Connie Doyle (Ricki Lake) walks away from home to make it in New York. She gets taken by a hustler and left pregnant. Alone and penniless, she accidentally boards a train to Boston. She is befriended by Hugh Winterbourne (Brendan Fraser) who is bringing home his pregnant wife Patricia from Hong Kong. When the train crashes, both Hugh and Patricia are killed. Connie wakes up 8 days later after delivering the baby. The authorities had mistaken her for Patricia. When she is brought to Hugh's mother Grace Winterbourne (Shirley MacLaine), she is shock that Hugh has identical twin Bill. Paco (Miguel Sandoval) is the chauffeur.
The premise needs one central idea that can never be breached. Connie is not a gold digger. She has an easy excuse to see Grace. She needs to give her the news in person and return the ring. When she sees Grace in a sickly state, she can't bring herself to give her the bad news. Then she can spend her time caring for Grace. Bill can come home later and the rest is easy to write. With a few structural tweaks, this could be "While You Were Sleeping" 2 but it's not up to that level. Then it goes into black comedy area. It's kinda fun to go dark and that helps save the last act. This could be better.
The premise needs one central idea that can never be breached. Connie is not a gold digger. She has an easy excuse to see Grace. She needs to give her the news in person and return the ring. When she sees Grace in a sickly state, she can't bring herself to give her the bad news. Then she can spend her time caring for Grace. Bill can come home later and the rest is easy to write. With a few structural tweaks, this could be "While You Were Sleeping" 2 but it's not up to that level. Then it goes into black comedy area. It's kinda fun to go dark and that helps save the last act. This could be better.