Title: Awakenings (Awakenings)
Release Date: 1990-12-04
IMDB ID: tt0099077
Vote Average: 7.8 (2812 votes)
Overview: 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. His awakening, filled with awe and enthusiasm, proves a rebirth for Sayer too, as the exuberant patient reveals life's simple but unutterably sweet pleasures to the introverted doctor.
Cast: 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),
Crew: Penny Marshall (Director), Steven Zaillian (Screenplay), Lawrence Lasker (Producer), Walter F. Parkes (Producer), Miroslav Ondříček (Director of Photography), Battle Davis (Editor),
Release Date: 1990-12-04
IMDB ID: tt0099077
Vote Average: 7.8 (2812 votes)
Overview: 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. His awakening, filled with awe and enthusiasm, proves a rebirth for Sayer too, as the exuberant patient reveals life's simple but unutterably sweet pleasures to the introverted doctor.
Cast: 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),
Crew: Penny Marshall (Director), Steven Zaillian (Screenplay), Lawrence Lasker (Producer), Walter F. Parkes (Producer), Miroslav Ondříček (Director of Photography), Battle Davis (Editor),