Waking Up (2010)

Martin Brown, who dreams he's traveling backwards through time, attempts to fix his relationship with his recently deceased wife, Jennifer.

Director:

Jørgen Pedersen

Writers:

Jonathan Anders (story), Jørgen Pedersen (screenplay)

Stars:

Jeremy Curran, Amy Burke, John Paul Wood

Cast

Credited cast:
Jeremy Curran	...	Martin Brown
Amy Burke	...	Jennifer Brown
John Paul Wood	...	Connor Reese (as John Wood)
Jørgen Pedersen	...	Thomas Baker
Robert A. Mitchell	...	Dr. Russell
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kate Abraham	...	Party-Goer #3 (as Kate Farrar)
Mary Belzer	...	Audrey Gale
Charlie Brumley	...	Teacher #1
Jeffrey Chamberlin	...	Party-Goer #1
Shannon Daugherty	...	Donna Stewart
Meg Diamond	...	Party-Goer #2
Stephen Griffard	...	Student #1
Kenny Johnson	...	Officer Crowe
Alice Kinsella	...	Mrs. Parker
Stephanie Lake	...	Student #2

Storyline

Martin Brown (Jeremy Curran), who dreams he's traveling backwards through time, attempts to fix his relationship with his recently deceased wife, Jennifer (Amy Burke). His best friend (John Wood), his co-worker (Jørgen Pedersen), even his new psychologist (Robert Alan Mitchell) don't know if these "jumpbacks" are real or if Martin is imagining the whole ordeal. Writer/Director Jørgen Pedersen takes you on a romantic ride through time and love in this piece about dreams. With wonderful performances, interesting writing, captivating direction and an amazing musical score - Waking Up is a true labor of love about just that, love.

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Plot Keywords:

dream | love | psychologist | reference to the beatles | sunrise | 

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Taglines:

Dreams Are Made of Second Chances

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Genres:

Drama | Romance | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 June 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Close Your Eyes

Filming Locations:

St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$27,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bare Bear Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The classroom scenes were filmed in the director's alma mater, Lindbergh High School.

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Crazy Credits

This film is dedicated to: JP - My Parents (for everything), My Best Friends (for being my family), & Libby (for love) JC - Jørgen, My Family, & Kate (they all know why) AS - Jørgen (for the opportunity), My Family (for putting up with me), & Lulu (for inspiration) MJK - My Father (for absolutely everything), Chip Gubera (for showing me how to be awesome), & Taylor Staniforth (for being my best friend/critic/inspiration/mao)

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Connections

References Back to the Future (1985)

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Soundtracks

True & Trite
Performed by Charlie Brumley
(Brumley)

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