a.k.a.
Darth Vader, inAttack of the Clones(2002) andRevenge of the Sith(2005).
Christensen was in a relationship with hisJumpercostarRachel Bilsonfrom 2007 to 2017, and they have a daughter.
