Robert De Niro
Leonard Lowe
Awakenings (1990)
"There is no such thing as a simple miracle."
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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.
Penny Marshall
Director
Steven Zaillian
Screenplay
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Rolando
George Martin
Frank
Alice Drummond
Lucy Fishman
Richard Libertini
Sidney
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Lolly
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