Sleepless in Seattle
Sleepless in Seattle is a 1993 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Nora Ephron, from a screenplay she wrote with David S. Ward and Jeff Arch. Starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan, the film follows a journalist (Ryan) who, despite being newly engaged, becomes enamored with a recently widowed architect (Hanks), when the latter's son calls in to a talk radio program requesting a new partner for his grieving father. In addition to Bill Pullman, Ross Malinger, and Rob Reiner, the film features an ensemble supporting cast also consisting of Rosie O'Donnell, Gaby Hoffman, Victor Garber, Rita Wilson, Barbara Garrick, and Carey Lowell.
Plot
Chicago architect Sam Baldwin loses his wife Maggie to cancer, and he and their eight-year-old son Jonah start a new life in Seattle, but they continue to mourn. A year later on Christmas Eve, Jonah calls in to a radio talk show and persuades a reluctant Sam to go on the air to talk about how much he misses Maggie. Thousands of women from around the country hear the program and are touched by the story and write to Sam.
More details
| author | David S. Ward Nora Ephron |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Baltimore Maryland New York City Seattle Washington |
| director | Nora Ephron |
| editor | Robert Reitano |
| genre | comedy-drama |
| keywords | an affair to remember baltimore orioles baltimore sun build christmas eve date empire state building engage meet new life observation deck on the beach rainbow room talk show teddy bear the baltimore sun to remember |
| musicBy | Marc Shaiman |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay |
| producer | Gary Foster |
| publisher | TriStar Pictures |
| recordedAt | Chicago |
| theme | romantic comedy |