FILM

Awakenings (1990)

Name: Awakenings
Director: Penny Marshall
Genre: Drama
Released: 1990-12-04
Cast: Robert De Niro, Robin Williams, John Heard, Julie Kavner, Penelope Ann Miller

Film · 1990 · 120 min · PG-13 · Drama

There is no such thing as a simple miracle.

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.

Directed by Penny Marshall

Starring Robert De Niro, Robin Williams, John Heard, Julie Kavner, Penelope Ann Miller, Ruth Nelson, Max von Sydow, Anne Meara

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Release dates in the United States

In cinemas	11 January 1991
Digital release	Not listed
Physical release	Not listed
First release anywhere	4 December 1990

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