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While You Were Sleeping (1995)

PG  103 min  -  Comedy | Romance   -  21 April 1995 (USA)
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Ratings: 6.5/10 from 33,326 users   Metascore: 67/100 
Reviews: 169 user | 51 critic | 20 from Metacritic.com

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

Director:

Jon Turteltaub
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sandra Bullock ...
Bill Pullman ...
Peter Gallagher ...
Peter Boyle ...
Jack Warden ...
Glynis Johns ...
Elsie
Micole Mercurio ...
Jason Bernard Jason Bernard ...
Michael Rispoli ...
Joe 'Joey' Fusco, Jr.
Ally Walker ...
Monica Keena ...
Ruth Rudnick Ruth Rudnick ...
Wanda
Marcia Wright ...
Celeste
Dick Cusack Dick Cusack ...
Dr. Rubin
Thomas Q. Morris Thomas Q. Morris ...
Man in Peter's Room
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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. Written by Michael Lee Pollock <gt4250a@prism.gatech.edu>  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Love | Christmas | Hospital | Coma | Train  | See more »

Taglines:

A story about love at second sight.

Genres:

Comedy | Romance

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for some language See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Mientras dormías See more »

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$17,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$182,100,000 (Worldwide)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR  | Dolby Digital

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

The word "fiancée" has three acceptable pronunciations in English according to Webster, with the stress on the first, second, or final syllable. In the initial hospital room scene where the Callaghans discover Peter in a coma and meet Lucy, all three pronunciations of the word are given, and in consecutive order as far as the syllables. Nurse: "She's his FIancée!" Midge: "His fiANcée"? Doctor (a few lines later, to intern): "She's the fianCEE, you idiot!" See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Saul and Ox are playing cards in the hospital, the cards on the bed change position between scenes See more »

Quotes

[referring to her father]
Lucy: He would get these far-off looks in his eyes and he would say 'Life doesn't always turn out the way you plan'. I just wish I'd realized at the time, he was talking about MY life.
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Connections

Referenced in "Frasier: She's the Boss (#3.1)" (1995) See more »

Soundtracks

"WHEREVER I WOULD BE"
Written by Diane Warren
Performed by Dusty Springfield and Daryl Hall
Courtesy of Columbia Records
by arrangement with Sony Music Licensing See more »