Colin Snow
While You Were Sleeping is the title of both an American romantic comedy film and a South Korean television series. The 1995 film stars Sandra Bullock as Lucy, a Chicago Transit Authority worker who saves the life of a commuter she has a crush on. In the hospital, she is mistaken for his fiancée by the doctors and his family. The series, released in 2017, follows three young adults who acquire the ability to see the future through their dreams and use this power to prevent disastrous events.
| Characteristics | Values | | --- | --- | | Name of Movie | While You Were Sleeping | | Year of Release | 1995 | | Genre | Romantic comedy | | Director | Jon Turteltaub | | Writers | Daniel G. Sullivan and Fredric Lebow | | Starring | Sandra Bullock, Bill Pullman, Peter Gallagher, Peter Boyle, Glynis Johns, Micole Mercurio, Jack Warden | | Character Played by Sandra Bullock | Lucy Eleanor Moderatz, a lonely transportation worker | | Character Played by Bill Pullman | Jack Callaghan, a carpenter with scruffy charm | | Character Played by Peter Gallagher | Peter Callaghan, who is rich, handsome, and gullible | | Plot | Lucy saves Peter from an accident and is mistaken for his fiancée by the hospital administration and his family. She falls in love with Peter's brother, Jack, and eventually confesses her feelings on her wedding day to Peter. Jack proposes to her, and they get married and go to Italy for their honeymoon. | | Rating | Grossed over $182 million worldwide; 81% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes |
| Characteristics | Values |
|---|---|
| Name of Series | While You Were Sleeping |
| Year of Release | 2017 |
| Genre | Romance, legal drama, fantasy |
| Director | Oh Choong-Hwan |
| Writer | Park Hye Ryun |
| Starring | Bae Suzy, Lee Jong-suk, Jung Hae-in, Lee Sang-yeob |
| Character Played by Bae Suzy | Nam Hong-joo, a journalist and field reporter with the power of precognition |
| Character Played by Lee Jong-suk | Jung Jae-chan, a rookie prosecutor |
| Character Played by Jung Hae-in | Han Woo-tak, a police officer |
| Character Played by Lee Sang-yeob | Lee Yoo-beom, a corrupt lawyer |
| Plot | Hong-joo, Jae-chan, and Woo-tak can see the future through their dreams, including crimes and disastrous events. They collaborate to prevent these dreams from turning into reality. |
| Rating | N/A |
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What You'll Learn
Lucy saves Peter's life
During a Christmas shift, Lucy witnesses her secret crush, Peter, fall off the train platform. In a spur-of-the-moment decision, she saves him from certain death by pulling him off the tracks and preventing him from being run over by an oncoming train. However, her brave act sets off a series of unforeseen romantic affairs and complications.
At the hospital, Lucy is mistaken for Peter's fiancée by the medical staff. Embarrassed, lonely, and concerned about the heart condition of Peter's grandmother, Elsie, Lucy finds herself unable to correct the misunderstanding. Peter, still unconscious and in a coma, cannot set the record straight. As a result, Lucy is welcomed into Peter's tight-knit, working-class family, who are overjoyed to believe that she is the conduit to bring Peter back into their lives.
Despite her initial reluctance, Lucy becomes increasingly entangled in the situation and finds herself unable to reveal the truth, even as she spends more time with Peter's family and develops feelings for his brother, Jack. The movie explores the ethical and emotional repercussions of Lucy's actions, highlighting the complexities that arise when her lies intertwine with her growing connections to the family.
Throughout the movie, Lucy navigates the consequences of her initial act of heroism, struggling to balance her growing affection for Jack with her secret knowledge of Peter's true identity. The story culminates in a wedding scene where Lucy, unable to keep up the charade any longer, confesses everything to the family and reveals her love for Jack.
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Lucy is mistaken for Peter's fiancée
Lucy Eleanor Moderatz, a lonely Chicago Transit Authority token collector, has a crush on a handsome commuter she sees every day, Peter Callaghan. On Christmas Day, she saves him from being mugged and run over by a train. At the hospital, the staff mistake her for Peter's fiancée, and when his family arrives, they assume the same. Peter is in a coma and unable to correct the misunderstanding.
Lucy is too embarrassed and lonely to reveal the truth, and the Callaghans are overjoyed to have her as part of the family. She spends Christmas with them and meets Peter's younger brother, Jack, who is suspicious of her and thinks she might be scamming them. Jack and Lucy fall for each other, but Lucy agrees to marry Peter when he wakes up from his coma. However, on the day of the wedding, she confesses that she is in love with Jack.
