While You Were Sleeping
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Lucy, a young Chicago transit worker, escapes her lonely existence when she rescues a handsome commuter she has admired from afar, Peter, from the path of a speeding subway train. While Peter languishes in a coma, his concerned family mistakes Lucy for his fiancee and she goes along with the deception, enjoying a warm family relationship missing in her own life. Matters become increasingly complic
Aspect Ratio : 1.85:1
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
MPAA rating : PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Product Dimensions : 0.56 x 5.34 x 7.48 inches; 2.72 ounces
Item model number : 717951000156
Director : Jon Turteltaub
Media Format : Multiple Formats, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, NTSC, Subtitled, Letterboxed, Widescreen
Run time : 1 hour and 43 minutes
Release date : January 6, 1998
Actors : Bill Pullman, Jack Warden, Peter Boyle, Peter Gallagher, Sandra Bullock
Subtitles: : Spanish
Producers : Roger Birnbaum, Joe Roth
Language : English (Dolby Digital 2.0), French (Dolby Digital 2.0), Unqualified
Studio : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
ASIN : 6304765266
Country of Origin : USA
Number of discs : 1
Best Sellers Rank: #1,207 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV) #18 in Romance (Movies & TV) #125 in Comedy (Movies & TV)
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Customers find this movie to be a heartwarming romantic comedy with a strong cast of talented comedic actors, particularly praising Sandra Bullock’s performance. Moreover, the DVD receives positive feedback for its excellent condition and value for money. Additionally, customers appreciate its family-friendly nature, noting it’s suitable for all ages and can be watched repeatedly.
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Mark J. Fowler –
A Chick Flick that Guys can like too!
For her work after “Speed” my brother began referring to Sandra Bullock as “Queen of the Chick Flicks”, and I won’t disagree, although some of her films work much better for members of both sexes than others. “While You Were Sleeping” is an entertaining film for Guys and Dolls, and it works in repeated viewings.Sandra portrays Lucy Moderatz, who takes tolls on the L train in Chicago and from afar has an obsessive crush on the handsome, well-dressed Peter Callaghan, played by Peter Gallagher. The audience must willingly accept that someone as likable and attractive as Sandra Bullock is stuck in a dead-end job where she is lonely and works all the holidays because, after all, she doesn’t have anyone to share them with. The movie doesn’t give you much time to dwell on this because before you know it, Peter is getting mugged and knocked off Lucy’s train station platform where he falls unconscious onto the path of a rapidly approaching train. Not surprisingly, Lucy jumps down and pulls the man of her dreams to safety. Lucy then follows the comatose Peter to the hospital where a nurse overhears Lucy in one of her daydreams say “this is the man I’m going to marry” – which naturally leads the nurse to think that Lucy and Peter are engaged when, in fact, the only words that have passed between them are when Peter paused to say “Merry Christmas” as he dropped his token into Lucy’s toll booth.Peter’s wonderful family arrives and the misunderstanding of Lucy as Peter’s fiancee is perpetuated. Lucy could have cleared up the whole misunderstanding from the first moments but:1. Peter’s family is wonderful and Lucy is lonely.2. Peter’s grandmother has a “heart condition” and Lucy fears that telling the truth may send Grandma over the edge. (The screenwriters were clearly searching for a reason for Lucy to not just fess up….)3. Since Lucy has been fantasizing about Peter for awhile it’s not that difficult for her to pretend to be his fiancee.I’ve heard Roger Ebert say it’s not as important *what* a movie is about as *how* the movie is about that thing.This movie would be doomed to failure if it were only about some pathetic toll-taker who pretends to be engaged to her dream-boat to his family while he’s in a coma. But Lucy isn’t pathetic – she’s as likable and attractive as, well, Sandra Bullock, and Peter’s family is full of charming, likable folks. Peter, as things would have it, isn’t as charming as Lucy dreamt. Although he used to be in the family business of antique furniture, he went to law school and now barely keeps in touch with his family. He has a bitchy girlfriend who is in Europe leaving calls on his answering machine while he is in a coma – one of the calls tells him “yes, I’ll marry you”.Again – it’s not difficult to guess where much of this is going. Bill Pullman plays Peter’s charming, easy-going brother, Jack, who has stayed close to the family, running Dad’s business. (There is an extremely well-done low-key scene close to the end where Jack tells Dad, played by Peter Boyle, that he wants to MAKE furniture instead of just dealing it – which will mean getting out of the family business. The scene has both a ring of authenticity, not yielding to any histrionic cliches, and at the same time maintaining the warm feelings that you’ve built up for both of these characters by this portion of the movie. These kinds of scenes *make* this movie.)Jack Warden gets special kudos from me as Peter’s godfather, Saul, who loves his godson, but also comes to love Lucy as well. Michael Rispoli steals a few scenes as “Joe, Jr.” the son of Lucy’s landlord. In the early scenes Joe comes across as a shorter, heavier Andrew Dice Clay wannabe. But by the end even Joe has become someone deserving our admiration. This is the kind of movie where you want nice things to happen to the characters – and the movie goes about it’s business in a very satisfying way.
smiley251300 –
Very cute movie
Sweet movie, live the grandma
J. J. –
Excellent movie
Seriously. One of the best rom-coms. I like falling asleep to shows like this, but itâs also good enough to stay awake to. 🙂
Bob Fillman –
Good movie
Good movie
GatorFan –
Among the best romantic comedies out there
This is one of my favorite romantic comedies. A young Sandra Bullock and Bill Pullman make an adorable couple. There is considerable hilarity.
