Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
Plot.
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Cast & Crew.
Tom Hanks
Sam Baldwin
Meg Ryan
Annie Reed
Ross Malinger
Jonah Baldwin
Rita Wilson
Suzy
Rosie O'Donnell
Becky
Victor Garber
Greg
Gaby Hoffmann
Jessica
Tom Riis Farrell
Rob
Carey Lowell
Maggie Baldwin
Rob Reiner
Jay
Bill Pullman
Walter
Le Clanché du Rand
Barbara Reed
Kevin O'Morrison
Cliff Reed
Nora Ephron
Director
Barbara Garrick
Victoria
Jeff Arch
Writer
David Hyde Pierce
Dennis Reed
David S. Ward
Writer
Gary Foster
Producer
Valerie Wright
Betsy Reed
Marc Shaiman
Composer
Frances Conroy
Irene Reed
Tom Tammi
Harold Reed
Sven Nykvist
Cinematographer
Calvin Trillin
Uncle Milton
Robert M. Reitano
Editor
Caroline Aaron
Dr. Marcia Fieldstone
Juliet Taylor
CastingDirector
Jeffrey Townsend
ProductionDesigner
Linda Wallem
Loretta
LaTanya Richardson Jackson
Harriet
Tom McGowan
Keith
Steve Mellor
Wyatt
Marguerite Schertle
Baltimore Waitress
Dana Ivey
Claire
Brian McConnachie
Bob
Matt Smith
Mailman
Amanda Maher
Clarise
Victor Morris
Seattle Maitre D'
Philip Mihalski
Seattle Waiter
Donald J. Lee Jr.
Seattle Detective / Second Assistant Director
Mary A. Kelly
Nervous Woman on Airplane / Script Supervisor
Diane Sokolow
Tiffany Saleswoman
Hannah Cox
Jessica's Mother
Rich Hawkins
Jessica's Father
Tamara Plank
Stewardess
Michael Badalucco
New York Taxi Dispatcher
Jeff Mazzola
New York Taxi Dispatcher / Property Master
Philip Levy
Taxi Driver
Julie Janney
Cynthia
Tony Zazula
Maitre D'
John Boylan
Elevator Man
Robert Livingston
Elevator Man
Butch Stevenson
Valet
Sidney Armus
Information Booth Man
Philip Anagnos
Car Driver (uncredited)
Jason Bortz
Baltimore Mail Clerk (uncredited)
Scott Duthie
Tourist (uncredited)
William Rossman
Driver (uncredited)
Nick Taylor
Bartender (uncredited)
Clay A. Griffith
Set Decoration
Lynda Obst
Executive Producer
James W. Skotchdopole
Associate Producer / First Assistant Director
Dan Korintus
Sound Editor
Eve Battaglia
Casting Assistant
Judy L. Ruskin
Costume Design
Jeff Cronenweth
First Assistant Camera
Leonard Engelman
Makeup Artist
Conrad E. Palmisano
Stunt Coordinator
Charlie Daboub
Set Designer
David S. Ward
Screenplay
Jane Bartelme
Associate Producer
Laura Rosenthal
Casting Associate
Patrick Crowley
Executive Producer / Unit Production Manager
Delia Ephron
Associate Producer
Gershon Ginsburg
Art Direction
Charley Beal
Art Direction
Aleen Keshishian
Casting Assistant
Paul A. Levin
Post Production Supervisor
Lee Dichter
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Al Cerullo
Pilot
Colleen Callaghan
Key Hair Stylist
Sharon Ilson
Key Makeup Artist
Brick Mason
Storyboard Artist
Bruce McBroom
Still Photographer
Kimberly Adams
Assistant Costume Designer
Suzan Wexler
Assistant Art Director
Daren Dochterman
Production Illustrator
Mitchell E. Dauterive
Production Coordinator
James Mazzola
Property Master
Richmond L. Aguilar
Chief Lighting Technician
Judith M. Brown
Studio Teacher
Randy Nolen
Steadicam Operator
Heidi Shulman
Key Costumer
Richard Friedlander
First Assistant Editor
Ira Spiegel
Sound Editor
Louis Bertini
Sound Editor
Bitty O'Sullivan-Smith
Sound Editor
Wendy Skerritt
Art Department Coordinator
Michael McCombe
Greensman
Sally Roberts
Costumer
Dan Edelstein
Assistant Sound Editor
Stan Bochner
Sound Editor
Eytan Mirsky
Assistant Sound Editor
Dow Griffith
Location Manager
David Wahnon
Assistant Sound Editor
Kevin Jewison
Camera Operator
Kirk Francis
Production Sound Mixer
Michael Kirchberger
Supervising Sound Editor
Warren Shaw
Apprentice Sound Editor
Robert T. Chestnut
Transportation Captain
Nicholas Meyers
Music Editor
Bob Kaiser
Color Timer
Paul P. Soucek
Assistant Sound Editor
Paul Caven
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
Harold Collins
Construction Coordinator
Jennifer Campbell
Assistant Production Coordinator
Mychal D. Smith
Boom Operator
Gene Kearney
Key Grip
Tamara Bally
Production Accountant
Kay Colvin
Cableman
Betsy Sokolow-Sherman
Unit Publicist
Ramsay McLean
Lyricist
Donah Bassett
Negative Cutter
Bob Riggs
Special Effects Coordinator
Harriet Fidlow
ADR Editor
Dennis W. Milliken
Transportation Coordinator
Barbara Anne Klein
Stunts
Media.
Details.
Release DateJune 24, 1993
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 45m
Content RatingPG
Budget$21,000,000
Box Office$227,799,884
Filming LocationsChicago, United States
Genres
Wiki.
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 Hoffmann, Victor Garber, Rita Wilson, Barbara Garrick, and Carey Lowell.
Inspired by the romance film An Affair to Remember (1957), Sleepless in Seattle was conceived as a romantic drama by Arch in 1989. Several studios rejected his script, deterred by the idea that its main couple does not meet for nearly the entire film. Ward and Ephron were among several writers hired to re-write the script into a funnier film, with Ephron eventually being promoted to director once Nick Castle departed over disagreeing with her comedic approach. Although both Hanks and Ryan had been favored for the lead roles from the beginning, several other actors expressed interest in both parts, while Hanks often disagreed with Ephron over his character's material. The film was shot mostly in Seattle during the summer of 1992. Several of its most pivotal scenes were filmed on a former naval base due to the city's lack of sound stages, including a recreation of the Empire State Building's observation deck when the New York skyscraper was not available.
Sleepless in Seattle was released on June 25, 1993, to positive reviews, receiving praise for Ephron's writing and direction, as well as Hanks and Ryan's performances. The film was nominated for two Academy Awards at the 1994 ceremony: Best Original Screenplay and Best Original Song. Despite competition from several blockbusters released around that same summer, the film was a surprise commercial success, earning $17 million during its opening weekend (the highest opening for a romantic comedy at the time), and ultimately grossing over $227.9 million worldwide. It was one of the highest-grossing films of 1993, and remains one of the most successful romantic comedies in box office history. The soundtrack was also successful, peaking at number one on the Billboard 200.
Several critics and media publications agree that Sleepless in Seattle is one of the greatest romantic comedy films of all time. The film is also credited with establishing Ephron as a celebrated romantic comedy filmmaker.