Awakenings (1990)
There is no such thing as a simple miracle.
121 min
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.
- Release date
- February 14, 1991
- Country of origin
- United States
- Budget
- $31,000,000
- Box office
- $52,096,475
Trailer
Cast
- Robert De Niro as Leonard Lowe
- Robin Williams as Dr. Malcolm Sayer
- Julie Kavner as Eleanor Costello
- Ruth Nelson as Mrs. Lowe
- John Heard as Dr. Kaufman
- Penelope Ann Miller as Paula
- Alice Drummond as Lucy
- Judith Malina as Rose
- Barton Heyman as Bert
- George Martin as Frank
Crew
- Penny Marshall · Director
- Oliver Sacks · Writer
- Steven Zaillian · Writer
- Lawrence Lasker · Producer
- Walter F. Parkes · Producer
- Randy Newman · Composer
- Miroslav Ondříček · Cinematographer
- Battle Davis · Editor
- Gerald B. Greenberg · Editor
- Bonnie Timmermann · Casting director
- Anton Furst · Production designer