While You Were Sleeping (1995)

A story about love at second sight.

A transit worker pulls commuter Peter off railway tracks after he's mugged, but—while he's in a coma—his family mistakenly thinks she's Peter's fiancée, and she doesn't correct them. Things get more complicated when she falls for his brother, who's not quite sure that she's who she claims to be.

Directed by: Jon Turteltaub

Written by: Daniel G. Sullivan, Fredric LeBow

Music by: Randy Edelman

Starring: Sandra Bullock, Bill Pullman, Peter Gallagher, Peter Boyle, Jack Warden, Glynis Johns, Micole Mercurio, Jason Bernard, Michael Rispoli, Ally Walker

Genre: Romance, Comedy

Released: 1995-04-21

Runtime: 103 minutes

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While You Were Sleeping (1995): trivia & fun facts

Fun facts

• The original script was set in New York City, but for budget reasons, the setting was changed to Chicago where it was shot on location.
• Meg Ryan was one of the first to turn down the role, as Lucy was initially meant to be the one who falls into a coma.
• Bill Pullman reportedly tried to quit the film after an infamous table read that producer John Glickman called "the worst table read of all time", but was told by his agent he could not quit another film.
• The film grossed a total of $182,057,016 worldwide against an estimated $17,000,000 budget.

Source: Wikipedia

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