Q 01/05

Who plays Lucy, the lonely token collector at the heart of While You Were Sleeping?

A) Meg Ryan

B) Julia Roberts

C) Sandra Bullock

D) Demi Moore

Answer · why

C) Sandra Bullock

Bullock got the part after Demi Moore and Julia Roberts both turned it down; it followed straight on from her breakthrough in Speed.

Q 02/05

Which actor plays Jack Callaghan, the brother Lucy actually falls for?

A) Peter Gallagher

B) Bill Pullman

C) Michael Rispoli

D) Jack Warden

Answer · why

B) Bill Pullman

Pullman reportedly tried to quit after a disastrous table read but his agent told him he could not walk away from another film.

Q 03/05

Which actor plays the rich, gullible commuter Lucy rescues from the tracks?

A) Peter Gallagher

B) Bill Pullman

C) Peter Boyle

D) Jason Bernard

Answer · why

A) Peter Gallagher

Gallagher later became best known as Sandy Cohen on The O.C.

Q 04/05

In what year was While You Were Sleeping released?

A) 1999

B) 1993

C) 1995

D) 1997

Answer · why

C) 1995

It opened on April 21, 1995 and beat Bad Boys that weekend.

Q 05/05

In which city is the film set and shot?

A) Philadelphia

B) New York City

C) Boston

D) Chicago

Answer · why

D) Chicago

The original script was set in New York; the setting was moved for budget reasons and the film was shot on location.