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Awakenings

77.63 %|Dec 4, 1990|Drama

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.

Featured Crew

Elliot Abbott
Executive Producer
Anton Furst
Production Design
Lawrence Lasker
Producer
Penny Marshall
Executive Producer
Cynthia Flynt
Costume Design
Penny Marshall
Director
Gerald B. Greenberg
Editor
Steven Zaillian
Screenplay

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Cast

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Robert De Niro
Leonard Lowe
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Robin Williams
Malcolm Sayer
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John Heard
Dr. Kaufman
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Julie Kavner
Eleanor Costello
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Ruth Nelson
Mrs. Lowe
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Max von Sydow
Peter Ingham
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Alice Drummond
Lucy Fishman
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Mary Alice
Nurse Margaret
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Harvey Miller
Hospital Director
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Tanya Berezin
Psychiatrist
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Peter Stormare
Neurochemist
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Shane Fistell
Man in Hall
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Waheedah Ahmad
Hysterical Woman
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Linda Burns
Fishsticks
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Judy Jacksina
Hospital Receptionist
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Rico Elias
Orderly #1
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Mel Gorham
Nurse Sara
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Chris Carolan
EEG Technician
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Debra Kovner-Zaks
Cafeteria Nurse
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Max Rabinowitz
Ward #5 Orderly
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Gordon Joseph Weiss
Ward #5 Patient
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Byron Utley
Ward #5 Patient #2
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Anthony McGowen
Ward #5 Patient #3
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Paul Montgomery
Ward #5 Patient #4
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Leonard Tepper
Ward #5 Patient #5
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Vincent Pastore
Ward #5 Patient #6
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Howard Feller
Ward #5 Patient #7
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Libby Titus
Club Singer
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Michael Hyde
Bus Driver
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Adam Bryant
Librarian
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Anthony J. Nici
Young Leonard
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Oliver Block
Leonard's Friend #1
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Buck Smith
Leonard's Friend #2
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Harry L. Seddon
Medical Student
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Jack Mulcahy
Psych Ward Intern
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Jason W. Fuchs
Pot-Head Hippie
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Vin Diesel
Hospital Orderly (uncredited)