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Julie Kavner, Ruth Nelson, John Heard, Penelope Ann Miller, Peter Stormare and Max von Sydow also star in the cast. Awakenings was produced by Walter Parkes and Lawrence Lasker , who first encountered Sacks's book as undergraduates at Yale , and optioned it a few years later.
Jan 11, 1991 · Awakenings: Directed by Penny Marshall. With Robert De Niro, Robin Williams, Julie Kavner, Ruth Nelson. The victims of an encephalitis epidemic many years ago have been catatonic ever since, but now a new drug offers the prospect of reviving them.
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- Biography, Drama
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- 1991-01-11
1. 2. Reviews. Awakenings (1990) ← Back to main. Cast 62. Robert De Niro. Leonard Lowe. Robin Williams. Malcolm Sayer. John Heard. Dr. Kaufman. Julie Kavner. Eleanor Costello. Penelope Ann Miller. Paula. Ruth Nelson. Mrs. Lowe. Max von Sydow. Peter Ingham. Anne Meara. Miriam. Dexter Gordon. Rolando. George Martin. Frank. Alice Drummond.
Dec 20, 1990 · The movie follows Leonard through the stages of his rebirth. He was (as we saw in a prologue) a bright, likeable kid, until the disease took its toll. He has been on hold for three decades. Now, in his late 1940s, he is filled with wonder and gratitude to be able to move around freely and express himself.
Elevated by some of Robin Williams' finest non-comedic work and a strong performance from Robert De Niro, Awakenings skirts the edges of melodrama, then soars above it. The story of a doctor's ...
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Dec 19, 1990 · 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.
