Total 90s Recall

Sleepless in Seattle: Radio Call-ins, Rom Coms & Nora Ephron


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Pick up your rotary phone and tune in your radio, cos we’re chatting about Nora Ephron’s 1993 wisecracking rom com, SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE.


Molly and Chloe map out the filmmaking choices that made an otherwise nostalgic tale of destiny and true love into a smartly scripted comedy blockbuster, and how Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, Rob Reiner and Rosie O’Donnell’s performances dial up the humour. 


Plus we call out the film’s most 90s moments, award its quirkiest details and recommend what to watch next.


Roger Ebert’s original review from 1993.


A retrospective interview with original screenwriter, Jeff Arch.


Demis Lyall-Wilson’s trailer reimagining Sleepless in Seattle as a stalker thriller.


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Total 90s RecallBy Chloe Sackur & Molly Merwin