![]() Annie rushes to the Empire State Building and arrives on the observation deck just moments after Sam and Jonah have gone down.Īnnie discovers Jonah's backpack. She confesses her doubts to him and they amicably end their engagement. Meanwhile, Annie sees the skyscraper from where she and Walter are dining. When Sam discovers this, he immediately follows and finds Jonah on the Empire observation deck. With Jessica's help, Jonah books a flight to New York and goes to the Empire State Building to find Annie on Valentine's Day. After returning to Baltimore, Annie goes to New York to meet Walter for Valentine's Day. ![]() Sam recognizes Annie from the airport and says, "hello." Annie also says "hello" before quickly leaving. From across the street she sees Sam's sister Suzy, and assumes she is his girlfriend. The next day she goes to Sam's houseboat. Later, Annie secretly watches Sam and Jonah playing on the beach together. He is mesmerized though unaware who she is. While dropping Victoria off at the airport, Sam glimpses Annie exiting her plane. Jonah's friend Jessica, urges him to reply to Annie, agreeing to the New York meeting. When Jonah reads Annie's letter, he instinctively feels that she could 'be the one but is unable to convince Sam to meet Annie in New York on Valentine's Day. Sam begins dating a co-worker, Victoria, whom Jonah dislikes. She decides against mailing it, but her friend and editor, Becky, mails it, and later agrees to send Annie to Seattle on a story assignment. After watching An Affair to Remember, Annie writes Sam a letter suggesting they meet atop the Empire State Building on Valentine's Day. She is engaged to Walter, but feels something is missing from their relationship. One listener is Annie Reed, a Baltimore Sun reporter. Thousands of women from around the country hear the program and, touched by the story, write to Sam. 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. Sam Baldwin, a recently-widowed Chicago architect, moves to Seattle with his eight-year-old son, Jonah, to start a new life. The film is also credited with establishing Ephron as a celebrated romantic comedy filmmaker. Several critics and media publications agree that Sleepless in Seattle is one of the greatest romantic comedy films of all time. ![]() The soundtrack was also successful, peaking at number one on the Billboard 200. It was one of the highest-grossing films of 1993, and remains one of the most successful romantic comedies in box office history. 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. ![]() The film was nominated for two Academy Awards at the 1994 ceremony: Best Original Screenplay and Best Original Song. 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. 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. The film was shot mostly in Seattle during the summer of 1992. 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. 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. Several studios rejected his script, deterred by the idea that its main couple does not meet for nearly the entire film. Inspired by the romance film An Affair to Remember (1957), Sleepless in Seattle was conceived as a romantic drama by Arch in 1989. 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. 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. Sleepless in Seattle is a 1993 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Nora Ephron, from a screenplay she wrote with David S.
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