Sleepless in seattle rita wilson movie#

Most people would refer to Sleepless as a вЂњchick-flick,вЂќ a love story. After many plot twists and some help from two meddlesome children, Sam and Annie meet at the top of the Empire State Building andвЂ¦ itвЂ™s like magic. One of them, Baltimore Sun reporter Annie Reed (Meg Ryan,) falls in love with Sam and risks everything to meet him. Thousands of women across the country hear SamвЂ™s story that night. Widowed father Sam Baldwin, ( Tom Hanks) moves from Chicago to Seattle to start a new life with his precociousДЁ-year old son, Jonah (Ross Malinger.) A few months later, on Christmas eve, Jonah calls a popular radio talk show host to try and help his father find a new wife. Just so you can follow my ramblings today, how about a quick plot summary? Seattle weather is still a sure thing, and another character warns: вЂњ It rains nine months a year in Seattle.вЂќ Several scenes show cramped coach cabins on domestic flights, and one (young) character exclaims: вЂњ IвЂ™d rather die than eat airplane food!вЂќ Three female characters sport short, permed bobsвЂ¦ Sure, you can tell the story takes place in the early 1990s: I did not spot a single cell phone.

Sleepless in seattle rita wilson movie#

I watched Sleepless again last weekend, and I was surprised to notice this Classic вЂ“ the movie turned 20 this year вЂ“ has aged pretty well. In fact, Sleepless pulled off an amazing feat: It made one of the soggiest, grayest American cities look irresistible. For me at least, Sleepless did a much better job at selling Seattle than Singles.

Even if they were both considered romantic comedies, these were totally different movies. Nora EphronвЂ™s Sleepless in Seattle was released a short year after Singles, and it quickly became a box office darling. It would still be a few years until I took my first trip to the Emerald City, where I would end up moving and living for 18 years. Singles is what put Seattle on the map for me. I only knew where Seattle was because the year before, I had seen another fun flick, Cameron CroweвЂs Singles. A long time ago, when I still lived in Paris, France, I remember going to the movies (I did that a lot,) and watching a romantic comedy named Sleepless in Seattle.