While You Were Sleeping | 
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Director: Jon Turteltaub
Actors: Sandra Bullock, Bill Pullman, Peter Gallagher, Peter Boyle, Jack Warden
Studio: Hollywood Home Video
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  217 reviews
Sales Rank: 590
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Letterboxed, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 103
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
DVD Layers: 1
DVD Sides: 1
Picture Format: Letterbox
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: 717951000156
ISBN: 1558907920
UPC: 717951000156
EAN: 9786304765265
ASIN: 6304765266
Theatrical Release Date: April 21, 1995
Release Date: February 4, 1998
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If you don't mind a heavy dose of schmaltz and sentiment, this romantic comedy has a gentle way of seducing you with its charms. While You Were Sleeping was the first starring role for Sandra Bullock after her blockbuster success in Speed. In a role that nicely emphasizes her easygoing appeal, Bullock is the reason the movie works at all. She plays Lucy Eleanor Moderatz, a Chicago Transit tollbooth clerk who's hopelessly smitten with a daily commuter, Peter Callaghan (Peter Gallagher). She saves the object of her affection from certain death after he's mugged and falls onto the train tracks. While Peter is in a coma, she lets his family believe that she is his fiancee, and surprisingly finds herself drawn to his brother (Bill Pullman), for whom the attraction is definitely mutual. How Lucy gets out of this amorous predicament is what makes this pleasant movie less predictable than its familiar ingredients would initially indicate. It's feel-good fluff, with characters and performances that keep you smiling through the drippy plot mechanics. --Jeff Shannon
Product Description
In Chicago, a subway employee is in love with a stranger she only sees from a distance. But when she rescues him from a mugging in which he is knocked into a coma, his family mistakes her for his fiancee. When she falls for his charming brother, the mix-u
Genre: Feature Film-Comedy
Rating: PG
Release Date: 4-JAN-2005
Media Type: DVD
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 We quote lines from this movie on a regular basis!! July 16, 2008
Our family quotes lines from this movie on a regular basis!! It is one of those very funny films that has just the right amount of humor mixed with romance. A good, decent film that the whole family can enjoy.
Clever Romantic Comedy July 15, 2008
This movie has all the pieces that make a great romantic comedy. The main character (Sandra Bullock) is someone you can relate to and makes you laugh. The family scenes are hilarious as well. I really enjoy this movie.
One Of My Favorites June 19, 2008
I knew this film was great when my husband sat through the entire film with me and genuinely enjoyed it.
Lucy is a lonely young woman living in the big city with her pet cat. For a living, she sits in a booth day after day and collects tolls. One day, she sees a tall, dark handsome man (Peter) who seems to resemble her now dead father. She falls in love with him but he's oblivious to her.
Because Lucy lives alone, her boss gets her to work Christmas Day. Amazingly, the man of her dreams rushes by on the Holiday, drops some coins in her booth, and wishes her a merry Christmas. It happened so fast that poor Lucy never even got the chance to speak to her would-be lover. As fate would have it, though, he ends up getting mugged and is pushed onto the tracks in front of an oncoming train. Lucy bolts from her booth and jumps onto the tracks. As she lies on top of him, she rolls him and herself out of the path of the oncoming train, thus saving his life.
At the hospital, the personnel block her from going to him. As they do, she stares through the glass doors at his prone form lying on a gurney and says, "I'm going to marry him." A nearby nurse oversees what happens and hears what Lucy says.
When the family arrives, they rush into Peter's room anxious to see how he is doing. Lucy is pointed out to them and they are told that she saved Peter's life. And that's when the nurse tells everyone that Lucy is his fiance - and the fun begins.
There's much said about the predictability of this film. Whether you feel it is predictable or not, it's handled in such a way that you're anxious to see the story unfold and to watch how everything turns out. Sandra Bullock gives a terrific performance as the sweet, lonely, and lovable Lucy; Bill Pullman plays, Jack, Peter's brother. A cast of great character actors make up Peter's family. I honestly believe it's the combined performance of the stellar cast that make this film so memorable.
If you're thirsting for something wholesome, funny, and that doesn't get old with repeated viewings, then this is the movie for you! You won't regret it!
 "He's Got More Room In His Jockey Shorts" June 3, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Lucy (Sandra Bullock) is a lonely tollbooth clerk hopelessly in love with Peter (Peter Gallagher), a handsome, frequent customer whom she has never spoken to. Is it really love or is this just a passing infatuation? When he is mugged and knocked unconscious onto the railway tracks while waiting for a train she saves his life and accompanies him to the hospital. As he lies in a comatose state she meets his family and is mistakenly thought to be his fiance. All seems to be going smoothly until she meets Peter's brother Jack (Bill Pullman).
The `95 comedy romance `While You Were Sleeping' is a charming, feel good film starring Sandra Bullock at her adorable best. The cast of quirky characters is superb, the storyline consistently entertaining and the contemporary soundtrack will put a smile on your face. However it's the sweet vulnerability of Sandra that will steal your heart and make you watch this film again and again.
Exciting Times on the El May 30, 2008
Well, Sandra Bullock! How can you miss? (Well, there was Miss Congeniality II). But seriously folks, this is a charming little number for XMAS. Well written, clever and witty. A bit obvious on the plot - but what the hey, it's Christmas! Buy it and enjoy it. I think you will.
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