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While You Were Sleeping

Sandra Bullock (Actor), Bill Pullman (Actor), Jon Turteltaub (Director) Rated:

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Genre	Romantic Comedy, ACTION, LIVE
Format	Multiple Formats, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen, Letterboxed
Contributor	Daniel G. Sullivan & Fredric LeBow, Bill Pullman, Glynis Johns, Micole Mercurio, Jon Turteltaub, Jack Warden, Peter Gallagher, Monica Keena, Sandra Bullock, Jason Bernard, Peter Boyle, Michael Rispoli, Ruth Rudnick, Ally Walker See more
Language	English, French
Runtime	1 hour and 43 minutes

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You'll fall in love with WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING, the hit romantic comedy that woke everyone up to adorable Sandra Bullock (SPEED, A TIME TO KILL). As Lucy, a lonely subway worker, she becomes smitten with a handsome stranger (Peter Gallagher -- MALICE). But when she saves his life after he's been mugged and fallen into a coma, his hilariously offbeat family mistakes her for his fiancee! Soon, the mix-ups escalate as Lucy fabricates a life between herself and a man she's never met! And when Lucy falls for his charming brother (Bill Pullman -- INDEPENDENCE DAY) the situation really gets uproarious as she's forced to make a choice between the two!

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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 fiancée, 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

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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; 2.45 Ounces
Item model number ‏ : ‎ 717951000156
Director ‏ : ‎ Jon Turteltaub
Media Format ‏ : ‎ Multiple Formats, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen, Letterboxed
Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 43 minutes
Release date ‏ : ‎ February 4, 1998
Actors ‏ : ‎ Sandra Bullock, Bill Pullman, Peter Gallagher, Peter Boyle, Glynis Johns
Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ Spanish
Language ‏ : ‎ English (Dolby Digital 2.0), French (Dolby Digital 2.0), Unqualified
Studio ‏ : ‎ Hollywood Home Video
ASIN ‏ : ‎ 6304765266
Writers ‏ : ‎ Daniel G. Sullivan & Fredric LeBow
Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1

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Casey

Feel good movie that I never tire of watching...

Reviewed in the United States on January 12, 2019

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Sandra Bullock is my favorite actress and I fell in love with her after seeing her in this movie, “While You Were Sleeping.” To this day, it is still my most favorite movie that I always enjoy every time I decide to watch it again. I was very happy to see that it was available in Blu-ray and snatched it up quickly as it’s not always available. If you want a movie that makes you feel good and laugh, forget your worries for a couple hours and has a great cast then I suggest watching this one.

26 people found this helpful

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Always a delight, deserves to be a Christmas classic

Reviewed in the United States on September 22, 2020

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Without question, this movie always delivers and is a wonderful way to spend a couple hours. I only buy movies I know I’ll watch at least 3 more times, and having already watched “Sleeping” as we call it, many times over, that we knew it would be at least another 3 speaks to our enjoyment.

I also like it for “background” sound when working or (sometimes) reading, and find it a great movie to have as a “soundtrack to my life.”

The story is sweet, Sandy Bullock is as always, delightful, and the rest of the cast round out a wonderful group of interesting people living one very eventful Christmas time. I find it weird this has not become a yearly holiday classic - it is far better than some that have.

Follow Sandy as she falls in love and runs into all kinds of trouble, while becoming part of a wonderful new family.

Date night, weekend afternoon, or holiday classic, this is a great movie to spend time with.

11 people found this helpful

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No frills DVD of an outstanding Christmas, romantic comedy

Reviewed in the United States on September 6, 2019

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A lonely and hopelessly romantic Chicago Transit Authority token collector (Sandra Bullock) is mistaken for the fiancée of a coma patient (Peter Gallagher), an attractive businessman whom she has worshipped from afar for a long time. The mistaken identity happens when she checks on him at the hospital after she rescues him from an oncoming train due to criminals knocking him onto the tracks while mugging him.

I am a big fan of Sandra Bullock, and this is one of my all-time favorites of her movies. My husband and I consider it one of only 3-4 Christmas movies that we find worth watching, again and again, every year. It is G-rated, and all ages can enjoy it.

This is a no-frills DVD, but it gets the job done. I have no complaints about the visual or sound quality.

This DVD would make an excellent stocking stuffer for friends or family who enjoy Christmas-themed romantic comedy.

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Bob News

Perfect wide screen visual unlike the DVD small format versions ...

Reviewed in the United States on August 23, 2016

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Blu-Ray Edition: Perfect wide screen visual unlike the DVD small format versions that are out there. I really enjoyed watching the Blu-Ray version after having to watch DVD version(s) for so long. Finally the way it should be! Sound was excellent as well. Great for those who enjoy "While You Were Sleeping".

I think of this movie as somewhat of a Christmas one because it's set in the timeframe of Christmas but it is not about the holiday, rather it's about the personal relationships of the characters. Cute, fun and warm hearted. ENJOY!!!!

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P. Sallows

While You Were Sleeping

Reviewed in the United States on November 27, 2017

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I've listened to this movie at night, quite possibly a thousand times. I know every sentence and can picture all the characters. I have Myasthenia Gravis, in the evening when the muscles in my eyes say quit, I have something to look forward to, all the wonderful characters in this movie right there on my Kindle.

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This might very well be my favorite movie of all time...

Reviewed in the United States on December 15, 2014

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This might very well be my favorite movie of all time. This and Home Alone Lost In New York are movies that I absolutely must see every holiday season in order to properly get me in the holiday mood. This one, however, I can watch all year 'round. I absolutely adore Sandra Bullock's sweetness and Bill Pullman's humility, and how their relationship developed, without all the trashy lusty scenes that today's movies can't seem to get enough of showing. The love portrayed in special ways by all the family members, who all have such different personalities, is also a great reminder of how precious family is, and how important and POSSIBLE it is to have a loving family despite all of our quirky differences. It makes me appreciate mine all the more. I wish there were more movies like this one made today.

