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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The movie was originally about a man pretending to be the fiance of a woman in a coma, but the producers decided to swap the gender roles when it came off as a little too predatory.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: [[https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/while-you-were-sleeping-sandra-bullock-oral-history/2020/04/20/13f37222-7e8b-11ea-9040-68981f488eed_story.html Lots of it.]]
** The movie was originally about a man pretending to be the fiance of a woman in a coma, but the producers decided to swap the gender roles when it came off as a little toopredatory.predatory.
** Creator/ChrisColumbus was originally to direct with Creator/GeenaDavis and Creator/HarrisonFord as initial candidates for the lead roles. But Columbus "got iffy" and Roger Birnbaum (then the head of Disney's Caravan Pictures unit) reached out to Jon Turteltaub.
** Various potential leads were considered, including Creator/NicoleKidman, Creator/MegRyan, Creator/DemiMoore and Creator/JuliaRoberts; ultimately Sandra Bullock got the part after a great audition (though Bullock also believes it was because of Moore's unavailability). For the role of Jack, Creator/JamesSpader, Creator/DylanMcDermott and even a young Creator/MatthewMcConaughey (who didn't get the gig in part because of his thick Texas accent) before Creator/BillPullman got the part.
** The film was written to take place in UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity originally; they changed it to Chicago because it was cheaper to film there.
* WorkingTitle: ''Coma Guy''.
** The movie was originally about a man pretending to be the fiance of a woman in a coma, but the producers decided to swap the gender roles when it came off as a little too
** Creator/ChrisColumbus was originally to direct with Creator/GeenaDavis and Creator/HarrisonFord as initial candidates for the lead roles. But Columbus "got iffy" and Roger Birnbaum (then the head of Disney's Caravan Pictures unit) reached out to Jon Turteltaub.
** Various potential leads were considered, including Creator/NicoleKidman, Creator/MegRyan, Creator/DemiMoore and Creator/JuliaRoberts; ultimately Sandra Bullock got the part after a great audition (though Bullock also believes it was because of Moore's unavailability). For the role of Jack, Creator/JamesSpader, Creator/DylanMcDermott and even a young Creator/MatthewMcConaughey (who didn't get the gig in part because of his thick Texas accent) before Creator/BillPullman got the part.
** The film was written to take place in UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity originally; they changed it to Chicago because it was cheaper to film there.
* WorkingTitle: ''Coma Guy''.
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* StarMakingRole: This movie along with ''Film/{{Speed}}'' is credited with helping to launch Creator/SandraBullock's career in TheNineties.
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* ThrowItIn: The transition scene with the paperboy falling off his bike? Completely accidental but the director left it in the finished movie.
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* DuelingShows: ''Mrs. Winterbourne'', a movie released around the same time with a similar plot (young woman is confused for the fiancée of a man she barely knows following an accident involving a train, and finds herself BecomingTheMask in the process as the man's family embrace her as one of their own).
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* DuelingShows: ''Mrs. Winterbourne'', a movie released around the same time with a similar plot (young woman is confused for the fiancée of a man she barely knows following an accident involving a train, and finds herself BecomingTheMask in the process as the man's family embrace her as one of their own).own).
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The movie was originally about a man pretending to be the fiance of a woman in a coma, but the producers decided to swap the gender roles when it came off as a little too predatory.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The movie was originally about a man pretending to be the fiance of a woman in a coma, but the producers decided to swap the gender roles when it came off as a little too predatory.
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* DuelingShows: ''Mrs. Winterbourne'', a movie released around the same time with a similar plot (young woman is confused for the fiancée of a man she barely knows following an accident involving a train, and finds herself BecomingTheMask in the process as the man's family embrace her as one of their own).
* HeyItsThatGuy:
** Hey, it's [[Film/{{Spaceballs}} Lone Starr]][=/=][[Film/IndependenceDay The President]]!
** Elsie, the grandmother of the family, is [[Film/MaryPoppins Mrs. Banks!]]
* HeyItsThatGuy:
** Hey, it's [[Film/{{Spaceballs}} Lone Starr]][=/=][[Film/IndependenceDay The President]]!
** Elsie, the grandmother of the family, is [[Film/MaryPoppins Mrs. Banks!]]
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* DuelingShows: ''Mrs. Winterbourne'', a movie released around the same time with a similar plot (young woman is confused for the fiancée of a man she barely knows following an accident involving a train, and finds herself BecomingTheMask in the process as the man's family embrace her as one of their own).
* HeyItsThatGuy:
** Hey, it's [[Film/{{Spaceballs}} Lone Starr]][=/=][[Film/IndependenceDay The President]]!
** Elsie, the grandmother of the family, is [[Film/MaryPoppins Mrs. Banks!]]own).
* HeyItsThatGuy:
** Hey, it's [[Film/{{Spaceballs}} Lone Starr]][=/=][[Film/IndependenceDay The President]]!
** Elsie, the grandmother of the family, is [[Film/MaryPoppins Mrs. Banks!]]
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* TheDanza: Peter Gallagher as Peter Callahan.
* DuelingShows: ''Mrs. Winterbourne'', a movie released around the same time with a similar plot (young woman is confused for the fiancée of a man she barely knows following an accident involving a train, and finds herself BecomingTheMask in the process as the man's family embrace her as one of their own).
* HeyItsThatGuy:
** Hey, it's [[Film/{{Spaceballs}} Lone Starr]][=/=][[Film/IndependenceDay The President]]!
** Elsie, the grandmother of the family, is [[Film/MaryPoppins Mrs. Banks!]]
* DuelingShows: ''Mrs. Winterbourne'', a movie released around the same time with a similar plot (young woman is confused for the fiancée of a man she barely knows following an accident involving a train, and finds herself BecomingTheMask in the process as the man's family embrace her as one of their own).
* HeyItsThatGuy:
** Hey, it's [[Film/{{Spaceballs}} Lone Starr]][=/=][[Film/IndependenceDay The President]]!
** Elsie, the grandmother of the family, is [[Film/MaryPoppins Mrs. Banks!]]
