While You Were Sleeping (1995)
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86% of critics liked it
(43 reviews) -
75% of users liked it
(196,684 ratings)
This latter-day romantic screwball comedy stars Sandra Bullock as a love-starved subway toll booth operator, Lucy. Lucy pines for regular customer Peter Callaghan (Peter Gallagher), but the self-absorbed attorney pays her no heed. One day, Peter is beaten by a gang of thugs and tossed onto the… More This latter-day romantic screwball comedy stars Sandra Bullock as a love-starved subway toll booth operator, Lucy. Lucy pines for regular customer Peter Callaghan (Peter Gallagher), but the self-absorbed attorney pays her no heed. One day, Peter is beaten by a gang of thugs and tossed onto the tracks. Lucy rescues him from death. While he is comatose in the hospital, a comment she makes at his bedside is misinterpreted, and she then allows his family members, who haven't seen Peter in awhile, to believe that she is his fiancée. Peter's parents, Ox (Peter Boyle) and Midge (Micole Mercurio), take a liking to Lucy. But Lucy takes a liking to Peter's brother Jack (Bill Pullman), though Jack is suspicious about her claim to be Peter's intended. ~ Michael Betzold, Rovi
- Directed By
- Jon Turteltaub
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Comedy
- In Theaters
- Apr 21, 1995 Wide
- Studio
- Buena Vista Pictures
Critic Reviews
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Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly
Bullock just about knocks herself exhausted being winsome and lovable.
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Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
The film's casual warmth may make you tolerate some of the shortcomings -- especially since Bullock seems to be having such a fine time with her first starring role.
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Leonard Klady, Variety
Director Jon Turteltaub has a smooth style suited to classic farce and knows just how to pace the material to accentuate the positive.
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, Time Out
As cute and cuddly a bedtime story as anyone could wish for.
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Janet Maslin, New York Times
This is a formula film, but it has the kind of good cheer and fine tuning that occasionally give slickness a good name.
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Cast
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Sandra Bullock
as Lucy Eleanor Moderatz
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Bill Pullman
as Jack Callaghan
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Peter Gallagher
as Peter Callaghan
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Peter Boyle
as Ox
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Jack Warden
as Saul Tuttle
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Glynis Johns
as Elsie
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Mike Bacarella
as Mr Fusco
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Jason Bernard
as Jerry Wallace
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Dick Cusack
as Dr. Rubin
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Bernie Landis
as Doorman
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Micole Mercurio
as Midge
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Susan Messing
as Celeste's Friend
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Peter Siragusa
as Hot Dog Vender
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Ally Walker
as Ashley Bartlett Bacon
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Ann Whitney
as Blood Donor Nurse
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Joel Hatch
as Priest
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Shea Farrell
as Ashley's Husband
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James Krag
as Dalton Clarke
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Michael Rispoli
as Joe Fusco Jr.
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Thomas Morris
as Man in Peter's Room
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Monica Keena
as Mary Callaghan


