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Box office. $108.7 million. 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.
- $29 million
- Randy Newman
- December 20, 1990 (United States)
Jan 11, 1991 · Based on a true story, the film follows Dr. Malcolm Sayer (Robin Williams) who tries to revive his catatonic patients with a new drug. The film explores the challenges and rewards of awakening the patients and the human spirit.
- (153K)
- Penny Marshall
- PG-13
- Biography, Drama
Dec 14, 2023 · Awakenings is a fictionalized adaptation of Dr. Oliver Sacks' book about his research on catatonic patients with encephalitis lethargica. The movie features Robin Williams as Dr. Malcolm Sayer, who uses L-DOPA, a drug for Parkinson's disease, to awaken some patients, but faces ethical and medical challenges.
- Adrienne Tyler
The story of a doctor's extraordinary work in the Sixties with a group of catatonic patients he finds languishing in a Bronx hospital.
- (2K)
- Penny Marshall
- PG-13
- Robert De Niro
A film about a doctor who tries to revive catatonic patients with a drug in 1969. Based on a true story, the film explores the challenges and consequences of the "awakenings" and the human spirit.
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A research physician uses an experimental drug to "awaken" the catatonic victims of a rare disease. The film follows the lives of the patients and the doctor as they rediscover the world and themselves.
