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Sleepless in Seattle is a 1993 movie, directed by Nora Ephron, based on the story by Jeff Arch. The film stars Tom Hanks as Sam Baldwin and Meg Ryan as Annie Reed.

Sam Baldwin, a Chicago architect has just lost his wife to cancer and decides he needs a complete change of scene. He and his eight-year old son Jonah move to Seattle but Jonah thinks that his father needs a new wife in order to get his life back on track. One evening, he calls into a national radio advice show and persuades his father to also go on the air. The voice (and call) is heard by thousands of women across the nation, including Annie Reed, a journalist from Baltimore. Annie, although engaged to be married to Walter, can't rest until she meets Sam, which she eventually does, at the top of the Empire State Building in New York City.

In the 1994 Academy Awards, the movie was nominated for two awards (Best Music, Original Song; and Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) but failed to win any.

The film is essentially a reworking of the film An Affair to Remember
, using both its theme song and clips from the film in critical scenes as well as the critical meeting at the Empire State Building. At one point, some of the characters discuss the film, 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 to a younger generation of filmgoers.

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: Jane Bartelme
Music: Gene Autry
Cinematography: Sven Nykvist
Editor: Robert M. Reitano

Box office

US Gross Domestic Takings: US$ 126,680,884 :+ Other International Takings: $101,119,000 = Gross Worldwide Takings: $227,799,884 bbnnbŜ

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