The Sleepy Time Gal

– A young woman learns of her adoption and eventually quits her law firm job and goes on a journey to ..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.30 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 48 Minutes
Release Year:
2001
The Sleepy Time Gal (2001)

A young woman learns of her adoption and eventually quits her law firm job and goes on a journey to find her birth mother.

Story Timeline:
Producing Country:
USA
Genre:
Release Date:

24 Jan 2001

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Christopher Munch

Writer:

Christopher Munch, Alice Elliott Dark (excerpts from Betty's book written by)

Main Actors:

Jacqueline Bisset, Martha Plimpton, Nick Stahl, Amy Madigan

Plot:

Frances had been a radio DJ in Florida; she's now living in San Francisco and dying of cancer, with one son living nearby whose work as a photographer is beginning to take off and another, mostly estranged, living in London. She makes a trip to rural Pennsylvania to visit an old lover (and his wife). Meanwhile, Rebecca is searching for her birth mother, who is, of course, Frances. Their lives intersect in other unexpected ways as her search and her work, inspecting the books of radio stations being acquired, progress.

Awards:

3 nominations.

Production:

C-100 Film Corporation

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
81%