While You Were Sleeping Page #4

Synopsis: Lucy's life consists of constant loneliness that is until she saves Peter's life. Now she is a part of his family, and with a strong heart and fate on her side, others begin to realize what a terrific person she is, especially Jack, Peter's brother. An extraordinarily true-to-life sequence of events begin to take place as Lucy and Jack become closer and learn more about each other and themselves than one would ever expect from such coincidental, yet believable events.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director(s): Jon Turteltaub
Production: Buena Vista Pictures
  Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 4 wins & 4 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.7
Metacritic:
67
Rotten Tomatoes:
80%
PG
Year:
1995
103 min
5,048 Views


or what l would have|when l got older.

And, you know,|it was the normal stuff.

You know, ld have a house|and family and things like that.

Not-- You know, not that lm,|lm complaining or anything.

Cause, you know, l have,|l have, l have a cat.

l have an apartment,|um--

Sole possession of the remote|control. Thats very important.

lts just...

l never met anybody that|l could laugh with, you know?

D--

Do you believe in love|at first sight?

Nah, l bet you dont. Youre|probably too sensible for that.

Or have you ever like|seen somebody and,

and you knew that if only|that person really knew you...

they would, well, of course, dump|the perfect model that they were with...

and, and realize that you were|the one that they wanted...

to just grow old with.

Have you ever fallen in love with|somebody you havent even talked to?

Have you ever been so alone you spend|the night confusing a man in a coma?

Bryan Lynch.|Mr. Bryan Lynch,

please call|Amber Lynch at 2617.

Oh, my god.

Bye.

- Lucy!|- Hi.|- We didnt know you were here.

- Hi.|- Hi. Were you here all night?

Youre like me.|l could always sleep anywhere.

And believe me, she has.

Wait to go, Gram!

- So, hows Peter?|- Oh, well, hes got more color.

- He has some color.|Looks like he has some color.|- Yeah.

Well, l, l have to go, so it|was great to see you guys again.

- Tell her. Go on, tell her.|- Yeah.

We didnt get to, uh,|celebrate Christmas, so, uh,

it would be nice|if you could join us.

Oh, um-- Oh, l-l-l would|love to, but l, l cant.

- Jacks gonna be there.|- Thats right.|You havent met Jack yet.

- No, not yet.|- Oh, hell be so happy to meet you.

- So youll come tonight?|- l, l, l really shouldnt|because l have to work.

-l cant.|-Well, look here. Put your phone|number and address down there.

- Midgell call you|and talk you into it.|- Okay.

And heres another card|for when you change your mind.

Were in the estate|furniture business.

We buy furniture|from dead people.

Okay. All right, well|l have, l have it.

- So, bye. Bye.|- Bye, dear. See you later.

Bye.

- Maam? Excuse me, maam.|- What? What is this?

lm sorry, Mrs. Callaghan.|These are your husbands things.

- Hes not my husband!|- lm sorry. Your fiancee.

Uh, youre Peters fiancee?

- Okay.|- Dalton Clark.

Colleague of Peters at Lubel,|Parker, Jacobs and Fink.

- l have to go now.|- Oh, hes a great guy.

Hes had a tough year. What,|with the accident last month and all.

- Accident?|- Well, of course it was an accident?

l mean, it wasnt my--|Did he tell you it was my fault?

Were playing basketball,|all right? l carry a pencil!

- lm a lawyer! l do that!|- Okay.

- Jesus, whats he telling--|- lts gonna be okay.

- So whats the big deal?|- Whats the big deal?

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Daniel G. Sullivan

Daniel G. Sullivan is an American screenwriter. He co-wrote the screenplay for While You Were Sleeping (1995) with Frederic Lebow, but while it was acclaimed by many it did not receive any awards. He is currently still screenwriting and lives in a small Massachusetts town with two children and wife Patty. more…

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