Seelpless In Seattle
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Sleepless in Seattle is a 1993 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Nora Ephron. Based on a story by Jeff Arch, it stars Tom Hanks as Sam Baldwin and Meg Ryan as Annie Reed.
The film was inspired by An Affair to Remember and used both its theme song and clips from the film in critical scenes. The climactic meeting at the top of the Empire State Building is a reference to a reunion between Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr in An Affair to Remember that fails to happen because the Kerr character is struck by a car while enroute. At one point, some of the characters discuss Affair, with Sam commenting that it sounds like a "chick movie." The success of Sleepless in Seattle led to a resurgence in popularity for An Affair to Remember for a younger generation of filmgoers.[citation needed]
Honors
Sleepless in Seattle was nominated for two 1994 Academy Awards: Best Music, Original Song for "A Wink and a Smile", music by Marc Shaiman, lyrics by Ramsey McLean; and Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen for Nora Ephron, David S. Ward, and Jeff Arch.
In June 2008, AFI revealed its "Ten top Ten"—the best ten films in ten "classic" American film genres—after polling over 1,500 people from the creative community. Sleepless in Seattle was acknowledged as the tenth best film in the romantic comedy genre.[1][2]
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was a Number One hit on the Billboard charts.
Jimmy Durante - "As Time Goes By" 2:28
Louis Armstrong - "A Kiss to Build a Dream On" 3:01
Nat King Cole - "Stardust" 3:15
Dr. John feat. Rickie Lee Jones - "Makin' Whoopee" 4:09
Carly Simon - "In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning" 3:16
Gene Autry - "Back in the Saddle Again" 2:36
Joe Cocker - "Bye Bye Blackbird" 3:30
Harry Connick Jr. - "A Wink and a Smile" 2:47
Tammy Wynette - "Stand By Your Man" 2:41
Marc Shaiman - "An Affair to Remember" 2:31
Jimmy Durante - "Make Someone Happy" 1:52
Celine Dion & Clive Griffin - "When I Fall in Love" 4:21
Trivia
Kim Basinger was the first choice for the role of "Annie Reed", but she turned down the role because she thought the script wasn't written well enough. She later stated that she regrets turning the part down, and she admitted that her judgment on picking successful films is often poor. [3]
Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks share approximately two minutes of screentime together. [4]
Jason Schwartzman auditioned for the role of "Jonah". [4]
The role of "Annie Reed" was also offered to Julia Roberts, who turned it down because of scheduling conflicts.
The movie was featured in a Garfield book, Lights, Camera, Hairballs, except renamed as Sleeping in Seattle to fit in the Garfield theme.
In the sitcom Malcolm in the Middle, episode "Reese's party", the character Reese finds out that his brother Malcolm has rented the movie, and immediately assumes that Malcolm is gay. It turns out that Malcolm plans to watch the movie with his date.
Cast and credits
Starring:
Tom Hanks: Sam Baldwin
Meg Ryan: Annie Reed
Bill Pullman: Walter
Ross Malinger: Jonah Baldwin
Rosie O'Donnell: Becky
Gaby Hoffmann: Jessica
Victor Garber: Greg
Rita Wilson: Suzy
Barbara Garrick: Victoria
Carey Lowell: Maggie Abbott Baldwin
David Hyde Pierce: Dennis Reed
Dana Ivey: Claire Bennett
Rob Reiner: Jay
Credits:
Director: Nora Ephron
Writer: Jeff Arch
Producer: Gary Foster
Music: Marc Shaiman
Cinematography: Sven Nykvist
Editor: Robert M. Reitano
Box office
US Gross Domestic box office: US$ 126,680,884
Gross International box office: $101,119,000
Gross Worldwide box office: $227,799,884
US rentals: $64,930,000
References
Retrieved from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleepless_In_Seattle
