Awakenings

Drama

1990

2h 0m

PG13

Dr. Malcolm Sayer, a shy research physician who uses an experimental drug to "awaken" the catatonic victims of a rare disease. Leonard, 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. Encouraged by Leonard's stunning recovery, Sayer administers the drug to the other patients.

Starring	Robin Williams, Robert De Niro, Julie Kavner, Ruth Nelson, John Heard, Penelope Ann Miller, Alice Drummond, LeChance DuRand, Jayne Haynes, Joan E. MacIntosh, Judith Malina, Barton Heyman, George Martin, Anne Meara, Richard Libertini, Laura Esterman, Dexter Gordon, Yusef Bulos, Mary Alice, Keith Diamond, Stephen Vinovich, Tiger Haynes, John Jones, Bradley Whitford, Max von Sydow, Tanya Berezin, Peter Stormare, Charles Keating, Mel Gorham, Gordon Joseph Weiss, Paul Montgomery, Vincent Pastore, Howard Feller, Adam Bryant, Oliver Block, Steven Randazzo, Harvey Miller,
Genres	Drama
Studios	Sony Pictures
Popular UPC	1438169945