

Younger brother Jack, who is supposed to take over his father's furniture business, though he wants his own business. She spends a belated Christmas with them, then meets Peter's With no family and few friends, Lucy becomes so captivated with the quirky Callaghans and their unconditional love for her that she is unable to hurt them by revealing that Peter does not know her. He says he will keep her secret because the accident has brought the family closer. While visiting Peter, she confesses her predicament to him, unaware Peter's godfather Saul overhears the truth and later confronts her. She remains silent for several reasons: She is embarrassed Peter's grandmother, Elsie, has a heart condition and Lucy falls in love with Peter's big, loving family. Lucy becomes too caught up in the crisis to explain the truth. She accompanies the comatose Peter to the hospital, where a nurse overhears her musing aloud, "I was going to marry him." Misinterpreting, the nurse tells his family that she is his fiancée. On Christmas Day, she rescues Peter from the oncoming Chicago "L" train after muggers push him onto the tracks. She secretly loves Peter Callaghan, a handsome commuter, though they are strangers. Lucy Eleanor Moderatz is a lonely fare token collector for the Chicago Transit Authority, stationed at the Randolph/Wabash station. Bullock also garnered a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical. Bullock and Pullman received praise for their performances. The film was a critical and commercial success, grossing over $182 million at the box office.

It stars Sandra Bullock as Lucy, a Chicago Transit Authority token collector, and Bill Pullman as Jack, the brother of a man whose life she saves, along with Peter Gallagher as Peter, the man who is saved, Peter Boyle and Glynis Johns as members of Peter's family, and Jack Warden as a longtime family friend and neighbor. While You Were Sleeping is a 1995 American romantic comedy film directed by Jon Turteltaub and written by Daniel G.
