Awakenings
There is no such thing as a simple miracle.
7.8(2,909) 1990-12-04 120 minDrama
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.
DirectorPenny Marshall
ProducerWalter F. Parkes
ProducerLawrence Lasker
ScreenplaySteven Zaillian
Original Music ComposerRandy Newman
Cast & characters
Robert De Niro
as Leonard Lowe
Robin Williams
as Malcolm Sayer
John Heard
as Dr. Kaufman
Julie Kavner
as Eleanor Costello
Penelope Ann Miller
as Paula
Ruth Nelson
as Mrs. Lowe
Max von Sydow
as Peter Ingham
Anne Meara
as Miriam
Dexter Gordon
as Rolando
George Martin
as Frank
Alice Drummond
as Lucy Fishman
Richard Libertini
as Sidney
Laura Esterman
as Lolly
Barton Heyman
as Bert
Judith Malina
as Rose
Mary Alice
as Nurse Margaret
Keith Diamond
as Anthony
Bradley Whitford
as Dr. Tyler
John Christopher Jones
as Dr. Sullivan
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Mary Catherine Wright
as Nurse Beth
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Jayne Haynes
as Frances
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Le Clanché du Rand
as Magda
Yusef Bulos
as Joseph
Steven Randazzo
as Luis
