Awakenings

Movie Details

Overview

Dr. Sayer is a pioneering neurologist who wants to take a risk and give his patients who suffer from encephalitis a drug used for Parkinson’s Disease. He tries it out on one man who miraculously wakes from his perpetual catatonic state.

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Cast: Alice Drummond, Barton Heyman, George Martin, John Heard, Judith Malina, Julie Kavner, Penelope Ann Miller, Robert De Niro, Robin Williams, Ruth Nelson

Director: Penny Marshall

Genre: Biography, Drama

Country: United States

Release Year: 1990

IMDB Rating: 7.8 (174075 votes)

TMDB Rating: 7.8 (2484 votes)

Rotten Tomatoes: 81

Metacritic: 74

Runtime: 2h 1m

Budget: 52,096,475 USD

Release Date: 1991-01-11

Awards: Nominated for 3 Oscars, 6 wins & 11 nominations total