Sleepless in Seattle: Creating Tom Hanks' Floating Home
Posted on AllSides June 25th, 2023
From The Center
Nora Ephron's beloved romantic comedy Sleepless in Seattle, which premiered 30 years ago this week, is filled with iconic moments, from Tom Hanks taking Meg Ryan's hand at the Empire State Building to Rob Reiner's musings on women and tiramisu. But for many, the image that stands out the most is the dreamy, twinkly-light-adorned floating home where Hanks's character lives. Oh, that floating home. In real life, the abode — arguably the most famous floating home to grace the big screen — sits on a long dock on Seattle's Lake...