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Awakenings

  • December 1990
  • 2hrs

  • Drama
  • Directed by

    Elliot Abbott,

    Arne Schmidt,

    Starring

    Robert De Niro,

    Robin Williams,

    John Heard,

    Julie Kavner

    ...

    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.