Awakenings

Awakenings (1990)

Released: 1990-12-04 Duration: 2hr 0min
Genres: Drama
Rating 7.8
There is no such thing as a simple miracle.

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.

Production Companies

Parkes/Lasker productions

Additional Info

Budget $31,000,000.00
Revenue $52,096,475.00
Original Language en
Popularity 24.183

Directed By

Penny Marshall

Crew

Director
Penny Marshall
Director of Photography
Miroslav Ondříček
Editor
Battle Davis
Producer
Lawrence Lasker
Screenplay
Steven Zaillian
Executive Producer
Elliot Abbott
Executive Producer
Arne Schmidt
Executive Producer
Penny Marshall
Costume Design
Cynthia Flynt
Production Design
Anton Furst
Cableman
Mike Bedard
Hairstylist
Ilona Herman
Set Decoration
George DeTitta Jr.
Script Supervisor
Sheila Paige
Construction Coordinator
Ron Petagna
Hairstylist
William A. Farley
Hairstylist
Scott W. Farley
Makeup Artist
Bernadette Mazur
Assistant Costume Designer
George Potts
Art Direction
Bill Groom
Assistant Art Director
Alan E. Muraoka
Unit Production Manager
Timothy M. Bourne
Supervising Sound Editor
Jerry Ross
Music Editor
James Flamberg
Boom Operator
Linda Murphy
Property Master
Robert Griffon Jr.
Sound Editor
Bob Newlan
Unit Publicist
Larry Kaplan
Thanks
Jack Winter
Sound Editor
Hugo Weng
Location Manager
Richard Baratta
Thanks
Tracy Reiner
First Assistant Director
Tony Gittelson
Assistant Editor
Debbie Goldsmith
Music Editor
Laura Perlman
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Matthew Iadarola
Camera Operator
Tom Priestley Jr.
Production Accountant
Margaret Mitchell
Still Photographer
Louis Goldman
Sound Editor
Hamilton Sterling
Foley Editor
David Williams
Sound Editor
John Morris
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Gary C. Bourgeois
Transportation Captain
Michael Hyde
Supervising ADR Editor
Beth Bergeron
Negative Cutter
Donah Bassett
Assistant Editor
Suzanne Pillsbury
Assistant Sound Editor
Michele Perrone
Second Assistant Director
Glen Trotiner
Art Department Assistant
Sarah Knowles
Chief Lighting Technician
Richard Quinlan
Associate Producer
Amy Lemisch
Production Sound Mixer
Les Lazarowitz
Art Department Assistant
Lynn Nigro
ADR Editor
Joe Dorn
First Assistant Editor
Kathryn Camp
Assistant Sound Editor
Michelle Pleis
Makeup Artist
Ilona Herman
Foley Editor
Mark Pappas
Additional Editing
Jere Huggins
Assistant Sound Editor
Linda Yeaney
Original Music Composer
Randy Newman

TOP CAST

Robert De Niro
Robert De Niro

Leonard Lowe

Robin Williams
Robin Williams

Malcolm Sayer

John Heard
John Heard

Dr. Kaufman

Julie Kavner
Julie Kavner

Eleanor Costello

Ruth Nelson
Ruth Nelson

Mrs. Lowe

Max von Sydow
Max von Sydow

Peter Ingham

Anne Meara
Anne Meara

Miriam

Alice Drummond
Alice Drummond

Lucy Fishman

Mary Alice
Mary Alice

Nurse Margaret

Jayne Haynes
Jayne Haynes

Frances

Yusef Bulos
Yusef Bulos

Joseph

Tiger Haynes
Tiger Haynes

Janitor

Harvey Miller
Harvey Miller

Hospital Director

Tanya Berezin
Tanya Berezin

Psychiatrist

Peter Stormare
Peter Stormare

Neurochemist

Shane Fistell
Shane Fistell

Man in Hall

Waheedah Ahmad
Waheedah Ahmad

Hysterical Woman

Linda Burns
Linda Burns

Fishsticks

Judy Jacksina
Judy Jacksina

Hospital Receptionist

Gary Tacon
Gary Tacon

George

Rico Elias
Rico Elias

Orderly #1

Mel Gorham
Mel Gorham

Nurse Sara

Chris Carolan
Chris Carolan

EEG Technician

Debra Kovner-Zaks
Debra Kovner-Zaks

Cafeteria Nurse

Max Rabinowitz
Max Rabinowitz

Ward #5 Orderly

Gordon Joseph Weiss
Gordon Joseph Weiss

Ward #5 Patient

Byron Utley
Byron Utley

Ward #5 Patient #2

Anthony McGowen
Anthony McGowen

Ward #5 Patient #3

Paul Montgomery
Paul Montgomery

Ward #5 Patient #4

Leonard Tepper
Leonard Tepper

Ward #5 Patient #5

Vincent Pastore
Vincent Pastore

Ward #5 Patient #6

Howard Feller
Howard Feller

Ward #5 Patient #7

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