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Awakenings is a 1990 American drama film directed by Penny Marshall. It was written by Steven Zaillian, who based his screenplay on Oliver Sacks 's 1973 memoir, Awakenings. 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.
- $29 million
- Randy Newman
- December 20, 1990 (United States)
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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Learn more about the full cast of Awakenings with news, photos, videos and more at TV Guide. ... Awakenings - Full Cast & Crew. 74 Metascore; 1990; 2 hr 1 mins Drama PG13
- Penny Marshall, Nick Murphy
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.
Rated: 2/4 • May 9, 2023. Jan 20, 2023. Oct 22, 2021. The story of a doctor's extraordinary work in the Sixties with a group of catatonic patients he finds languishing in a Bronx hospital ...
Jan 24, 2006 · The film Awakenings (1990) is a fictionalized version of Sacks' book, starring Robin Williams as the Sacks character, a shy and reclusive doctor named Malcolm Sayer. Robert De Niro plays Leonard, one of Sayer's most extreme cases, and the first on whom the drug is tried.
