Awakenings (1990)2h00
Drama
Director Penny Marshall (6.7 avg)
Also directed Big, A League of Their Own, Riding in Cars with Boys, and 3 more
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.
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Cast
Robert De Niro
Robin Williams
John Heard
Julie Kavner
Penelope Ann Miller
Ruth Nelson
Max von Sydow
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