Jack proposes to Lucy at her toll booth, and they marry and honeymoon in Italy. When Peter asks when she fell in love with Jack, she replies, "It was while you were sleeping."
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Lucy befriends Peter's family
Lucy, a lonely token collector working for the Chicago Transit Authority, has a secret crush on Peter Callaghan, a handsome commuter she doesn't know. One day, she saves him from being hit by an oncoming train. At the hospital, the administration mistakes her for his fiancée, and when Peter's family arrives, they assume the same. Peter is in a coma and unable to correct the misunderstanding.
Lucy is captivated by the quirky Callaghan family and their unconditional love. She spends Christmas with them, where she meets Peter's younger brother, Jack, who is initially suspicious of her. Unable to tell the family the truth, she goes along with the charade, even as she starts to fall in love with Jack, who also begins to fall for her.
Lucy befriends the entire Callaghan family while Peter is comatose, inserting herself into his life without his knowledge or consent. She becomes too involved to reveal the truth, and her lies are further compounded when Peter wakes up from his coma with selective amnesia, remembering everyone but her.
On the day of her wedding to Peter, Lucy confesses everything and tells the family she is in love with Jack. Jack proposes to her, and they marry and take a train to Florence, Italy, for their honeymoon.
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Lucy falls in love with Jack
Lucy, a lonely Chicago Transit Authority token collector, has a crush on Peter Callaghan, a handsome commuter she doesn't know. One day, she saves Peter from being hit by an oncoming train. At the hospital, the staff mistake her for Peter's fiancée, and Lucy, unable to correct them, goes along with it. Peter's family, who are overjoyed to meet Lucy, assume she is the conduit to bring Peter, the black sheep of the family, back into their lives.
Peter's older brother, Jack, is the only one who doesn't see Lucy as Peter's type. Suspicious of her, he believes she is perpetrating a scam. However, as he sets out to prove his suspicions, he starts to fall for Lucy, and she for him. Despite her growing feelings for Jack, Lucy continues to pretend to be Peter's fiancée, even going so far as to play along with the family's attempt to convince Peter that he has selective amnesia after he wakes up from his coma and remembers everyone but her.
On the day of her wedding to Peter, Lucy finally confesses the truth and reveals her love for Jack. Sometime later, Jack proposes to Lucy at her toll booth, and they kiss at the end of their wedding before leaving on a train for their honeymoon in Florence, Italy.
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Jack proposes to Lucy
Jack Callaghan, the older brother of Peter Callaghan, initially believes that Lucy Moderatz is perpetrating a scam of some sort by pretending to be engaged to his comatose brother, Peter. However, as he spends more time with her, he starts to fall for her, and she for him.
On the day of Lucy's wedding to Peter, she confesses that she is in love with Jack. She slips out of the wedding unnoticed, unsure of her future. Sometime later, Jack proposes to Lucy at her toll booth at the train station, placing an engagement ring in the token tray of her booth. With the entire Callaghan family watching, he walks into the toll booth and asks her to marry him.
The pair kiss at the end of their wedding ceremony and leave on a train for their honeymoon in Florence, Italy. When Peter asks when she fell in love with Jack, she replies, "it was while you were sleeping."
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Frequently asked questions
It depends on which version of While You Were Sleeping you're referring to. The 1995 film is a romantic comedy about a lonely woman who saves the life of a man she has a crush on and is mistaken for his fiancée by the hospital and his family. The 2017 TV series is a combination of romance, legal drama, and fantasy, focusing on three young adults who can see the future through their dreams and use their powers to prevent crimes and disastrous events.
Sandra Bullock stars as Lucy, a Chicago Transit Authority token collector. Bill Pullman plays Jack, the brother of a man whose life she saves, and Peter Gallagher plays the man himself, Peter Callaghan.
The series follows field reporter Nam Hong-joo, rookie prosecutor Jung Jae-chan, and police officer Han Woo-tak, who can all see the future in their dreams. Some dreams show crimes that Jae-chan has to investigate, and others show disastrous events that the three must try to prevent. They also collaborate to defeat their archenemy, the corrupt lawyer Lee Yoo-beom.
Yes, While You Were Sleeping was a critical and commercial success, grossing over $182 million worldwide. It received positive reviews, with particular praise for Sandra Bullock's performance, for which she received a Golden Globe nomination.
