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While You Were Sleeping

Year:

1995

Duration:

103 min

Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

IMDB rate:

6.6

Director:

Jon Turteltaub

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 3 wins & 4 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1995-04-21

Filming Locations: Lake Point Tower, 505 North Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Earnings

Budget: $17,000,000

Gross: $81,057,016 (USA)£4,534,913 (UK)

Cast

Actor

Character

Monica Keena

Sandra Bullock

Lucy

Bill Pullman

Jack

Peter Gallagher

Peter

Peter Boyle

Jack Warden

Saul

Glynis Johns

Elsie

Micole Mercurio

Midge

Jason Bernard

Jerry

Michael Rispoli

Joe Jr.

Ally Walker

Ashley Bacon

Ruth Rudnick

Wanda

Marcia Wright

Celeste

Dick Cusack

Dr. Rubin

Thomas Q. Morris

Man in Peter's Room

Bernie Landis

Doorman

James Krag

Dalton Clarke

Rick Worthy

Orderly

Marc Grapey

Intern

Joel Hatch

Priest

Mike Bacarella

Mr. Fusco

Peter Siragusa

Hot Dog Vendor

Gene Janson

Man in Church

Krista Lally

Phyllis

Kevin Gudahl

Cop at ICU

Ann Whitney

Blood Donor Nurse

Margaret Travolta

Admitting Nurse

Shea Farrell

Ashley's Husband

Kate Reinders

Beth

Susan Messing

Celeste's Friend

Richard Pickren

Lucy's Father

Megan Schaiper

Young Lucy

Dobie Maxwell

Mailman (uncredited)

Robert Minkoff

Bit (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Harrison Ford and Geena Davis were initially offered this film.

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Images of the world and Sleeping Beauty recur in the film: the young version of Lucy in the beginning is being read "Sleeping Beauty" by her father (the film is a role reversal of "Sleeping Beauty": Peter is the beauty, and Lucy the Prince); Lucy has a globe in her apartment (visible after talking to Jack), and of course the gift of her mother to her father, the light up globe lamp recurs as well.

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Chris Columbus was at one point considered to direct.

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Goofs

When Jack and Lucy parked at Peter's apartment to deliver the couch, the van is parked much closer to the red car in front before they deliver the couch than when they come back down.

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When the grandmother is taking pictures at the wedding in the hospital, she is pointing the camera at the floor when it flashes - the flash cube is pointed at the people she wants to take pictures of.

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In the last shot, the iconic Marshall Field's clock is not visible in that position on that elevated train line (northbound heading toward the now non-existent Sun Times building).

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Quotes

Lucy: Wh-why did you say that?

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Midge Callaghan: These potatoes are so creamy. Mary mashed them.

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Lucy: If you fit into my pants I will kill myself.

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