Sleepless in Seattle
Sleepless in Seattle is a 1993 American romantic comedy 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 becomes enamored with a 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 Rosie O'Donnell, Gaby Hoffmann, Victor Garber, Rita Wilson, Barbara Garrick, and Carey Lowell.
Plot
Sam Baldwin, a recently-widowed Chicago architect, moves to Seattle with his eight-year-old son, Jonah, to start a new life. 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 his wife, Maggie, and how he knew she was the one for him when he first took her hand. Thousands of women from around the country hear the program and, touched by the story, write to Sam.
More details
author | David S. Ward Nora Ephron |
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contentLocation | Baltimore Maryland New York City Seattle Washington |
director | Nora Ephron |
editor | Robert Reitano |
genre | comedy |
keywords | an affair to remember baltimore sun build christmas eve date detective agency empire state building engage meet new life observation deck on the beach pass talk show the baltimore sun to remember travel agent valentine\'s day |
musicBy | Marc Shaiman |
nomination | Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay |
producer | Gary Foster |
publisher | TriStar Pictures |
recordedAt | Chicago |
theme | romantic comedy |