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The Sleepy Time Gal (2002)
Released By: Sundance Channel Home Entertainment Rating: R In Theaters: N/A

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Studio: Sundance Channel Home Entertainment
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Christopher Munch
Language: English
Official Website: N/A
Theatrical Release: N/A
Home Video Release: N/A
Cast: Amy Madigan, Jacqueline Bisset, Martha Plimpton, Nick Stahl, Frankie Faison, Carmen Zapata
Published ID: 242855
UPC: 758445900828,
Plot: Two women connected by family are drawn closer by fate in this low-key drama. Frances (Jacqueline Bisset) is a woman in her early fifties who had already begun to sense time was running out for her when she learned that she has cancer. While Frances is fighting the disease through medical treatment, she decides it's a good idea to do some travelling before it's too late, and she pays a visit to Bob (Seymour Cassel), a former boyfriend who now owns a farm in rural Pennsylvania. To Bob's surprise, Frances strikes up a fast friendship with his wife Betty (Peggy Gormley), and Frances shares a confession with her -- while Frances maintains a close relationship with her son Morgan (Nick Stahl), she also had a daughter by Bob that she put up for adoption, and she's not certain if she should track down the child while there's still time. Coincidentally, Frances' daughter is Rebecca (Martha Plimpton), a successful lawyer who has begun to express a curiosity about her birth parents. Rebecca has been hired by a large communications firm to deal with the paperwork regarding the purchase of a radio station in Florida, and while in the Sunshine State, Rebecca gets to know the station's manager, Jimmy (Frankie R. Faison). As Jimmy and Rebecca ease into a short-term romance, he shares stories about the Sleepy Time Gal, a mysterious female disc jockey who worked at the station back in the '50s; what neither Jimmy nor Rebecca know is that the Sleepy Time Gal was actually Frances. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

ID	DateTime	Title	Review	HelpfulVotes	TotalVotes
Another death in middle age movie? Added 1/13/2009 Full of middle age flashbacks in an intergenerational interaction of a Latin Christian Scientist, her 60's Liberal daughter and the adopted child searching for her roots. Her roots are dying of cancer and was radio's " Sleepy Time Gal" disc-jocky. I really didn't like the movie, but the acting is pretty good, the story very humane. 0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
A different movie, exploring one's self Added 4/6/2003 This is a movie that should only be viewed if you are ready to experience sadness in the examination of parental and personal relationships --- none of the relationships here are happy, and each has its secrets and disconnections. It expresses the sadness of a mother --- who has given up her daughter, acknowleging that she has missed many of the important life events of her daughter ---. I am an adoptee and recently united with my birth family who found me, in ways I could relate to the characters, but in other ways, I could not. However, it is well-worth watching, if you are willing to watch a drama that has a dark side. 5 out of 7 people found this helpful.
Another death in middle age movie? Added 1/13/2009 Full of middle age flashbacks in an intergenerational interaction of a Latin Christian Scientist, her 60's Liberal daughter and the adopted child searching for her roots. Her roots are dying of cancer and was radio's " Sleepy Time Gal" disc-jocky. I really didn't like the movie, but the acting is pretty good, the story very humane. 0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
A different movie, exploring one's self Added 4/6/2003 This is a movie that should only be viewed if you are ready to experience sadness in the examination of parental and personal relationships --- none of the relationships here are happy, and each has its secrets and disconnections. It expresses the sadness of a mother --- who has given up her daughter, acknowleging that she has missed many of the important life events of her daughter ---. I am an adoptee and recently united with my birth family who found me, in ways I could relate to the characters, but in other ways, I could not. However, it is well-worth watching, if you are willing to watch a drama that has a dark side. 5 out of 7 people found this helpful.
Another death in middle age movie? Added 1/13/2009 Full of middle age flashbacks in an intergenerational interaction of a Latin Christian Scientist, her 60's Liberal daughter and the adopted child searching for her roots. Her roots are dying of cancer and was radio's " Sleepy Time Gal" disc-jocky. I really didn't like the movie, but the acting is pretty good, the story very humane. 0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
A different movie, exploring one's self Added 4/6/2003 This is a movie that should only be viewed if you are ready to experience sadness in the examination of parental and personal relationships --- none of the relationships here are happy, and each has its secrets and disconnections. It expresses the sadness of a mother --- who has given up her daughter, acknowleging that she has missed many of the important life events of her daughter ---. I am an adoptee and recently united with my birth family who found me, in ways I could relate to the characters, but in other ways, I could not. However, it is well-worth watching, if you are willing to watch a drama that has a dark side. 5 out of 7 people found this helpful.