Awakenings
There is no such thing as a simple miracle.
19902hNo ratings yet
- Drama
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.
Keywords
- based on novel or book
- hope
- woman director
- based on true story
- experiment
- coma
- hospital
- illness
- miracle
- medical drama
- comatose
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- December 4, 1990
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Parkes/Lasker productions
- Cast
- Robert De Niro,Robin Williams,John Heard,Julie Kavner,Penelope Ann Miller,Ruth Nelson,Max von Sydow,Anne Meara,Dexter Gordon,George Martinand 52 more
- Director
- Penny Marshall
- Writer
- Steven Zaillian,Oliver Sacks
- Cinematography
- Miroslav Ondříček
- Music
- Randy Newman
- Budget
- $31,000,000
- Revenue
- $52,096,475
- IMDb
- tt0099077