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My go-to when down

Reviewed in the United States on October 28, 2015

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Whenever I needed a pick-me-up I watched this film. Every holiday season at the end of the year I watched this film (and The Ref). Sure, it's cliched and predictable but the whole is worth more than the parts.

Bullock and Pullman shared wonderful chemistry. Bullock and the Pullman's family shared wonderful chemistry. Bullock even shared wonderful chemistry with Joe Jr., the apartment super's son.

It makes me long for some magic and family bond during the holiday season. Strangely, it never makes a life long single like me feeling depressed. It does the opposite, lifting me out of gloom and into warm and fuzzy.

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teols2016

A New Kind of Christmas Tale

Reviewed in the United States on June 11, 2014

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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.

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Darth Maciek

Merry, heart-warming, clever, funny, charming and absolutely adorable - one of best romantic comedies EVER!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 15, 2014

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I always LOVED this film, which you can see and enjoy together with your better half - and the magic of "While you were sleeping" works as well on one of the first dates, as near the silver wedding anniversary...

This is the story of a lonely shy girl named Lucy (Sandra Bullock) whose life is defined by a monotonous dead end job and a completely hopeless crush on a handsome wealthy man (Peter Gallegher) she meets every day, but who never looked at her, not even once... Then one day her whole world is overwhelmed by a kind of powerful (albeit non-lethal) tsunami - and she will be carried by this gentle but irresistible wave in a direction she would never have suspected... I will say no more here about the story.

The operative words when describing this film are "warm", "gentle" and "adorable". There is absolutely nothing dark in it, even if at one moment appears a furious shrew (Ally Walker, grandiose) - but even she is somehow funny rather than bad... There is also a comatose patient, a freak incident involving a crayon, some furniture breaking (mostly accidental), pants ripping (completely accidental) and of course there is Joe Fusco Jr (Michael Rispoli, fantastic) whose very existence on this planet may seem to be an aggression against the rest of humanity - but all of this just gives the occasion for more humour.

Humour in this film is of best quality, with absolutely NO strong language, but with some pretty good one liners and verbal fencing. And then there is of course THE scene with the Callaghan family eating dinner together and having a conversation... Words can hardly describe this scene but I will always consider this as a great injustice that nobody was nominated to the Oscars for it...

This film, together with "Speed", was the beginning of Sandra Bullock's great career. Peter Boyle (greatly regretted) and Bill Pullman, who play respectively Ox Callaghan and Jack Callaghan (his second son), are two other pillars of this film.

Bottom line, this is an ABSOLUTELY ADORABLE thing, which can be watched as many times as you want (with my wife we saw it no less than seven times - may be more). A film to buy and see absolutely! Enjoy!

14 people found this helpful

H. R. Pitstow

My favourite Rom-com, but wobbly

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 30, 2021

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While You Were Sleeping is the ultimate feel-good film: amusing, touching, romantic, wonderfully acted, with a bit of American Christmas thrown in for good measure. The problem with this (new) DVD is that it’s slightly wobbly in places. Perhaps that’s because it offers French & Italian, too - I don’t know. It might have been better from another supplier, not Amazon EU, but UK.

NotThatPeggy

Lovely Christmas film - the perfect romantic comedy

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 30, 2011

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"While you were sleeping" is a sweet, funny and good hearted romantic comedy. Nice little touches such as the pratfall on the ice rink in the opening credits and the paperboy later on give it humour and a little edge. The usual romantic reverses and cliffhangers are all present, but its basically the story of a nice girl who finds a family to belong to ("You can't just join a family, Lucy, its not like the Marines"). The complications that arise from various misunderstandings are very funny and I enjoyed the scenes where she relates the latest developments to her incredulous boss "Lucy, they have doctors for this sort of thing".

Sandra Bullock is at her most lovable and Bill Pullman smoulders wonderfully throughout - such a shame that he didn't do any more romantic leads (to my knowledge). There is great chemistry between the two leads. I tried to decorate the Christmas tree with this film on in the background and ended up sitting down to watch it again (on 3 consecutive evenings).

This is a very underrated film which deserved a lot more in the way of promotion - including a proper release with extras as this DVD gives you the film and very little else.

2 people found this helpful

Carno Polo

the ultimate rom/com with a message

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 22, 2013

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This is certainly among the best rom/com I have ever seen, and I am looking forward to letting a few months go by and then I will watch the DVD again. Bullock is great is her natural simplicity. But it is Pullman who is perhaps the real star with his understated but deep personality. Most supporting actors are great as well, which is a real plus.

I also find a message in this film, not sure whether it was intended by either its author or the director but here it is: be ready to change your life, because what you really wanted for a long time, and thought was impossible, might actually happen. When it does, it might not be what you expected, so again: be ready to change your target, fast.

It seems to be a recurring theme is Bullock's movies. I got a very similar message out of "The Proposal". I treasure it in my own life.

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QGU

Amazing movie with Sandra Bullock and Bill Pullman.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 28, 2015

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(Update) Blu Ray version is great.picture quality is super. While you were sleeping is an amazing movie. If you are into Romance Comedy movies this is for you. I am an 90s action guy but I enjoyed this movie. Sandra Bullock and Bill Pullman actually have a good chemistry on screen. I watched it years ago with my girlfriend at the time and i liked the story and the actors in it. Its a very well done movie. Very funny at times. I can definitely recommend this movie to any person who is looking for a romance comedy type of movie but even to someone with a different taste in movies as it is a very likeable movie. Its definitely worth having. Great Seller. Fast delivery. Thank You.