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Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
Runtime: 2 hrs
Synopsis: Sam Baldwin (Tom Hanks) is a good father and a successful architect. But he's also a lonely widower. One night his precocious 8-year-old son Jonah calls a late-night radio talk show seeking a cure for his father's despondency. When Sam hesitantly takes the phone and discloses the story of his... Sam Baldwin (Tom Hanks) is a good father and a successful architect. But he's also a lonely widower. One night his precocious 8-year-old son Jonah calls a late-night radio talk show seeking a cure for his father's despondency. When Sam hesitantly takes the phone and discloses the story of his magic-filled marriage, he proves to be a deeply feeling and gentle man. His plight profoundly moves the program's sympathetic female listeners, and thousands of women write in offering to help him `recover' from his mournful insomnia. Recently betrothed Annie Reed (Meg Ryan) is one of the many listeners touched by Sam's story. To complicate matters, she's afraid her upcoming marriage promises stability and security but no excitement. Although Annie's supposed to be driving to her future in-laws' house for the holidays, she knows that she's already fallen in love with Sam and is on the road to destiny. Academy Award Nominations: Best (Original) Screenplay, Best Song ("A Wink and a Smile"). [More]
Genre: Comedies
Starring: Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, Ross Malinger, Rosie O'Donnell, Bill Pullman
DVD Info
Release:
Sep 23, 2003
DVD Features:
- Region 1
- Keep Case
- Widescreen
Audio:
- Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Additional Release Material:
- Trailers
- Audio Commentary - 1. Nora Ephron - Director/Screenwriter, Delia Ephron -
- Associate Producer
- Featurette - 1. LOST IN THE MOVIES
- Music Video - 1. Celin Dion and Clive Griffin - "When I Fall In Love"
Text/Photo Galleries:
- Talent Files
Reviews
Like most of Ephron's work, this one is shallow, contrived and ineptly directed, but it stars two of America's most likable stars, Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks; purists will never forgive Ephron for taking a cheap stab at Love Affair (the Cary Grant version)
Seems too precalculated to be charming and magical, and consequently ends up being overly cute.
Should gather a few more converts to the idea that certain people are destined for each other.
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