While You Were Sleeping (1995)

Ticket collecting romantic pretends to be engaged to an unconscious man but can't fool his brother

Director:

Jon Turteltaub

Writers:

Daniel G. Sullivan, Fredric LeBow

Stars:

Sandra Bullock, Bill Pullman, Peter Gallagher

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 2 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sandra Bullock	...	Lucy
Bill Pullman	...	Jack
Peter Gallagher	...	Peter
Peter Boyle	...	Ox
Jack Warden	...	Saul
Glynis Johns	...	Elsie
Micole Mercurio	...	Midge
Jason Bernard	...	Jerry
Michael Rispoli	...	Joe Jr.
Ally Walker	...	Ashley Bacon
Monica Keena	...	Mary
Ruth Rudnick	...	Wanda
Marcia Wright	...	Celeste
Dick Cusack	...	Dr. Rubin
Thomas Q. Morris	...	Man in Peter's Room

Storyline

Lucy's life consists of constant loneliness that is until she saves Peter's life. Now she is a part of his family, and with a strong heart and fate on her side, others begin to realize what a terrific person she is, especially Jack, Peter's brother. An extraordinarily true-to-life sequence of events begin to take place as Lucy and Jack become closer and learn more about each other and themselves than one would ever expect from such coincidental, yet believable events.

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Plot Keywords:

love | coma | hospital | christmas | loneliness | 

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Taglines:

A story about love at second sight.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for some language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 April 1995 (USA)

Also Known As:

Mientras dormías

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$17,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

£4,534,913 (UK) (15 September 1995)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Caravan Pictures, Hollywood Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR Dolby Digital

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Some of the gifts at the Callaghans' Christmas party: Lucy gets a red cashmere muffler; Ox, a cordless glue gun; Mary, an appointment to get her ears pierced and diamond earring studs to go in them.

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Goofs

When Lucy visits Peter in ICU during the night, he is still in a coma. But his head changes position. In one shot, it is slightly to the side. In the next shot, his face is aimed straight up.

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Quotes

Peter: Remember the squirrels?
Jack: Don't even say it.
Peter: First I knocked them out of their nest with a rock.
Jack: Peter!
Peter: Then I saved them.

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Connections

Featured in Biography: Sandra Bullock: In the Driver's Seat (2005)

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Soundtracks

"WINTER WONDERLAND"
Music by Felix Bernard
Lyrics by Richard B. Smith (as Dick Smith)
Performed by The Glenn Miller Orchestra
Courtesy of Laserlight Digital
by arrangement with Source/Q

User Reviews

Good for a lot of laughs

This was an extremely underrated movie. There were so many funny little segments and happenings in this movie. Like when the newspaper boy was delivering papers, and when they had the dinner conversation. If you just watch the movie for some good laughs and don't try to expect some big, deep storyline you will find that it is a VERY enjoyable movie. It had us all laughing till we......well you know what I mean. Sit back, get some popcorn and enjoy the show. There's nothing wrong with silly, senseless humor, is there? Even my husband enjoyed it. I've seen this movie more times than I probably should admit. But I laugh every time I see it. Another good choice...How to meet a guy in 10 days.