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Awakenings (1990)

Directed by Penny Marshall

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Overview

Dr. Malcolm Sayer, a shy research physician, uses an experimental drug to “awaken” the catatonic victims of a rare disease. Leonard is the first patient to receive the controversial treatment. His awakening, filled with awe and enthusiasm, proves a rebirth for Sayer too, as the exuberant patient reveals life’s simple but unutterably sweet pleasures to the introverted doctor.

Rated PG-13 | Length 120 minutes

Actors

Robert De Niro | Robin Williams | John Heard | Julie Kavner | Penelope Ann Miller | Ruth Nelson | Max von Sydow | Anne Meara | Dexter Gordon | George Martin | Alice Drummond | Richard Libertini | Laura Esterman | Barton Heyman | Judith Malina | Mary Alice | Keith Diamond | Bradley Whitford | John Christopher Jones | Mary Catherine Wright | Jayne Haynes | Le Clanché du Rand | Yusef Bulos | Steven Randazzo | Gloria Harper | Gwyllum Evans | Steve Vinovich | Tiger Haynes | Harvey Miller | Tanya Berezin | Peter Stormare | Shane Fistell | Waheedah Ahmad | Charles Keating | Christina Huertes | Linda Burns | Judy Jacksina | Gary Tacon | Rico Elias | Mel Gorham | Chris Carolan | Debra Kovner-Zaks | Max Rabinowitz | Gordon Joseph Weiss | Byron Utley | Anthony McGowen | Paul Montgomery | Leonard Tepper | Vincent Pastore | Howard Feller | Libby Titus | Michael Hyde | Tomislav Novakovic | Adam Bryant | Anthony J. Nici | Oliver Block | Buck Smith | Joan E. MacIntosh | Harry L. Seddon | Jack Mulcahy | Jason W. Fuchs | Vin Diesel