Awakenings
- Released on
- Runtime
- 120 mins
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.
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
- Robin Williams
- John Heard
- Julie Kavner
- Penelope Ann Miller
- Ruth Nelson
- Max von Sydow
- Anne Meara
- Dexter Gordon
- George Martin
- Alice Drummond
- Richard Libertini
- Laura Esterman
- Barton Heyman
- Judith Malina
- Mary Alice
- Keith Diamond
- Bradley Whitford
- John Christopher Jones
- Mary Catherine Wright
- Jayne Haynes
- Le Clanché du Rand
- Yusef Bulos
- Steven Randazzo
- Gloria Harper
- Gwyllum Evans
- Steve Vinovich
- Tiger Haynes
- Harvey Miller
- Tanya Berezin
- Peter Stormare
- Shane Fistell
- Waheedah Ahmad
- Charles Keating
- Christina Huertes
- Linda Burns
- Judy Jacksina
- Gary Tacon
- Rico Elias
- Mel Gorham
- Chris Carolan
- Debra Kovner-Zaks
- Max Rabinowitz
- Gordon Joseph Weiss
- Byron Utley
- Anthony McGowen
- Paul Montgomery
- Leonard Tepper
- Vincent Pastore
- Howard Feller
- Libby Titus
- Michael Hyde
- Tomislav Novakovic
- Adam Bryant
- Anthony J. Nici
- Oliver Block
- Buck Smith
- Joan E. MacIntosh
- Harry L. Seddon
- Jack Mulcahy
- Jason W. Fuchs
- Vin Diesel
Director
- Penny Marshall
Producers
- Lawrence Lasker
- Walter F. Parkes
Screenwriter
- Steven Zaillian
