The Sleepy Time Gal

The Sleepy Time Gal is a 2001 film written and directed by Christopher Munch. The film stars Jacqueline Bisset, Martha Plimpton, Nick Stahl, Amy Madigan, Seymour Cassel and Frankie Faison. Plot Frances has enjoyed a variety of jobs during her adult life and is the mother of two sons, each by a different husband. She also gave birth to a daughter following an affair she had with a married man, Bob, but was forced by her mother, Anna, to give up the baby for adoption. Frances attempts to search for the child she gave away, but she is diagnosed with cancer before she is able to conduct a thorough search. As Frances is attended by one of her sons Morgan, and a nurse, Maggie. She is unaware that her lost daughter, Rebecca, who is now a corporate lawyer is conducting her own search for her missing birth mother. Part of her search takes her to a Daytona Beach, Florida, radio station where Frances worked years ago as a late-night disc jockey under the moniker of the Sleepy Time Gal. Cast Jacqueline Bisset as Frances Martha Plimpton as Rebecca Nick Stahl as Morgan Amy Madigan as Maggie Seymour Cassel as Bob Frankie Faison as Jimmy Dupree Carmen Zapata as Anna Peggy Gormley as Betty Molly Price as Rebecca’s colleague Justin Theroux as Rebecca’s boyfriend