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Awakenings is a 1990 American drama film based on the 1973 non-fiction book of the same name. Directed by Penny Marshall, it was written for the screen by Steven Zaillian, who based his screenplay on Oliver Sacks 's 1973 memoir of the same name. It tells the story of neurologist Dr. Malcolm Sayer ( Robin Williams ), based on Sacks, who ...
- $29 million
- Randy Newman
- December 20, 1990 (United States)
Dec 14, 2023 · 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 purposes.
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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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- Penny Marshall
- PG-13
- Biography, Drama
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Dec 20, 1990 · He talks without hope to one of the women, who looks blankly back at him, her head and body frozen. But then he turns away, and when he turns back she has changed her position -- apparently trying to catch her eyeglasses as they fell. He tries an experiment. He holds her glasses in front of her, and then drops them.
Apr 22, 2024. Rated: 2/4 • May 9, 2023. Jan 20, 2023. The story of a doctor's extraordinary work in the Sixties with a group of catatonic patients he finds languishing in a Bronx hospital ...
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Williams plays Dr. Malcolm Sayer, a shy research physician who uses an experimental drug to "awaken" the catatonic victims of a rare disease. De Niro co-stars as Leonard, 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 ...
