While You Were Sleeping
Director Jon Turteltaub's romantic comedy While You Were Sleeping stars Sandra Bullock as a lonely subway employee whose misguided love for a comatose man helps her find the true love of her life.
Fast Facts
- Release date: April 21, 1995
- Director: Jon Turteltaub
- Screenwriters: Daniel G. Sullivan, Frederic LeBow
- Producers: Roger Birnbaum, Joe Roth
- Distributor: Hollywood Pictures, Buena Vista Pictures
- MPAA Rating: PG
- Run time: 103 minutes
- Sandra Bullock was nominated for a Best Actress Golden Globe1
Plot Summary
Lucy Moderatz (Sandra Bullock), a Chicago subway token vendor, falls in love with Peter Callaghan (Peter Gallagher) after selling him subway tokens every day on his way to work. One day, after Peter is pushed onto the train tracks by thugs and loses consciousness, Lucy saves him from being run over by a train. Lucy takes him to the hospital, where she is mistakenly taken to be his fiancee. With Peter in a coma, Lucy continues her charade with Peter's family. However, Peter's younger brother, Jack (Bill Pullman), is suspicious of her. As the family get to know and love Lucy, and she them, she also starts falling in love with Jack.
Cast
- Sandra Bullock as Lucy Eleanor Moderatz
- Bill Pullman as Jack Callaghan
- Peter Gallagher as Peter Callaghan
- Peter Boyle as Ox Callaghan
- Jack Warden as Saul
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