While You Were Sleeping
Theatrical poster
Directed by	Jon Turteltaub
Produced by	Roger Birnbaum Joe Roth
Written by	Daniel G. Sullivan Fredric LeBow
Starring	Sandra Bullock Bill Pullman Peter Gallagher Peter Boyle Jack Warden
Music by	Randy Edelman Diane Warren
Cinematography	Phedon Papamichael
Editing by	Bruce Green
Distributed by	Hollywood Pictures
Release date(s)	April 21, 1995
Running time	103 minutes
Language	English
Budget	$17,000,000 (estimated)
IMDb profile

While You Were Sleeping is a film (romantic comedy, 1995) starring Sandra Bullock, Bill Pullman, Peter Gallagher, Peter Boyle, Jack Warden, Glynis Johns, Micole Mercurio, Jason Bernard, Michael Rispoli, Monica Keena, and Ally Walker. It was directed by Jon Turteltaub from a script by Daniel G. Sullivan and Frederic Lebow. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Jonathan Charles Turteltaub (b. ... Joe Roth is a producer and film director, born on June 13, 1948 in New York City to a Jewish family. ... Frederic Lebow is an American actor and writer. ... Sandra Annette Bullock (born July 26, 1964) is an American film actress. ... William Pullman (born December 17, 1953) is an American film and television actor. ... Peter Killian Gallagher (born August 19, 1955) is a Golden Globe award winning American actor. ... Peter Lawrence Boyle (October 18, 1935 – December 12, 2006) was an Emmy Award-winning American actor. ... Jack Warden (September 18, 1920 – July 19, 2006) was an American actor. ... Randy Edelman (born 10 June 1947) is a well known film and TV score composer born in Paterson, New Jersey. ... This article is about Diane Warren the American songwriter. ... The Hollywood Pictures sphinx logo Hollywood Pictures is one of The Walt Disney Companys several alternate movie labels. ... is the 111th day of the year (112th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Film is a term that encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the motion picture industry. ... Romantic comedy films are a sub-genre of comedy films as well as of romance films. ... Sandra Annette Bullock (born July 26, 1964) is an American film actress. ... William Pullman (born December 17, 1953) is an American film and television actor. ... Peter Killian Gallagher (born August 19, 1955) is a Golden Globe award winning American actor. ... Peter Lawrence Boyle (October 18, 1935 – December 12, 2006) was an Emmy Award-winning American actor. ... Jack Warden (September 18, 1920 – July 19, 2006) was an American actor. ... Glynis Johns (born 5 October 1923) is a Tony Award-winning British stage and film actress, dancer, pianist and singer (notably of Send in the Clowns in Stephen Sondheims A Little Night Music). ... Jason Bernard (b. ... Michael Rispoli (born on 21 November 1965 in Long Island, New York, USA) is an American character actor. ... Monica C. Keena (born May 28, 1979) is an American actress, known for her role as Abby Morgan on Dawsons Creek. ... Ally Walker, american actress. ... Jonathan Charles Turteltaub (b. ... Frederic Lebow is an American actor and writer. ...

Plot

Sandra Bullock plays Lucy, a lonely fare collector on the Chicago elevated railway. The highlight of her days is selling a token to a handsome commuter, Peter Callaghan (played by Peter Gallagher), on whom she has a secret crush. Working on Christmas day, Lucy witnesses Peter being mugged and pushed onto the tracks, and she rescues him from an oncoming train. Peter falls into a coma and she accompanies him to the hospital, where she fantasizes aloud, "I was going to marry him". A nurse overhears her and, misinterpreting the situation, tells the head physician, a policeman and Callaghan's family that Lucy is his fiancée. At first Lucy is too caught up in the madness of everyone's panic to tell the truth, and after that she is too embarrassed to. Sandra Annette Bullock (born July 26, 1964) is an American film actress. ... Nickname: Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in the Chicago metro area and Illinois Coordinates: , Country United States State Illinois County Cook & DuPage Settled 1770s Incorporated March 4, 1837 Government  - Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Area  - City  234. ... The L[1], variously, if perhaps incorrectly, styled L, El, EL, or L, is the rapid transit system that serves Chicago, Illinois in the United States. ... Peter Killian Gallagher (born August 19, 1955) is a Golden Globe award winning American actor. ... Joseph and Mary with baby Jesus, at the first Christmas Christmas (literally, the Mass of Christ) is a holiday in the Christian calendar, usually observed on December 25, which celebrates the birth of Jesus. ...

An orphan with few friends, she becomes so enamored of the family, and their unconditional love for her, that she cannot bring herself to hurt them by revealing that Peter doesn't even know her. She takes trips with the family so "they can get to know each other". Lucy then meets Peters younger brother Jack (Bill Pullman), who has taken over his fathers business and is always working. He and Lucy spend time together when the rest of the family doesn't have to time to make Lucy feel welcome. Jack is very suspicious at first, saying Peter never mentioned Lucy or a marriage. Later on, Jack starts to have feelings for Lucy. William Pullman (born December 17, 1953) is an American film and television actor. ...

Then complications ensue. Peter wakes up and does not remember Lucy at all, but everyone assumes he has amnesia. Forced by his family, Peter and Lucy spend time together, while Lucy becomes confused with her feelings for both Peter and Jack. Peter is convinced by Saul (Peter and Jacks Godfather, who knows about her secret) that Lucy must be his true love if he really proposed to her, so he does it "again". Lucy freaks out by the unexpected questions and agrees. Lucy confides in Saul. Saul can't bring himself to tell the family about Lucy either. Lucy forces herself to be happy, she's with the man she wanted to be with her whole life. Amnesia or amnæsia (from Greek ) (see spelling differences) is a condition in which memory is disturbed. ... Look up godfather in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

On the day of the wedding, Lucy starts to feel more and more guilty over her lie and her feelings for both brothers. She walks down the aisle, where Peter is waiting with Jack, who is his best man. The priest begins, but during the words "Dearly beloveds, we're gather here today...", Lucy objects already. Jack is surprised and objects too. She tells the family who she is and what went wrong in the hospital. She tells the parents she's fallen in love with their son, but points it's not Peter, but Jack. As the family argues, Lucy leaves, unsure of her future.

The next day, she sits at the station again, accepting coins of everyone. Suddenly, an engagement ring falls trough the toll window. When Lucy looks up, she sees Jack and his family standing. Jack passes the token collection line and proposes to Lucy.

The film ends with the two happily married in wedding attire, as their train departs from the station.

Location

Part of the movie was filmed at the Lake Point Tower building. State/Lake Station was used for exterior shots of the 'L'. Lake Point Tower is located in Chicago, Illinois. ... State/Lake is an L station serving the CTAs Brown, Green, Orange, Pink, and Purple Lines. ...

Trivia

• The train that almost runs over Lucy and Peter is an Orange Line towards Midway.
• Demi Moore was orginally going to play Lucy.
• The original screenplay for While You Were Sleeping was about a woman in a coma and a man pretending to be her fiancee. The final script reversed the roles.^[1]

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References

• Janet Maslin. "The Blossoming of a Wallflower." The New York Times. April 21, 1995. C16.

1. ^ While You Were Sleeping (HTML). Retrieved on 25 Jun 2007.

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External links

• While You Were Sleeping at the Internet Movie Database