Title: Awakenings
Tagline: There is no such thing as a simple miracle.
Genre: Drama
Director: Penny Marshall
Status: Released
Release: 1990-12-04
Runtime: 120 Minutes
Plot: 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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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 -
Max von Sydow
Peter Ingham -
Anne Meara
Miriam -
Dexter Gordon
Rolando -
George Martin
Frank
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