"While You Were Sleeping" Reviews/Discussion - 2016 Comedy Challenge: Week 4
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"While You Were Sleeping" Reviews/Discussion - 2016 Comedy Challenge: Week 4
While You Were Sleeping is a 1995 romantic comedy film directed by Jon Turteltaub and written by Daniel G. Sullivan and Fredric Lebow. It stars Sandra Bullock as Lucy, a Chicago Transit Authority token collector, and Bill Pullman as Jack, the brother of a man whose life she saves, along with Peter Gallagher as Peter, the man who is saved, Peter Boyle and Glynis Johns as members of Peter's family, and Jack Warden as longtime family friend and neighbor.
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Re: "While You Were Sleeping" Reviews/Discussion - 2016 Comedy Challenge: Week 4
Just finished the weekly watch! 
I saw this back in theaters and really enjoyed it, but watched it again a couple years ago and didn't think it held up as well as some from the period, like Sleepless in Seattle, which I also watched this week. The funny thing about that double feature (aside from the titles) is Bill Pullman's role in one vs the other.
When I originally saw Peter Gallagher in this movie, I knew him as Sky Masterson in the Guys n Dolls revival, and really hadn't seen him much on screen. Not my favorite actor (and I haven't seen much of his TV work), but he's fine. Good rest of the cast, including Peter Boyle and Jack Warden.
I saw this back in theaters and really enjoyed it, but watched it again a couple years ago and didn't think it held up as well as some from the period, like Sleepless in Seattle, which I also watched this week. The funny thing about that double feature (aside from the titles) is Bill Pullman's role in one vs the other.
When I originally saw Peter Gallagher in this movie, I knew him as Sky Masterson in the Guys n Dolls revival, and really hadn't seen him much on screen. Not my favorite actor (and I haven't seen much of his TV work), but he's fine. Good rest of the cast, including Peter Boyle and Jack Warden.