teols2016 –
A New Kind of Christmas Tale
What? You’ve never heard of the story of the woman who crushes on a man she sees every day during her job at a train station, saves his life after he’s knocked unconscious and almost run over by a train, quietly professes to being his fiancée (wishful thinking on her part), and is then stuck when the lie is accidentally overheard by the comatose man’s family…all during the Christmas season? Well, you’ve been missing out. Miss out no longer. Sandra Bullock plays the woman in this tale as she saves the life of a commuter, Peter Gallagher, who she happens to have a crush on. A nurse overhears a private statement she makes about his crush and the man’s entire family comes to believe she’s their loved one’s fiancée…see, it’s not nice to eavesdrop. Stuck in the lie, the woman, Lucy Moderatz, joins the family for Christmas festivities and becomes close to them, including her “fiancée’s” younger brother, played by Bill Pullman. High jinks ensue as the commuter, Peter Callaghan, comes to and does not remember Lucy…who could have seen that coming? Without giving anything else away, it’s a fun holiday film that spares us all those clichéd morals. I especially enjoyed Peter Boyle’s performance. Seeing the man who made the character of Frank Barone from Everybody Loves Raymond famous play this calm, quiet man just shows this great actor’s range and talent. He and the rest of the cast are definitely worth watching. Enjoy.
Jill –
I am crushing hard on Bill Pullman
Perfect movie for me! I see myself as Sandra Bullock in her personality and mishaps. I would love to date a woodworker. Bill Pullman was perfect in his role.
Savannah M –
Great movie, perfect condition
Disc arrived undamaged and works great!
Rosalinda Avalos –
Me fascina
m/arcolino –
Wer auf romantische Liebeskomödien steht, der ist bei âwährend Du schliefstâ genau richtig. JON TURTELTAUB hat mit diesem Film eine ganz bezaubernde Liebes- und Verwechslungskomödie hingezaubert, die aber in erster Linie wegen ihrer herausragenden Darsteller so gut funktioniert.SANDRA BULLOCK ist einfach hinreiÃend, sie ist die tragende Figur und der Garant für den Erfolg, ganz ohne Zweifel. In ihrem Windschatten kann BILL PULLMAN zur Bestform auflaufen, er hat einfach nur nett uns sympathisch zu sein, den Rest erledigt SANDRA BULLOCK.Der Film dreht sich um die alleinstehende Ticketverkäuferin âLUCY MODERATZâ (Sandra Bullock), die Tag für Tag im Schalter einer Hochbahn-Station sitzt. Einziger Lichtblick ist für sie ein unbekannter attraktiver Mann, der jeden Morgen bei ihr ein Ticket kauft, sie aber nie wahrnimmt. In ihren romantischen Tagträumen ist sie die Frau seines Herzens, wohlwissentlich, dass dieser Traum nie in Erfüllung gehen wird.Am ersten Weihnachtsfeiertag wendet sich das Blatt, denn âLUCYâ wird Zeuge, wie der Mann ihrer Träume auf dem Bahnsteig überfallen und auf die Gleise gestoÃen wird. Beherzt springt sie auf die Gleise und rettet dem bewusstlosen Mann das Leben. âPETER CALLAGHANâ (Peter Gallagher), wie der Mann heiÃt, wird ins Krankenhaus eingeliefert und als sie sich dort nach ihrem im Koma liegenden Angebeten erkundigt, wird sie fälschlicherweise für dessen Verlobte gehalten. Als die liebenswerten Familienmitglieder das mitbekommen, bringt es âLUCYâ nicht übers Herz ihnen die Wahrheit zu sagen â¦.Ich sag es mal so, der Film ist einfach schön und auch wer nicht unbedingt auf romantische Liebeskomödien steht, dürfte hier schon auch Gefallen dran finden. In erster Linie liegt das wirklich an SANDRA BULLOCK, die musst du einfach mögen, die will man einfach herzen und in den Arm nehmen. Gut gefällt mir, dass Witz und Humor nicht so plump und oberflächlich sind, das wurde wirklich mit viel Augenmaà gemacht.Neben SANDRA BULLOCK und BILL PULLMAN (Jack Callaghan) verblassen alle anderen Darsteller ein wenig, nicht dass sie schlecht wären, im Gegenteil, sie spielen ihre Rollen perfekt, die beiden sind einfach absolut dominierend. Gut, man muss jetzt auch dazu sagen, dass die ganze Story nur um sie gesponnen wurde, aber sie machen das einfach brillant.Mein Fazit: âWährend Du schliefstâ ist eine wunderschöne und bezaubernde Liebeskomödie, die vor allem wegen einer hinreiÃenden SANDRA BULLOCK so gut funktioniert. Ich habe den Film schon ein paar Mal gesehen und finde ihn wirklich schön, der geht ans Herz â¦. SANDRA BULLOCK ist zum Niederknien ⦠da passt alles!
Kristie –
Can’t go wrong with this movie. It’s a classic old school romance comedy. Doesn’t take things too seriously and is lighthearted.
Heaven –
Très bon film avec Sandra Bullock, je recommande
F. G –
Sandra Bullock et Bill Pullman au meileur de leur forme. C’est un vrai film romantique, sana prétention mais qui vous met la larme a l’oeil. Presque aussi bien que “vous avez un message”, les décors en moins. Un seul bémol : dans cette version, il n’y a pas de sous-titre en français disponible. Donc soit vous maîtrisez l’anglais et vous pouvez l’écouter en VO pure, soit vous devez subir une version française qui est un peu gnan-gnan concernant la voix de S Bullock.