Robert De Niro
Leonard Lowe
Search results
It tells the story of neurologist Dr. Malcolm Sayer (Robin Williams), based on Sacks, who discovers the beneficial effects of the drug L-DOPA in 1969. He administers it to catatonic patients who survived the 1919–1930 epidemic of encephalitis lethargica .
- $29 million
- Randy Newman
- December 20, 1990 (United States)
Synopsis. In 1969, Dr. Malcolm Sayer (Robin Williams) is a dedicated and caring physician at a local hospital in the New York City borough of The Bronx.
This is one of Robin Williams' best performances, pure and uncluttered, without the ebullient distractions he sometimes adds -- the schtick where none is called for. He is a lovable man here, who experiences the extraordinary professional joy of seeing chronic, hopeless patients once again sing and dance and greet their loved ones.
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.
- (153K)
- Penny Marshall
- PG-13
- Biography, Drama
Dec 14, 2023 · Summary. Awakenings is a fictionalized retelling of Dr. Oliver Sacks' groundbreaking work on catatonic patients, featuring a powerful performance by Robin Williams. The movie stays true to the essence of Sacks' book, depicting the devastating effects of encephalitis lethargica and the potential of L-DOPA, despite some changes for dramatic ...
- Adrienne Tyler
Synopsis The story of a doctor's extraordinary work in the Sixties with a group of catatonic patients he finds languishing in a Bronx hospital. Speculating that their rigidity may be akin to an...
- (38)
- Drama
- PG-13
Dec 19, 1990 · A shy doctor (Robin Williams) gets a job at a Bronx hospital in 1969 where he attends to several patients in a catatonic state after the encephalitis epidemic of 1917–28. He experiments with a new drug that offers the hope of reviving them.
