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Awakenings
Awakenings
Stars: Robin Williams, Robert De Niro, John Heard, Penelope Ann Miller, Max Von Sydow, Julie KavnerDirector: Penny Marshall
Summary: Drama based on the true story of a doctor who provides an experimental drug to a group of people suffering from a sleeping sickness. The first patient to receive treatment is cured for one brief summer.
Based on the true story of a research physician who uses an experimental drug to 'awaken' the catatonic victims of a rare sleeping sickness. The first patient to receive the drug (De Niro in an astounding performance) is filled with awe and enthusiasm that teaches the introverted doctor to value life's simple pleasures. Academy Award Nominations: 3, including Best Picture, Best Actor--Robert De Niro, Best (Adapted) Screenplay.
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Based on the acclaimed book by neurologist Oliver Sacks, director Penny Marshall's hit 1990 drama Awakeningsstars Robin Williams as Dr. Malcolm Sayer. Sayer is a neurologist who discovers that the drug L-Dopa can be used to "unlock" patients in a mental hospital from the mysterious sleeping sickness that has left them utterly immobilized. Leonard (Robert De Niro) is one such patient who awakens after being in a comatose state for 30 years, leaving Sayer to guide Leonard in adjusting to the world around him. Penelope Ann Miller costars as the daughter of another patient, with whom Leonard falls tenuously in love. Earning Oscar nominations for best picture, actor and screenplay, this moving fact-based drama was a hit with critics and audiences alike. --Jeff Shannon
| Aspect Ratio: | 1.85 Wide Screen, 16:9 Wide Screen |
| Main Language: | English |
| Region: | Region 2 |
| Special Features: | Filmographies, Trailer, Featurette |
| Subtitles: | Arabic, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish |
| Year: | 1990 |
| Release Date: | January 17, 2000 |
| Runtime: | 115 minutes |
| Certification: | |
| Catalogue Number: | C D R 92460 |
| Keywords: | General, Wide, Screen, Awakenings, Drama |
| Genre: | Drama |
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