Awakenings

There is no such thing as a simple miracle.

Awakenings (1990)

Timing: 2:0 (120 min)

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Release date

1990-12-04

Country

United States

Production

Parkes/Lasker productions

Genre

Drama

Budget

$31 000 000

Revenue

$52 096 475

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Director

Penny Marshall

Actors

Robert De Niro, Robin Williams, John Heard, Julie Kavner, Penelope Ann Miller, Ruth Nelson, Max von Sydow, Anne Meara, Dexter Gordon, George Martin
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Producer

Walter F. Parkes, Lawrence Lasker, Arne Schmidt, Penny Marshall, Elliot Abbott

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Artist

Audition

Editing

Gerald B. Greenberg, Battle Davis
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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.

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