A hopelessly romantic Chicago Transit Authority ticket booth operator is mistaken for the fiancée of a comatose patient.A hopelessly romantic Chicago Transit Authority ticket booth operator is mistaken for the fiancée of a comatose patient.A hopelessly romantic Chicago Transit Authority ticket booth operator is mistaken for the fiancée of a comatose patient.
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- 4 wins & 5 nominations
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- TriviaIn a transition scene, a paper boy is shown slipping off his bike. This was actually an accident, but they decided to keep it in the movie. In fact, the paper boy actor broke his wrist.
- GoofsWhen Peter is "pushed" onto the tracks, you can briefly see the mat he falls onto.
- Alternate versionsIn the video release, the scene when Jack offers to drive Lucy to Celeste's party is shortened. When shown in theaters, you see them get into the truck, drive less than a block, and then get back out.
- SoundtracksThis Will Be (An Everlasting Love)
Written by Chuck Jackson (as Charles Jackson) and Marvin Yancy
Performed by Natalie Cole
Courtesy of Capitol Records
under license from CEMA Special Markets
Featured review
It's a shame that this movie has such a low rating at IMDb, because it deserves better.
"While You Were Sleeping" is the kind of film that must be hard to pull off, because there aren't many of them: solid, well-written and consistently funny romantic comedies.
Sandra Bullock exudes buckets of charm and a whopper of a comic presence as the heroine of this particular romance. She ably carries the movie, even when surrounded by veterans like Jack Warden, Peter Boyle and Glynis Johns.
Those who are familiar with Chicago will have fun with this film, as that's where it was filmed, and you could make a game out of spotting the inconsistencies in the movie if you actually know the city it's set in.
A fun movie to pop in here and there during the holiday season.
Grade: A
"While You Were Sleeping" is the kind of film that must be hard to pull off, because there aren't many of them: solid, well-written and consistently funny romantic comedies.
Sandra Bullock exudes buckets of charm and a whopper of a comic presence as the heroine of this particular romance. She ably carries the movie, even when surrounded by veterans like Jack Warden, Peter Boyle and Glynis Johns.
Those who are familiar with Chicago will have fun with this film, as that's where it was filmed, and you could make a game out of spotting the inconsistencies in the movie if you actually know the city it's set in.
A fun movie to pop in here and there during the holiday season.
Grade: A
- evanston_dad
- May 17, 2009
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Box office
- Budget
- $17,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $81,057,016
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $9,288,915
- Apr 23, 1995
- Gross worldwide
- $182,057,016
- Runtime1 hour 43 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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