Awakenings

1990 · Drama · 120 min

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.

Robert De Niro

Robin Williams

John Heard

Julie Kavner

Penelope Ann Miller

Ruth Nelson

Max von Sydow

Anne Meara

Dexter Gordon

George Martin

Alice Drummond

Richard Libertini